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The occupation's stench soars to new heights at Bil'in and Ni'lin
August 8, 2008
Source : Occupation Magazine
By David Nir
The occupation’s stench soars to new heights at Bil’in and Ni’lin, or,
The judgment’s day weapon of the land-theft subcontractors
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3580338,00.html
Today (Friday) at the demonstrations against the theft and strangulation barrier at Bil’in and Ni’lin, the violent organization peculiarly called the ‘IDF’ inaugurated successfully it’s novel Judgment-Day’s weapon that was recently purchased (lets call it for now ‘NJDW’) in order to harm those protesting against the evil that the State of Israel creates at the OT against our Palestinian brothers but in fact against us as well.
At Ni’lin (and Bil’in), we were there as usual the Israelis, the internationals and of course the dispossessed ‘locals’. Why the Israelis first in the list? because it is our responsibility prior to that of others to oppose this theft-crime and facilitate a reversal of the situation, because it originated from ‘ourselves’ though we are light-years apart from that ‘ourselves’ (see Sternhell this Friday : http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1009632.html)
Well then, what is in fact that ‘NJDW’? It is a flame-thrower like device carried by a well trained and obedient soldier that is equipped also with a protective face mask against poisoning, which sprays a stream of the most horrible stinking fluid to a range of 20-30 meters. One has no words to describe this ‘it’ - the most disgusting stench beyond imagination (perhaps an Israeli Olympic record ‘in the spirit of the times’), and those who were surprised and not sufficiently light footed were hard hit by the ‘NJDW’ stench the effect of which could be compared with head diving into a sewage pool fermented for years. I was a bit far and quite swift but those who sustained damage had to drop the occupation diversions and retreat quickly to the village in order to shower themselves and replace the garments - however that was not too helpful: The IDF’s stench as it turns out adheres to the skin and perhaps even penetrates through it, the occupation’s stench simply refuses to depart its captives.
Ni’lin, 8/08/2008 - Photo: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org
OK, so next the soldiers bullied us to into the village via a decent gas and rubber shower, and the Theft Wall remained intact till we called it a day.
Same was at Bil’in. The mystery of the chemical composition of that crucial addition to the ‘IDF’s retaliation factor was dispelled later on, as one of us recalled an article from several years back describing novel measures developed by Uncle Sam for dispersing demonstrations or for gaining superiority on an undisciplined crowd: It turns out that the most repelling stench is based on that of an over a week rotting dog’s corpse - yes, a dog - Man’s best friend (and not of humans or other animals)!
So what else on dogs? Introduced at the previous day’s demonstration, a new enforcement of several Occupation Attack Dogs augmented the notorious retaliation factor (however muzzled, for now). It turns out that at the renown Ofer camp there is an Occupation Dogs’ training facility, and to the embarrassment of one of our ‘regulars’ a relative of his serves there. As an owner of two female Labradors I find it difficult to feign reactive hostility towards those dogs, even though they were (non-voluntarily) dedicated to the Occupation malpractices.
Ni’lin, 8/08/2008 - Photo: Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org
Over a month ago, when we were the Guinea Pigs of a previous version of a Judgment’s Day Weapon at Bil’in (a device generating extra loud and unpleasant shrieks positioned behind a screen), the ‘IDF’ placed there also a videotaping unit to record the effects on the Occupation abhorrers - which was quite remarkable however not as fatal as that of the ‘NJDW’: and it could be neutralized by sealing the hearing cavity. Most possibly the cinematic artists were in Ni’lin as well but I did not observe them, probably due to the frantic conditions.
Returning to the Metropolis we collected a ‘NJDW”s victim from Bil’in, one of the ‘regulars’ and a well known artist, who had two weeks ago received a direct hit by a gas capsule at the groin (healed by now). Before entering the car he rinsed himself and his clothes, didn’t help too much. We covered his seat with a thick plastic sheet and he sprayed himself with an air-freshener - still didn’t work. We had to keep the windows open all the way back: the ‘NJDW’ effect was superior! Before returning the vehicle to its owner I fumigated the car’s interior with the air-freshener, and first thing back home was to wash myself and the clothes.
Encouraging news the next day: K’ reported that although the stench is absorbed into the skin prolonged sea bathing does the job. Later on I’ reported that a similar effect was obtained by spreading moistened salt on the skin and rinsing with water after several minutes.
