Democratic Palestine : 22 (ص 5)
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December and then the Zionists’ fear of
demonstrations for the January Ist an-
niversary of the Palestinian revolution.
Following the Israeli response to the
uprising, it becomes abundantly clear
that the occupiers not only intend to
punish students for expressing their
Palestinian identity, but also to deprive
them of an education altogether. As if
to drive this point to the extreme, a few
days later the Zionist authorities closed
an elementary school in the Gaza Strip.
Unnerved by the mounting mass
resistance all around them, the Zionist
forces stormed a house in Shu’fat near
Jerusalem. According to Israeli radio,
this was because it housed a secret
cable-television which was sending out
pro-PLO transmissions. However, if
the Zionists had imagined to destroy
the communications network promp-
ting the demonstrations, they were
disappointed. In the ensuing days, the
Palestinian masses showed that they
need no prompting other than their own
determination to resist the occupation
of their homeland.
Demonstrations on February 10th
were even more widespread, protesting
the occupation and Amal’s massacres
against the Palestinians in Lebanon. In
demonstrations in Nablus, Ramallah,
Hebron, Khan Younis and _ Bureij
refugee camp (Gaza Strip), Palestinian
flags were waved and stones thrown
against Israeli military patrols. Shops
in Nablus closed down in solidarity
with the denionstrations. Students in
West Bank schools went on strike. The
occupation army besieged the Islamic
College in Hebron and clashed with the.
students, opening fire on _ the
demonstration and causing numerous
casualties. Vast areas of the northern
Three Israeli security agents attack a Palestinian youth in Ramallah, while mak-
ing arrests during a demonstration.
West Bank were besieged as well, while
the siege imposed on Balata continued.
On February 11th, the uprising con-
tinued with demonstrations in many
towns, camps and villages. In Qalandia
camp, north of Jerusalem, Palestinian:
militants threw five molotov cocktails
at Israeli military vehicles. The oc-
cupation forces opened fire on the
camp residents. In Hebron, Palesti-
nians confronted the Zionist forces
with stones, while the army opened fire
on the demonstrators, injuring several
people. A curfew was imposed on the
city. At the Islamic College, students
staged a sit-in, declaring they would not
leave until the occupation forces left the
premises. The Zionists’ first response
was spraying tear gas on the students.
The students asked the Red Cross to
observe the situation and later left the
college after the occupation authorities
pledged not to interfere.
In Nablus, the occupation forces
closed down Al Rawda college after a
student demonstration and the stoning
of Israeli vehicles. The occupation
authorities arrested 20 male students
and 60 female students. Women seemed
to have been singled out for wearing
their national dress. They continued
singing nationalist songs, and calling
for intensified struggle against the oc-
cupation, as they were pushed into
military vehicles and driven away.
The siege of Balata continued, the
camp having been declared a ‘military
zone’. Foreign journalists were for-
bidden to enter and all the camp’s
schools were closed down. Associated
Press reported that hundreds of youth
were seen stoning the occupation forces
who in turn fired on the youth. The
women of the camp gathered in a pro-
test rally and headed towards Nablus,
where they staged a sit-in protesting the
arrest of 50 camp residents the previous
day. The occupation authorities said
that nine of those dviained would be
held in accordance with the infamous
Emergency Regulation, which the
Zionists adopted from the British col-
onial mandate. These regulations allow
for six months of detention without
trial. The nine were charged with
Organizing resistance operations
against the occupation.
On the same day, there were also
demonstrations in the town of Anabta
and in Al Ain camp near Nablus, where
the residents stoned passing cars carry-
ing Zionist settlers.
February 13th was the fourth con-
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