Democratic Palestine : 11 (ص 7)
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Bour al Barajneh Attacked
Starting September 3rd, the forces of the Amal movement besieged Bourj al
Barajneh camp on the southern outskirts of Beirut. For six days, the attack continued
with the camp being shelled by tanks and other heavy weaponry. Palestinian fight-
ers defended the camp to the best of their ability and repulsed all attempts to penet-
rate its boundaries. The most horrible attacks, however, occurred against Palesti-
nian civilians living outside the camp: in a nearby neighborhood, 17 unarmed men,
women and children were massacred and 30 Palestinian homes on the edge of
Bourj al Barajneh were burned.
The PNSF was active in arranging a ceasefire, aiming to ward off an all-out con-
frontation with the Amal movement and instead return to the Damascus agreement
which ended the previous camp war. Due to these efforts, the fighting subsided on
September 10th, and the ceasefire is holding as we go to press.
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PNSF Press Release
Concerning the Assault on the
Palestinian Camps in Beirut
Damascus, September 7, 1985
last three days, these camps witnessed
regrettable incidents whereby many per-
sons were wounded or killed, and many
buildings hit.
The PNSF leadership sent a dele-
This morning the leadership of the
Palestine National Salvation Front held
a meeting to discuss the situation in the
Palestinian camps of Beirut. During the
gation to deal with the situation with the
Amal movement on the ground, so as to
put an end to the tension around the
camps. This tension was brought about
by those who consider the Damascus
agreement as a threat to themselves
and who consequently work to explode
the situation once again. Several pre-
cautions were taken to prevent clashes.
The PNSF leadership stressed its
readiness to implement the Damascus
agreement and end any repercussions
of the crisis. The PNSF leadership
demanded that the Amal movement
take all needed measures to prevent vio-
lations or provocations instigated by
some elements and factions inside Amal
itself.
The PNSF leadership denounced
the heinous crime whereby 17 Palesti-
nian civilians were slaughtered in the
neighborhood of MHaret Hraik. It
demanded that Amal execute the one
responsible for this massacre, halt all
attacks on Palestinian civilians and
release all detainees and prisoners.
The PNSF leadership called upon
all signatories of the Damascus agree-
ment to work together to consolidate the
militant relations between the Lebanese
and Palestinian people, and to confront
any attempt to heighten tension, in order
to serve the common nationalist cause.
PNSF Memorandum on Zionist Terror
ne
On September 8th, the Palestine National Salvation Front Leader-
ship directed a memorandum to international organizations and
democratic parties, calling attention to the Zionists’ terrorist prac-
tices against the Palestinian population in occupied Palestine. Since
we also deal with this repressive campaign in an article in thisissue,
we print below only a summary.
In the light of the economic crisis
prevailing in the Zionist entity, and the
program of the government coalition, the
Zionist authorities have imposed the fol-
lowing measures:
1. The iron fist policy - collective
arrests and curfews...Recently, Jenin
and Tulkarm were turned into a great
prison, surrounded by Zionist troops for
three consecutive days. General curfew
had previously been imposed on Nab-
lus, Kafr Yunis and Nuseirat refugee
camp whose inhabitants were forbidden
to leave for several weeks. Curfew is
usually accompanied by cutting off
water and electric power, and Zionist
troops raiding homes and making mas-
sive arrests.
2. The number of Palestinian citi-
zens detained reached 900, as stated by
Shimon Peres, 62 of them arrested dur-
ing the past few weeks, most of them
Palestinian prisoners freed on May 20th;
this violates the prisoner exchange
agreement between ‘Israel’ and PFLP-
General Command, guaranteed by the
International Red Cross Committee and
the Swiss government.
3. Imposition of house arrest on
many Palestinian intellectuals without
giving any reason; part of those affected
are ex-prisoners.
4. The expulsion of Arab citizens,
as recently happened to three patriots,
in order to uproot the Palestinian people
from their land.
5. Confiscation of houses and
lands; in the West Bank and Gaza Strip,
52% of the land has been confiscated to
build settlements which now number
190.
6. Prevention of Palestinian stu-
dents from leaving the West Bank and
Gaza Strip to continue their university
studies.
7. The terrorism of Zionist settlers is
part of the daily life of Palesti-
nians...Hundreds of Palestinians have
been exposed to such assault, resulting
in 140 wounded.
Our people in occupied Palestine
are facing two kinds of terror, organized
by the Zionist authorities and by the fas-
cist, racist groups and settlers. Our
people are exposed to the most vicious
oppression, aiming to liquidate their
freedom and culture. The Palestine
National Salvation Front calls on you to
raise this issue in your country, espe-
cially in the media, and to stand by our
just cause, rendering support to our
people in occupied Palestine. @
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