 | Ethnic Cleansing Escalation in Jerusalemaletho | February 8, 2010 at 2:37 pm | Categories: Ethnic Cleansing, Racism, Zionism, Illegal Occupation, Subjugation - Torture | URL: http://wp.me/ |
Aletho News | February 8, 2010
Israeli occupation forces manning a military checkpoint at the Shu'fat refugee camp in Jerusalem set off protests Saturday due to the humiliating conditions inflicted on Palestinians on a daily basis. The residents, whom were displaced from their homes across Jerusalem have been denied access to the city by the apartheid wall as well as various military checkpoints.
There have also been recent protests against home demolitions in the area. Palestine Information Center reports:
In the city's Sheikh Jarrah suburb, an armed Israeli settler wearing military uniform pointed his rifle at Palestinian lady Refqa Al-Kurd, 85, in a bid to frighten her and force her out of what is remained of her house after the settlers occupied most of it.
- Refqa Al-Kurd, age 85
The incident prompted clashes between the Palestinian neighbors, who rushed for the help of the elderly woman, and the settlers.
Another Israeli settler in the same suburb dropped a big stone at Palestinian teenager Murad Ateyyah, 14, prompting angry Palestinian citizens to intervene and clash with the settlers before the Israeli occupation police arrived and broke up the clashes.
Palestinian Jerusalemites asserted that attacks by Israeli settlers against them increased rapidly with the aim to force them out of the city.
Tensions were raised further by army raids on private residences in the Anata camp early on Monday. Packs of soldiers ransacked homes at daybreak in surrounding villages abducting residents for torture interrogations. House to house searches without search warrants resulted in the seizure of one homemade rifle.
File photo
Ma'an reports that over 60 Palestinians were seized in the raids. Young Palestinians confronted the intruding forces by throwing stones. Journalists that attempted to record the clashes were fired upon with tear gas, rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades. Eyewitnesses also report the use of live ammunition. Several journalists were injured.
Occupation forces then attacked the local clinic and detained the doctors working there, preventing them from attending to the injured. The camp is now under military control, curfew has been imposed.
--
Peace.
Michael Santomauro
Editorial Director
Call anytime: 917-974-6367
ReporterNotebook@
New Release: Debating The Holocaust by Thomas Dalton
No comments:
Post a Comment