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[Hour by hour news & analysis... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] . . ----- Original Message ----- From: Barry Stoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 3:33 PM Subject: [kominform2] Arabs stage general strike AFP. 10 March 2002. Arabs stage general strike across territories and Israel. NAZARETH -- Arabs across the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and also in Israel, were staging a general strike Sunday to commemorate the "Black Friday" which killed 46 people, including 40 Palestinians, two days ago. Israeli Arabs called a strike to express solidarity with the Palestinians following days of deadly raids in autonomous towns and refugee camps in the territories. Shops and schools were shut, while public transport was off the roads in Nazareth, Sahnin, Umm el-Fahm and the other major towns of the Israeli Arab community, which accounts for 18 percent of the Jewish state's total population, AFP correspondents said. The strike also affected east Jerusalem, but no incidents had been reported. The Israeli Arab community, effectively the descendants of the 160,000 Palestinians who stayed on their land when the state of Israel was created in 1948, has voiced frequent criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's hardline towards the Palestinians. In the Gaza Strip, which has been hit by Israeli air raids and tank incursions every night for days, Palestinians also staged a general strike. Schools, shops and markets were closed for the day, with only little traffic in the streets. The stoppage was called by Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority, as well as the National and Islamic Forces, an umbrella group of 14 militant Palestinian movements, to commemorate "Black Friday." The strike was expected to spread to the West Bank, which has also been badly hit since the Israeli army stepped up its sweeps for suspected Palestinian militants inside refugee camps 10 days ago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4. No Minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/BgmYkB/VovDAA/ySSFAA/VL0olB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Peruuta ryhm�n tilaus l�hett�m�ll� s�hk�postia osoitteeseen: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
