Democratic Palestine : 22 (ص 11)
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- Democratic Palestine : 22 (ص 11)
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GEOGRAPHICAL
DISTRIBUTION
The occurrence of military opera-
tions in all different parts of Palestine
clearly shows the failure of the Zionist
State to provide security for its settlers.
In the parts of Palestine occupied in
1948, there were 58 operations in the
latter half of 1986. This is 28.2% of the
total. It is noteworthy that in Tel Aviv,
the city which the Zionists try to present
as one of the safest areas in Palestine,
16 operations were carried out.
The West Bank continued to be the
center of anti-occupation attacks due to
the fact that the Palestinian people still
constitute the overwhelming majority
of the population there. This gives
Palestinian militants a greater margin
of maneuverability in terms of hiding,
transporting arms and escape. In the
West Bank, there were 104 operations,
50.73% of the total. In the city of
Jerusalem alone, 52 operations, or
25.44% of the total, were carried out.
This is partially due to the special
significance of Jerusalem in_ the
Palestinian national struggle. It is also
due to the fact that in East Jerusalem,
there are 90,000 Zionist settlers, i.e., a
high concentration of targets, in com-
parison to the West Bank where there
are about 50,000 settlers.
In the occupied Gaza Strip, there
were 43 military operations, or 20.98%
of the total.
TIMING
Analyzing military activities over the
last six months of 1986 clearly shows
the relation between the armed struggle
and mass uprisings. October was a
month of heightened mass activities
and also the month in which military
Operations reached a peak. The mass
uprising reached its peak in December,
whereas the number of military opera-
tions was relatively low. This is because
of the increased security measures of
the Zionist state taken in the light of the
actual mass uprising and the upcoming
anniversary of the Palestinian revolu-
tion on January Ist. See graph showing
the distribution of operations by
month.
OUTSTANDING
OPERATIONS
In the last half of 1986, three opera-
tions in particular distinguished
themselves in terms of quality and
scope. One of these was the Naharia
Geographical Distribution
Area Operations %
West Bank 104 50.73
Gaza Strip 43 20.98
1948 occupied
territories 58 28.29
Total 205 100.00
Operation carried out jointly by the
PFLP and the Syrian Social National
Party. The freedom fighters went by
sea, landing in Naharia in North
Palestine and engaging the Zionist
forces in battle for 12 hours. The
Zionist state was forced to use its navy,
helicopters and army to confront this
attack.
Another outstanding operation oc-
curred on July 26th in Jericho, when a
group of Zionists touring the city on
bicycles was attacked by hand
grenades. Five of them were killed and
17 injured.
On October 15th, Palestinian
militants in Jerusalem attacked a
graduation ceremony for new recruits
to the elite Givati Brigades of the
Israeli occupation army. Seventy
Zionists were killed or injured.
It is also noteworthy that Palestinian
freedom fighters launched several at-
tacks against the Jordanian regime’s
lackeys. The economic assets of Rashad
Shawwa of Gaza, the most prominent
traitor in occupied Palestine, were
targeted several times. His citrus
packaging plant was burned, as was his
car dealership. @
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