Word: amram
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...demonstration, organized by the Cambridge-based Coalition for Palestinian Rights, was staged against Major General Amram Mitzna, whom protesters hold responsible for alleged human rights abuses when he led Israeli troops in the West Bank from May 1987 to June...
...Aloni stopped short of criticizing the behavior of General Amram Mitzna, who commanded Israeli forces in the central district of the West Bank until June...
...block vigilantes leaving Kiryat Arba, the settlers slipped out on foot or by back roads. Last week police arrested Hebron resident David Axelrod on charges of physically assaulting soldiers, but the army has generally been frustrated in its efforts to keep the vengeful settlers under control. Major General Amram Mitzna, who heads Israeli forces in the West Bank, has asked the government to "help us by stopping the settlers' incitement against the Israel Defense Forces." He warns, "We are in an explosive situation because of settler actions...
...soldiers insisted they fired in self-defense, but the Palestinians deny that the undercover troops were ever in danger. Says the father of one victim: "They just shot them dead." Israeli Major General Amram Mitzna, who commands the West Bank, launched an investigation into the Yatta deaths. Insiders say the general was furious: "By shooting, you have exposed yourselves and your identity. You went there to arrest them, and the mission was not accomplished...
...worrisome development: the growing militancy among the 65,000 Jews who live in the land that they call Judea and Samaria but that is better known as the occupied West Bank. Touring Hebron last week, Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin denounced the settlers' actions as "destructive." Said Major General Amram Mitzna, regional commander for the West Bank: "This is a job for the army. If there are any people who don't think so, I say that taking the law into your own hands is very, very dangerous...