Democratic Palestine : 25 (ص 19)

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Democratic Palestine : 25 (ص 19)

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Palestinian camps in Lebanon, and the
political prisoners’ hunger strike in
Zionist jails, continued in protest of
Zionist repression and settler terror.
Then, in late April, the mass struggle
gained yet new impetus: On April 20th,
Palestinians in the occupied territories
poured into the streets, celebrating the
convening of the unifying PNC in
Algeria. In the West Bank and Gaza
Strip, there were violent confrontations
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Demonstrators threw molotov cocktails
while the Zionist forces tried to disperse
them. Israeli radio reported that the
driver of a military patrol was injured
in Dahariyeh (West Bank), while
another patrol was attacked by
molotovs in Khan Younis (Gaza Strip).
PROTESTING 39 YEARS OF
OCCUPATION
There were demonstrations in Oc-
cupied Palestine on May Ist, marking.
International Workers’ Day, and even
bigger ones on May 15th, marking the
occupation of the major part of
Palestine and the declaration of the
Zionist state in 1948. Demonstrations
were especially powerful in the West
Bank camps of Balata, Duheisheh and
Askar, and in the towns of Nablus, Al
Khalil(Hebron), Ramallah, Tulkarem,
Al Bireh and Jerusalem, and in the
camps and towns of the Gaza Strip. In
many places, the Palestinian flag was
raised and anti-occupation § slogans
chanted, as demonstrators blocked the
path of the Zionist patrols by burning
tires in the streets. Walls were covered
with slogans expressing support to the
PEO:
Violent clashes occurred. The
Zionists used tear gas and gunfire
against the demonstrators who retorted
with stones. As a result, three Israelis
were injured in Duheisheh, two in
Balata and three in the Gaza Strip.
Three Palestinian civilians were
wounded by gunfire in Jenin and one in
Balata. A number of Israelis were in-
jured in clashes with the citizens of
Nablus and the surrounding villages of
Housan and Bteir. Demonstrations
continued in this area in Armout,
Salem and Deir Al Hatab, and a curfew
was imposed on May 22nd on these
villages. Many citizens, including
women, were arrested. In Rafah in the
Gaza Strip, the Zionist authorities
closed three schools.
On May 22nd, Jerusalem was
crowded with more than 100,000
Palestinians who had come from Gaza,
the Galilee, Triangle and Naqab
(Negev), to pray together at Al Aqsa
mosque. The religious occasion pro-
vided the opportunity for this tremen-
dous expression of the unity of the
Palestinian people and their adherence
to their land. It served as confirmation
of Palestinian determination to resist
the Israeli occupation and specifically
the Judaization of Jerusalem. This
gathering expressed the Palestinian
people’s unity in confronting capitula-
tionist plans, the Israeli-Jordanian joint
administration and maneuvers to nor-
malize the occupation. The next day,
there were clashes in Jerusalem between
Palestinians and extremist Zionist
gangs after the Ramadan evening’
prayers. The Israeli forces intervened
on the side of the gangs, shooting and
hurling tear gas cannisters at the
Palestinians.
Meanwhile, the Zionist siege on
Qalqilia, begun in mid-April, continued
after the increase of military operations
and popular resistance in the area. On
Israeli soldiers make arrests at Abu Dis.
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