Make no mistake, the end of Arafa: 1s ine end of the Palestinians' ability ne srael from the real of Israel from the Bank — it will mean Israeli annexation of these areas, giving a mandate to Israel for future territorial exwalsiull. roads to the Golan Heights.
1982 truckloads of bodies graveyard in white graveyard indicates that it is a cemetery fallen of the enemy'.
The villagers also told Kohns that after the first shipment the ground the cemetery was periodically disturbed as new bodies were added. Recent sonald Yound part of a Around Dall body sticking out of the ground.
Most startlingly,. the villagers nearby claimed that buried alive had been alive at the spot, and that they had heard Before beijin buriedercy being buried When Tamara Kohns visited the graveyard on 25 March she saw a new section which had recently been dug, and she claims there was 'an unbelievable been coming out of Israel of a hidden graveyard in the Galilee, near the Jordan river on one of the main Tamara Kohns, researcher working for the American magazine The Nation was taken to the graveyard by local people.
Villagers told Kohns that in July and August were brought to the plastic bags. sign at the 'for the stench' indicating Again on 31 cent burlais.
March June this year, there sections of the graveyard.
Kohns also tound a stretcher, blanket marked wish ove with the Israeli Defense Forces imprint and that of the Health Ministry.
Who are the people buried at the graveyard? In response to • a press con ference on the issue held at Tel Aviv, official sources claimed that the graveyard was for foreign soldiers killed battle with the Israelis particularly •vilalis. paper 1983, a Palestinian with Syrian nationality who was shot trying to escape from the Al Ansar concen tration camp in Lebanon was taken and buried at this spot.
What is the relationship between this graveyard the thousands of prisoners which Israel has taken in Centres In addition to the Al Ansar camp, there interrogation Israel. number of missing persons arrested by and their Maronite Chris1982 is thought to total 15,000 addition to the 9,000 at the Al Ansar LOIS Free exchange of prisoners between the murderous militias and the Israelis is known to take place.
The Israeli interrogation centres have a sordid record of brutality Socialist Action: 18 November. 1983 enemy soldiers outside a country in takes place is forbidden by Moreoent, there has been Geneva little direct fighting very between Israel and Syria in the recent past.
Many need suestion therefore answered was this graveyard set up in Israel?
is true that Syrian soldiers are buried there, they taken Israel? Is the testimony of people being murdered ai the site of the graveyard true? the people buried at this graveyard Lebanese or Palestinians who have been dealt with Israeli Defence Forces?
And finally, what is to become of these thousands of prisoners which Israel has kept in concentration camps since its invasion of • A long interview with Tamara Kohns appears in Report (Paris)
September 1983.
Socialist Action 18 November 1983