An ISM report, please read. Peace, Hilary
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Assassinations in Nablus >Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 07:04:21 -0800 (PST) > >Assasinations in Nablus > >Our first week back in Balata, despite being filled with the undertones of >loss and helplessness, was comparatively fairly festive. Every night we >ate gorgeous 'fatour' (breaking fast) dinners and stayed awake until 3:00 >a.m. visiting old friends, drinking tea and catching up on seven months >away from the camp. We were only visited three times by soldiers; twice >during the night and once during the day. One day, two jeeps and a >bulldozer drove partially into the camp, shebab threw stones at them, and >the soldiers shot back. It was all as I remembered it, except that the >children seem to be less afraid and more willing to risk their lives to >resist. > >After this week of relative 'peace' we were jolted into reality Monday >morning (November 1st). We simultaneously learned that there was a bomb >in Tel Aviv and that soldiers were invading Askar Refugee Camp. > > The bomber, 16-year old Amr Alfar was from Askar. Many people were >speaking about the fact that Amr's uncle that was killed by the IOF a >year ago. In retaliation to the bombing (or, just because the IOF was >given an excuse to do so), the 15,000 residents of Askar were put under >curfew the entire day. During this day-long invasion, the camp was held >under siege; no one was allowed in or out while the army jeeps patrolled >the streets. Early in the afternoon, 12 year-old Bashar Zabara was >killed as he stood on the street with other children. > >Later in the evening after fatour a small street fight broke out in >downtown Nablus. It is still unconfirmed exactly how or why, but three >fighters who were hiding in the old city approached the scene. Ten >Israeli soldiers (special forces), dressed as Palestinian women, pulled >out guns from their clothing and opened fire upon the group of men, >killing three immediately. The three victims, Majdi Muarai, 25 year old >Wajdi Abu Salha, and 20 year old Fadi Asaruan were members of Kita'ab, >Fateh's armed resistance wing. Two other men were also injured in the >attack. > >Monday night, at 3:00 a.m. the IOF demolished Amr's family home in Askar. >The family, anticipating this action, had already removed all furniture >and belongings from the home. With the exception of the father, the other >11 people from the home were sleeping at a cousin's house in the camp. >Internationals stayed with the father in his home that night to help to >protect him from any brutality. The same night, at the same time, two >other homes were also destroyed; one in Rujeib (a village inside of >Nablus) and one in Beit Furik (a village outside of Nablus). The army >stated that members of the armed resistance of PFLP lived in these homes. > >The next morning Israeli soldiers invaded the Red Crescent (the Arab >equivalent of a national Red Cross) office in Nablus, stating they were >looking for the two other men injured in the assassination the night >before. Later in the day on Tuesday Israeli armed forces invaded Rafidiya >hospital, the largest hospital in Nablus. They detained and interrogated >medical volunteers and doctors. From Tuesday evening until now (Wednesday >evening) the hospital is being held under siege. > >in solidarity, >kelly > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/MknplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VTJP/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
