Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 42 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Different than 11 years ago: how Israelis are preparing for war VTMBH Article: Author Patrick Goldfein VTMBH Article: Publication Aufbau VTMBH Article: Original Language German VTMBH Article: Translator Kirstin Hallmann VTMBH Article: Section war1 VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body It smells of rubber in the mortuary. Brown boxes are piled up to the ceiling and the smell of the gasmasks comes through the packaging. The army has built this site at a former cemetery north of Tel Aviv, which has been closed for years. It is here, next to a bus stop, that gasmasks are distributed to the citizens. Precaution for the next gulf war. Two hundred masks are picked up per day, filters changed, inhalation syringes renewed. At this moment, no one comes by. Only six bored reserve soldiers sit at their tables, read the newspaper and discuss the poisoning-operation of the Russian army in liberating a Moscow theatre last month. The debate is interrupted by Shalom. He is 73, fought in five wars and laughs as he enters the room. Just give me the thing, I wont use it anyway, he shouts. Asked why he picks up a mask, he says, I just do this here for my wife. I am not afraid of the Iraqis. I trust our army. The others who stop by this afternoon try to show external composure, as well. Everyone has an excuse for why they pick up a protective mask. Most of them were just in the neighborhood. Hardly anyone confesses their fear of a chemical or biological missile attack. This is a typical Israeli reaction, says Lior, one of the soldiers who has performed his reserve service here for two weeks. One has to convince oneself that nothing will happen. If you are afraid, you are already dead. But as soon as the first Scud missile falls on us like in 1991, all hell will be break loose, he said. At a first glance, the signs seem to resemble that of the situation 11 years ago. Another American attack on Iraq is approaching. And Israel could again become a target of the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. As in 1991, the Likud Party is in power and the Intifada rages in the occupied areas. But different from erstwhile former president Yitzhak Shamir, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon leaves no doubt that Israel will fight back if Iraq attacks this time. His remark, Israel will, in the case of a conventional attack without damages to persons or properties, not fight back, is an implicit warning. Sharon can authorize this because the strategic starting point is more favorable for Israel this time around. In 1991, Shamir had to defer to American pressure. The Israeli army did not have an adequate defense system against Scud missiles and had to ask the Americans for Patriot missiles. Because intelligence information about western Iraq, where the Scud missiles were fired, was missing as well, Shamir had no choice but to hold fire during the first hostile air attack in Israels history. The Americans did not allow an Israeli retaliation to threaten the Arab coalitionSaudi Arabia, Syria, Egyptagainst Iraq. Israel, however, seems to have learned from its old mistakes. Their answer today is: Arrow. That is the name of the $2.2 billion missile defense system, which promises, according to army personnel, a 90 percent precision rate. American satellites record, within a few seconds, every missile fired from Iraq fired missile, and transmits a signal to the arrow base. It then fires an arrow missile, which locates the Scud missile with an electronic eye, and destroys it at an altitude of 10 kilometers above the Jordanian air space. There would even be time to fire a second arrow missile in case of emergency. Israeli losses are theoretically almost impossible in the case of a new gulf war. This is also the reason for the widespread support of the American plan to attack Iraq among the Israeli population. Hussein is a main enemy of Israel and if the Americans want to eliminate him, it would be beneficial for Israel. Especially because the destruction of the Iraqi nuclear weapons program is in harmony with the Begin-Doctrine, which says that Israel should remain the only nation in the region with nuclear power. One hopes as well for a positive signal for the end of the Antiradar after a fall of Saddam. Iraq has rewarded each family of a suicide attacker with U.S.$25,000. But there are also skeptical voices in Israel, independently of political parties. If Saddam defends his country against the Americans and attacks Israel, then the Hezbollah fighters in South Lebanon could be encouraged to attack the north of Israel with Katyusha missiles. Together with the Palestinian suicide attacks, there could be a threatening three-front scenario. Moreover right-wing hardliners fear that after the war in Iraq, the Middle East will be restructured to include the foundation of a Palestinian state. Left-wing Meretz leader Yossi Sarid warns in contrast of the failure of an American attack, which would diminish Americas power and make Israel more vulnerable. Meanwhile, writer Amos Oz suggests a long term alternative: He would pump the billions of dollars that the war would cost to Iraq and Israels neighbor, Jordan: When the Iraqis look out their window, and see a flourishing Jordanian economy, they will burst with envy and oust Saddam on their own. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-31 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 73 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Different than 11 years ago: how Israelis are preparing for war 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-31