[CTRL] U.S. gives green light to Israeli repression
-Caveat Lector- Original Message Follows From: Grassroots Media Network [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: [generalnews] U.S. gives green light to Israeli repression Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 00:00:58 -0500 (CDT) U.S. gives green light to Israeli repression Palestinian uprising defends sovereignty By Richard Becker Provoked by a fascist politician and fired on by occupation troops, the Palestinian people have launched a new uprising--a new Intifada. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in virtually every town of the West Bank and Gaza, as well as inside the 1948 borders of Israel. They have reminded the United States, Israel and the world that their just demands cannot be ignored or shunted aside. By Oct. 4, the Israeli occupation army had reportedly killed 54 Palestinians and wounded more than 1,300 in six days as they fired indiscriminately into crowds of demonstrating youths. But the unprecedented use of heavy combat weapons by the U.S.-armed Israeli Army failed to break the protests. On the contrary, the demonstrations have grown. More guns have begun to appear on the Palestinian side, some in the hands of Palestinian Authority police who have often fought alongside the demonstrators. A small number of Israelis have been killed in the fighting, and more than a hundred have been injured. Heavy sustained fighting has taken place in many cities and towns, including Nablus, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Hebron and many locations in Gaza. On Oct. 2 alone, the Israeli Army shot and killed at least 19 Palestinians, nine of them in predominantly Palestinian cities and towns such as Uhm Al-Fahm and Nazareth in the Galilee region of northern Israel. It was the biggest single-day death toll among Palestinians living inside Israel since 1956. The uprising by "Israeli Arabs," as the U.S. corporate media usually call them, sent shock waves through Israeli society. Comprising over 18 percent of the population--1 million people--these Palestinians supposedly have "equality" in Israel. In reality, they are treated like third-class citizens and suffer extreme discrimination, poverty and unemployment. Fighting broke out again on Oct. 3 in Jenin, Ramallah, Nablus, Gaza and elsewhere, just a few hours after a "cease-fire agreement" was to have taken effect. Sharon: Advocate of genocide The event that triggered the uprising--the most widespread since the Intifada of 1987-1991--was a provocative visit Sept. 28 by the Israeli fascist Ariel Sharon to the main Muslim holy site in Palestinian East Jerusalem. The Al-Aksa and Dome of the Rock mosques are both located on the Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) plaza, which for many years has been under the administration and security of Islamic authorities. Sharon's invasion of the site was okayed in advance by Israeli authorities. He was escorted into the area by 1,000 Israeli troops. This was a clear provocation, accentuated by Sharon's brutal record. Blandly described in most U.S. media as an "opposition leader" or as holding "hawkish" views, Sharon is both an advocate and a perpetrator of genocide against the Palestinians. Sharon has long called for Israel's retention of all of occupied Palestine and the expulsion of the Palestinians. The removal of a people from their homeland is defined as genocide under international law. But Sharon is most hated for his role in the Sabra and Shatila massacres in Lebanon. In 1982 Israel, with full backing from Washington, launched a massive invasion of Lebanon. Its goal was to destroy the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Lebanese National Movement. Intensive Israeli bombing killed more than 30,000 Lebanese and Palestinians--mostly civilians. During the Israeli occupation of Beirut under Sharon's command, Lebanese fascists were allowed to enter two Palestinian refugee camps, Sabra and Shatila, and carry out a mass slaughter of the inhabitants. More than 2,000 children, women and men were murdered in three days. The residents of Sabra and Shatila were families expelled from Palestine in 1948 to make way for the creation of Israel. Even an official Israeli tribunal found Sharon responsible for this atrocity. But the war criminal suffered no punishment for his acts, and within a few years he was once again a cabinet minister. In the late 1990s, as part of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud government, Sharon was minister of housing. He conducted a massive Israeli settlement-building program on seized Palestinian lands in the West Bank. The appearance of this bloody racist killer in the heart of East Jerusalem, at one of Islam's most revered sites, did not, and could not, go unanswered. Hundreds of Palestinians fought back. The next day, Sept. 29, was a Friday, and an estimated 20,000 people came to Haram al-Sharif for prayers. They found 2,000 Israeli troops surrounding the area. This new provocation proved beyond any doubt that the Israeli government as a whole wanted to ignite a
Re: [CTRL] U.S. gives green light to Israeli repression
Title: RE: [CTRL] U.S. gives green light to Israeli repression Whatever Two Israelis looked for safety inside a Palestine Police station only to be lynched and tossed out the window... This is just jacked up.. When it comes to reporting anymore, there's only one side of the coin isn't there? U.S. gives green light to Israeli repression Palestinian uprising defends sovereignty By Richard Becker Provoked by a fascist politician and fired on by occupation troops, the Palestinian people have launched a new uprising--a new Intifada. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in virtually every town of the West Bank and Gaza, as well as inside the 1948 borders of Israel. They have reminded the United States, Israel and the world that their just demands cannot be ignored or shunted aside. By Oct. 4, the Israeli occupation army had reportedly killed 54 Palestinians and wounded more than 1,300 in six days as they fired indiscriminately into crowds of demonstrating youths. But the unprecedented use of heavy combat weapons by the U.S.-armed Israeli Army failed to break the protests. On the contrary, the demonstrations have grown. More guns have begun to appear on the Palestinian side, some in the hands of Palestinian Authority police who have often fought alongside the demonstrators. A small number of Israelis have been killed in the fighting, and more than a hundred have been injured. Heavy sustained fighting has taken place in many cities and towns, including Nablus, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Hebron and many locations in Gaza. On Oct. 2 alone, the Israeli Army shot and killed at least 19 Palestinians, nine of them in predominantly Palestinian cities and towns such as Uhm Al-Fahm and Nazareth in the Galilee region of northern Israel. It was the biggest single-day death toll among Palestinians living inside Israel since 1956. The uprising by Israeli Arabs, as the U.S. corporate media usually call them, sent shock waves through Israeli society. Comprising over 18 percent of the population--1 million people--these Palestinians supposedly have equality in Israel. In reality, they are treated like third-class citizens and suffer extreme discrimination, poverty and unemployment. Fighting broke out again on Oct. 3 in Jenin, Ramallah, Nablus, Gaza and elsewhere, just a few hours after a cease-fire agreement was to have taken effect. Sharon: Advocate of genocide The event that triggered the uprising--the most widespread since the Intifada of 1987-1991--was a provocative visit Sept. 28 by the Israeli fascist Ariel Sharon to the main Muslim holy site in Palestinian East Jerusalem. The Al-Aksa and Dome of the Rock mosques are both located on the Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) plaza, which for many years has been under the administration and security of Islamic authorities. Sharon's invasion of the site was okayed in advance by Israeli authorities. He was escorted into the area by 1,000 Israeli troops. This was a clear provocation, accentuated by Sharon's brutal record. Blandly described in most U.S. media as an opposition leader or as holding hawkish views, Sharon is both an advocate and a perpetrator of genocide against the Palestinians. Sharon has long called for Israel's retention of all of occupied Palestine and the expulsion of the Palestinians. The removal of a people from their homeland is defined as genocide under international law. But Sharon is most hated for his role in the Sabra and Shatila massacres in Lebanon. In 1982 Israel, with full backing from Washington, launched a massive invasion of Lebanon. Its goal was to destroy the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Lebanese National Movement. Intensive Israeli bombing killed more than 30,000 Lebanese and Palestinians--mostly civilians. During the Israeli occupation of Beirut under Sharon's command, Lebanese fascists were allowed to enter two Palestinian refugee camps, Sabra and Shatila, and carry out a mass slaughter of the inhabitants. More than 2,000 children, women and men were murdered in three days. The residents of Sabra and Shatila were families expelled from Palestine in 1948 to make way for the creation of Israel. Even an official Israeli tribunal found Sharon responsible for this atrocity. But the war criminal suffered no punishment for his acts, and within a few years he was once again a cabinet minister. In the late 1990s, as part of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud government, Sharon was minister of housing. He conducted a massive Israeli settlement-building program on seized Palestinian lands in the West Bank. The appearance of this bloody racist killer in the heart of East Jerusalem, at one of Islam's most revered sites, did not, and could not, go unanswered. Hundreds of Palestinians fought back. The next day, Sept. 29, was a Friday, and an estimated 20,000 people came to Haram al-Sharif for prayers. They found 2,000 Israeli troops surrounding the area. This new provocation proved
