-Caveat Lector- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 21:05:30 -0400 From: Zahi Damuni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Al-Awda News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [AL-AWDA] WIDE SCALE MILITARY ATTACK ON GAZA BY AIR, SEA AND LAND ***************** HEAR PALESTINE ***************** Saturday, 15 September 2001 *FOUR PALESTINIANS KILLED TODAY; ONE KILLED YESTERDAY *WIDE SCALE MILITARY ATTACK ON GAZA BY AIR, SEA AND LAND *EARLY MORNING PENETRATIONS INTO PALESTINIAN AREAS *ARAFAT: UNPROVOKED MILITARY STRIKES ISRAELI DELIBERATE ESCALATIONS *SHARON CANCELS ARAFAT-PERES MEETING ********************************************************************* It was pointed out in the past two editions of 'Hear Palestine' that the Israeli government led by Ariel Sharon is taking advantage of the outrageous crime committed against the Americans and others in New York and Washington DC. In fact, Sharon did exactly that. He had rejected President Bush's request, which was followed by a similar request from Secretary of State Collin Powell, to hold the meeting designed to take place between President Arafat and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. Sharon's orders to Peres not to meet with Arafat provoked a row because of Sharon's office's denial of such orders. Shimon Peres heard the order on the radio. When he called the director of Sharon's office, the director denied any such statement. Today, Sharon confirmed that he does not want the meeting to take place, because it will harm the national interests of Israel. Shimon Peres requested an urgent meeting with Sharon to discuss the matter. At the entrance of the office of Israel's Prime Minister, Shimon Peres said that the meeting with President Arafat must take place, that it would be constructive and that the Americans want the meeting to take place. The Palestinians declared that they will be present as agreed with the American officials at the designed time and place. But, what did Sharon mean by "the national interests of Israel"? Sharon wants to take advantage of the USA catastrophe and the blood of American victims shed by the sick terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. He is trying to label a whole people, the Palestinians, and nations of 260 million people as terrorists who deserve to be wiped. Sharon, who possesses the same sick terrorist mentality of those who had savagely and outrageously attacked the world trade centre, wants to make use of the time lapse between the catastrophe and the US reprisal to commit mass crimes against the Palestinians. To allow the meeting designed between Arafat and Peres might hamper his mass crime plans. While discussing the encounter (in a loud voice) with Peres, Sharon ordered an unprovoked synchronized vicious attack in the Gaza Strip by air, sea and land. School children, who were just stepping out of their classes got a shock that left them crippled where they were crying in fear. More than 23 missiles until now were launched against the Palestinians, from Apache helicopters, warships and tanks that penetrated deeply into the Gaza Strip from the north, middle and south. Sharon is racing with time to carry his plan to activate the transfer. He wants to create a defacto before the American President and his administration get out of the shock. One tends in view of the ambiguity of the situation and in view of the enthusiastic and feverous attitude of the Israeli government of condemning in a very clear racist attitude all Arabs, all Palestinians and all Moslems, to think that there must be a link between the terrorists who carried the outrageous massacres in New York and Washington and those who committed similar massacres in Beirut in 1982 and in the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatilla. The USA particularly should take into account all possibilities and avoid jumping into hasty conclusions. Palestinians have the right to independence. They do not want Israeli tanks and soldiers occupying their land. If President Bush can say that all Americans are terrorists because of the American who destroyed the FBI building in Oklahoma, then Sharon is right in labelling all the Arabs and Palestinians as terrorists. However, President Bush can condemn a state that supports terrorism, or a state that uses its military institutions to impose torture on another nation by occupying its land and carrying daily torture against it. The Israeli military institution (armed by sophisticated American weaponry) is practicing state organised terrorism against a whole nation- the Palestinians. The United States has the right to do all what is possible to curb down and burry terrorism. Will President Bush apply the same against states who carry organised systematic terrorism against whole nations? There is one state clearly doing so- Israel. ********************************************************************* ******** EVENTS ******** *MILITARY ATTACKS IN KHAN YOUNIS; FOUR CIVILIANS KILLED* Two Palestinian civilians were killed at dawn today, one reportedly clinically dead, during an Israeli military attack from 'Neveh Dkalim' settlement on al-Namsawi quarter west of Khan Younis. These are Muhammed al-Dijani, 21, and Ammar Khalaf, 20. Another civilian, Ammar Khalaf, 23, died effected by injuries subjected during last night's Israeli shelling in al-Namsawi quarter west of Kahn Younis. Israeli occupation forces opened machine gun fire randomly at Palestinian civilians near al-Mawasi area in Kahan Younis this afternoon, from 'Neveh Dkalim' settlement towers. One child, Imad Zu'rub, 14, was killed after being shot with live ammunition in the stomach and heart. Twenty others were injured. Occupation forces also penetrated al-Qarara area this morning, east of Khan Younis, within a distance of 100 meters and shelled homes in the area. Occupation forces also shelled and attacked with heavy machine gun fire al-Dalta area, east of al-Matahin for a period of time. On another front, Israeli bulldozers destroyed 10 dunums of land south west of al-Matahin, north of Khan Younis. Over thirty fruitful olive trees were destroyed in the process. ------------------ *ONE CIVILIAN KILLED YESTERDAY* Ramzi Hassouna, 18, was shot dead by occupation forces at al-Mintar crossing, east of Gaza. A number of others were injured in the attack. ------------------ *ISRAELI SHELLING IN GAZA RESULTS IN SEVERAL INJURIES* A child and seven policemen were injured when occupation forces shelled using S-S rockets several security locations in the Gaza strip. The shelling took place as students were leaving school which spread a state of fear and panic among them. Two rockets were fired at the police station in Rafah and two others were fired towards the navy head quarters at the Nuseirat beach. Three civilians were injured, one critically, Mustapha Ouda, during Israeli shelling of the navy headquarters in al-Nuseirat. The shelling inflicted severe damage as well as spread fear among the inhabitants and school students in the area. Two Israeli Apache helicopters shelled at noon today a military intelligence location in al-Zaytoun area, which led to a number of injuries among civilians. The location was attacked with 7 rockets, destroying it completely. This also took place while students were leaving their schools. ------------------ *OCCUPATION FORCES SHELL JENIN WITH MISSILES* Jenin residential quarters were shelled at dawn today. Material damage was inflicted but no casualties were reported. ------------------ *MILITARY PENETRATION AND DESTRUCTION IN BEIT HANOUN* Eight Palestinian civilians were injured during an Israeli military penetration of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip, late last night. Two Palestinian security locations were completely destroyed during the invasion. Witnesses reported that tanks and armoured vehicles penetrated the area within a distance of over 1 km, before shelling the two locations. Four homes were demolished during, two other homes were set on fire and a number of agricultural establishments in the area were destroyed. On another front, Israeli military bulldozers penetrated Beit Hanoun from the western side and bulldozed vast areas of agricultural land before destroying the water infrastructure network. Occupation forces also shelled a Palestinian police car with missiles, destroying it completely. No one was injured, since the policemen were able to jump out of the car in time. Occupation forces continue to be based north of Beit Hanoun. Medical sources reported that eight people were injured during the shelling and continuous Israeli aggression. One of the injured, Muhammed al-Kafarna, 32, is reportedly in critical condition. ------------------ *PENETRATION INTO AL-BIREH* Israeli occupation forces supported by tanks and military machinery penetrated Um al-Sharayit area in al-Bireh at dawn today, from the southern side. Occupation tanks based on hills which overlook the area also shelled a security location with missiles. Three Palestinian policemen were injured. During the penetration, occupation forces opened heavy machine gun fire towards homes in the area. ------------------ *OTHER EVENTS* - Side and main roads leading to Ramallah and villages north west of Jerusalem have been completely closed this evening. - Occupation measures have been tightened further on Salah al-Din street linking south and north Gaza. - Palestinian delegation was prevented this morning from attending the Orthodox church Patriarch celebrations; a number of Palestinians were arrested while attempting to enter the festivity. MP Bashara Dawoud was among the arrested. - Settlers have been provoking the inhabitants of Arraba, Jenin, for the past two nights. - Israeli bulldozers destroyed parts of the cultural centre in Silat al-Thaher town, Jenin, without any previous warning. - Jenin hospital is facing severe losses of basic supplies.. - Occupation forces and settlers have intensified their attacks in Hebron. Among these attacks, 500 dunums of land in Yatta were confiscated, 160 olive trees were uprooted and 8 dunums of vine trees were destroyed. Settlement activities continue to be carried east of Yatta. - Military reinforcements carried in Qalqilya. At the same time Israeli bulldozers continued to bulldoze agricultural land along the by pass road south of the city. - Three Palestinian civilians were injured this morning when occupation forces fired rubber coated metal bullets at them while they were heading towards their work from Qalqilya. ********* POLITICS ********* *ARAFAT: GAZA SHELLING INTENTIONAL ESCALATION TO PREVENT PERES MEETING* President Yasser Arafat declared following his meeting with the Russian envoy Andre Vidrin that today's Gaza shelling was unprovoked, considering it an intentional Israeli escalation aimed at preventing his meeting with Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres. President Arafat expressed his regret concerning this kind of escalation, which he said was an implementation of Ariel Sharon's military plan which was declared by Israeli army chief Shaoul Mofaz. ------------------ *SHARON CANCELS ARAFT-PERES MEETING; PERES PRESSES FOR TALKS * Reuters- A senior Israeli political source said on Friday that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had vetoed weekend truce talks after Tuesday's terror attacks in New York and Washington. Sharon has said Israel will not conduct talks while violence continues. Israeli officials said Peres and Sharon would meet late on Saturday or Sunday to decide whether to hold the meeting. Palestinian officials and Western diplomats said earlier the Peres-Arafat talks would take place late on Sunday in Gaza to focus on breaking a nearly year-long cycle of violence. A political source said Sharon believed now was not the time to launch the negotiations on implementing a cease-fire mediated by Washington in June because "the timing of the talks would hurt Israel." The source was apparently referring to the terror attacks in the United States on Tuesday and Sharon's biting comments the next day when he told Secretary of State Colin Powell in a telephone call that Arafat was like Osama Bin Laden. Palestinians dismiss any comparison between Arafat and the Saudi-born bin Laden, named by Powell as a suspect in the devastating hijack-suicide attacks on New York's World Trade Centre and the Pentagon in Washington. Peres declined on Israeli television to comment on his discussions with Sharon about talks with Arafat. But he suggested failure to maintain a dialogue with Arafat could harm Washington's efforts to rally Arab nations to join an international alliance to fight terrorism. U.N. special envoy Terje Roed-Larsen said Arafat had committed in a late night meeting on Friday to ordering Palestinian security services to ensure that there would be no violations of agreements with Israel. Powell said on Friday he hoped the meeting would take place as an "important way to start the process" but that it was up to Israeli and Palestinian leaders to decide when to meet. The Palestinian Legislative Council held a special meeting on Saturday and expressed "shock and deep sorrow" at the terror attacks in the United States and condemned "all forms of terrorism and state terrorism that harms innocent civilians." 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