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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Israel Border Police   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Israel Border Police (Hebrew: משמר הגבול, Mishmar HaGvul) is the combat branch of the Israeli Police.
The Border Police is composed of professional officers on payroll and field policemen redirected from the IDF (men at the age of 18 can choose to serve in the Border Police instead of the IDF, serving 3 years as a border policeman is equal to 3 years as an IDF soldier).
The Border Police is the operational and professional arm of the Police in matters of internal security and combating terrorism, securing the seam region, dealing with public disturbances and dispersing demonstrations, hostile terrorist actions and preventing crimes in the agricultural sector.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Israel-Border-Police   (5514 words)

  
 "Israel - Border Crossing and Cross-dressing - Forward.com"
News reports of police crackdowns on illegal workers send shivers of fear through the group, and Israel’s unnecessarily cruel policies — which dictate that the loss of a job translates into the loss of legal status — makes the subjects’ already transient lives even more fragile.
Chaim is the closest thing she has to family in Israel, and his illness requires her to face the unimaginable; in addition, the possibility of his death raises worries about her cloudy future.
Their existence in Israel, where they are allowed to stay only as long as they are economically necessary — and under the arbitrary rules that deny them any legitimacy — dooms them, and all foreign workers, to a paper existence, lacking entirely in heft or permanency.
www.forward.com /articles/border-crossing-and-cross-dressing   (708 words)

  
 Israel Border Police - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Israel Border Police (Hebrew: משמר הגבול, Mishmar HaGvul) is the combat branch of the Israeli Police.
The Border Police was founded as the Frontier Corps (Hebrew: חיל הספר), a gendarmerie under the IDF in 1949 with the task of providing security in rural areas and along the borders.
In October Riots the Border Police used as the main branch of the treatment in the events.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Israel_Border_Police   (976 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - 2 Palestinians shot dead after killing policeman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Israeli police said one of the men was wearing a belt armed with explosives, and both police and a Palestinian militant group that claimed responsibility said they were planning a suicide attack in Israel.
The men were in a car coming from the West Bank toward Israel when they encountered border police at Baka al-Gharbiya, an Arab town along the "green line" that separates Israel and the West Bank.
Police said they fired at the second gunman, who was still in the car, and the shots caused an explosion in the vehicle.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2002/03/30/israel-shooting.htm   (322 words)

  
 IsraelFaxx.com newsletter: 1fax0724.txt
Israel's Channel 2 TV reported that the "Paradise Camps" train the children in military tactics and weapons operations, instilling the concepts of the significance of being a suicide bomber and dying as a martyr.
Israel says undercover units of its border police have killed a Palestinian militant who was an accomplice in a bomb plot targeting the Israeli city of Haifa.
Israel has returned the body of a Lebanese pilot it shot down in May citing fears he was flying his small plane on a suicide mission.
www.israelfaxx.com /webarchive/2001/07/1fax0724.html   (774 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Israel Border Police   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Israel+Border+Police   (577 words)

  
 Israel Border Police - Definition, explanation
The Israel Border Police (Hebrew: משמר הגבול;, mishmar hagvul) is the combat branch of the Israeli Police.
The Border Police was founded as the Frontier Corps (Hebrew: חיל הספר;), a gendarmerie under the IDF in 1949 with the task of providing security in rural areas and along the borders.
The Border Police is also responsible for security of rural settlements inside Israel with its Rural Police (Hebrew: שיטור כפרי;, shitur kafri) units and community security coordinators (Hebrew: רב"ש;, rabash).
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/i/is/israel_border_police.php   (600 words)

  
 A-Infos (en) Palestine-Israel, Bil'in, Media*, Border Police `lie about violence at fence protests' By Jonathan Lis
Border Police's Company 22, assigned to disperse the demonstrations.
the incident and lambasted the police: "The Border policemen
According to the Border Police, "in contrast to the claims of
www.ainfos.ca /05/jul/ainfos00429.html   (616 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Israel Border Police
The Israel Border Police (משמר הגבול, Mishmar HaGvul) is the combat branch of the Israeli Police.
Approximately 20% of all Border Guard personnel in the country are located in the City of Jerusalem alone.
Many of these special Border Guard volunteers are comprised of Jewish immigrants that have immigrated to Israel from all over the world from places like America, France, Russia, South Africa, England, Germany etc.
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 Border Policeman Gets 14 Months Jail for Abusing Palestinians YUVAL YOAZ / Haaretz (Israel) 14jan05
Border Policeman Nir Levy was convicted by Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on Thursday in the aggravated assault and abuse of a helpless Palestinian civilian.
Levy, the commander of the Border Police patrol involved in the incident, was sentenced to 14 months in jail and one year probation.
The two illegals were removed from the bus and taken to the Border Police unit that returns them to the Palestinian Authority.
www.mindfully.org /Reform/2005/Israel-Border-Policeman14jan05.htm   (546 words)

  
 Human Rights Watch World Report 2001: Israel, The Occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Palestinian Authority ...
Most of the deaths were the result of excessive, and often indiscriminate, use of lethal force by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers, police, and border police against unarmed civilian demonstrators, including children.
Israel retained extensive control over, and placed restrictions on, the freedom of movement of all West Bank and Gaza Strip Palestinians.
On October 25, 1999, Israel opened a "safe passage" allowing some increased movement between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, but the arbitrary nature of the criteria for issuing travel permits and their indiscriminate imposition on an entire population assured that the restrictions remained a form of collective punishment.
www.hrw.org /wr2k1/mideast/israel.html   (2788 words)

  
 Israel Resource Review -- 29th September, 2006 -- Newsletter about Israel,Palestinians,the Middle ...
At the Jerusalem Old City police station, police commander Gilboa informed Eliahu that he would be charged with disobeying and attacking a police officer and resisting arrest.
Israel Resource News Agency asked the police if they would apologize for arresting a man during prayer The answer received was "no".
The Israel Resource Review is brought to you by the Israel Resource, a media firm based at the Bet Agron Press Center in Jerusalem, and the Gaza Media Center under the juristdiction of the Palestine Authority.
israelbehindthenews.com /Archives/Sep-29-06.htm   (606 words)

  
 Palestinian Police Begin Border Clampdown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The fate of the border and a new Israeli demand that the militant group Hamas be barred from upcoming Palestinian elections are expected to be raised at a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
The border mayhem is emerging as Abbas' most immediate test as he tries to assert control in Gaza after the Israeli withdrawal a week ago.
Hamas opposes the existence of Israel and is responsible for dozens of deadly attacks on Israelis in the past two decades.
www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2005/9/17/100332.shtml   (997 words)

  
 israelinsider: security: Police prepare for violent removal of Gaza residents
A Gaza-based spokesman said the police had unjustifiably accepted the belief being championed by Israel's left-wing media that the settlers would resort to widespread violence against those sent to forcibly evacuate them.
Sharon's government decided earlier in the month that Israel's Border Police forces would carry out the forced removal of Jewish families from their homes in the Gaza Strip, while the IDF protected them from expected Palestinian attacks.
Several weeks ago, observers described a "disturbing" training exercise at an army base in southern Israel, where Border Police forces were practicing forced evacuation on some of their colleagues dressed as Jewish settlers.
web.israelinsider.com /Articles/Security/4323.htm   (828 words)

  
 Chronology of Thwarted Terrorist Attacks in Israel
Although news about deadly terrorist attacks in Israel is beamed around the world moments after the attacks happen, there have been literally dozens of thwarted attacks against Israel that go largely unreported by the world's media.
June 21, 2002 - Border police prevented an attempted terror attack near the Erez checkpoint in the Gaza Strip, shooting and killing an armed terrorist as he attempted to throw grenades at a station filled with workers.
June 19 - Border police were attacked by Palestinian gunfire and a bomb that exploded near the building of the security fence in Kfar Salem.
www.adl.org /israel/israel_thwarted_attacks.asp   (3258 words)

  
 Benny Hinn Ministries - Inside Israel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Dov is part of a special unit within the border police, made up entirely of volunteers.
Israel has ruled out negotiations with Palestinians as long as their Hamas rulers remain opposed to Israel's existence and refuse to disarm.
He said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was in touch with American and European diplomats in hopes of pressuring Israel to ensure the flow of fuel to the Palestinian areas.
www.bennyhinn.org /yourlife/InTheNews-Inside-Israel-6.html   (917 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel border police face charges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The main job of border police is to prevent Palestinians from getting into Israeli territory without permission.
There have been several instances where members of the border police have been charged with overstepping the line.
The charges against the three came as another group of nine border police were arrested on charges of beating and stealing money from Palestinians.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/3769479.stm   (225 words)

  
 Israel Herald - Israel News
Israel may let Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas use Jordan-based troops to Gaza to strengthen his Fatah group against the ruling...
Israel Defense Forces troops killed two Hamas militants in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian officials and the army said.The gunmen were killed in a battle in Khouza, a village east of...
Once the borders are agreed, it will be easier to solve the remaining heavy issues.At some other point in recent history this...
www.israelherald.com /index.php/ct/10/id/f81a4d9d561822ee   (1703 words)

  
 Christian Friends of Israel - International Force in Lebanon – UNIFIL, the Sequel
Israel is adamant—and rightly so—that Resolution 1701 be thoroughly enforced, including the disarming of Hizbullah.
Still, with Jordan and Egypt both having diplomatic ties with Israel and thereby basking in favor from the United States, Syria might be looking over the fence and longing to eat some of the “green grass” of peace with Israel.
Both Israel and the Saudis have denied that any contacts were made, although the Israeli side denied only certain details, rather than the whole report.
www.cfijerusalem.org /monthly.asp?category=IND&cat=1   (2210 words)

  
 Israel Border Police: Magav
The YAMAM has a world-wide reputation as a professional and successful paramilitary force and it is capable of both hostage-rescue operations and offensive take-over raids against civilian targets.
Since hostage rescue in friendly territory is different from that in hostile areas, it was decided to establish an elite civilian force, which develops and practices a special CQB (Close Quarters Battles) doctrine for "counter-terrorism" operations in friendly territory and hostage rescue.
In the late 1974 the YAMAM was established as and falls under the direct jurisidiction of a special forces counter-terrorism unit of the MAGAV — the combat arm of the police.
www.martinfrost.ws /htmlfiles/ilborder_police.html   (1288 words)

  
 Cigarette smugglers caught at Egypt-Israel border
Border police thwarted an attempt Tuesday to smuggle cigarettes with an estimated value of half a million shekels from Egypt into Israel.
The cigarettes were found in two stolen vehicles that were stopped in the Nahal Paran region, Army Radio reported.
Other material © 1995-2007 Tobacco.org, may be reprinted in non-commercial venues with appropriate attribution.
www.tobacco.org /news/194108.html   (64 words)

  
 Reporters sans frontières - Israel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Reporters Without Borders protested against the beating by Israeli frontier guards of a Palestinian photographer, Jaafar Achtiye, working for the French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) near the West Bank town of Nablus today.
Achtiye was beaten by two Israeli border policemen when he arrived at the crossing point between Nablus and the town of Salim, even though they knew he was a journalist.
Reporters Without Borders notes that obstruction of the media covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has reached alarming proportions this year.
www.rsf.org /article.php3?id_article=4586   (654 words)

  
 ISRAEL ARMY - CAP MAGAV - ISRAEL BORDER POLICE CAP
This olive cap featuring the embroidered logo of the "Mishmar HaGvul" - Border Police.
The cap fits all head sizes using a velcro strap for adjustment.
It is also commonly known by its Hebrew abbreviation Magav (Hebrew: îâ"á), meaning border guard, whilst its members are known as Magavnikim (Hebrew: îâáðé÷éí).
www.plugot.com /sg_product~124~16~0.htm   (203 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Jerusalem has been quiet in recent months, but the work of the border police might be more critical than ever, since security analysts are warning of more attempted terror attacks.
One of the major breaches in Israel’s security is the gap in the security fence between Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
They know that Israel and Jerusalem are the epicenter of today's battle between radical Islam and the Judeo-Christian world.
www.cbn.com /cbnnews/world/israel/060517a.aspx   (946 words)

  
 CNN.com - Wall Street trader bears arms for Israel - July 21, 2002
Alan Leventen, 49, is a Wall Street trader most days but has recently been a volunteer with Israel's Border Police.
Leventen is stationed along the green line, drawn up after Israel's war of independence in 1948.
Leventen is one of a few dozen international volunteers here, and he said he plans to come back at least twice a year for the next few years as long as his knees hold out.
edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/meast/07/21/wallstreet.trader   (382 words)

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