8 dec 2018
The Hamas Movement has affirmed that the first Intifada (uprising) in 1987 has represented an important station for the Palestinian resistance in modern history and reflected the national unity practically on the ground.
In a statement released on the 31st anniversary of the first Intifada, Hamas said that the Intifada was a popular uprising characterized by the unity and strength of the social fabric.
“The Intifada has exposed the ugliness of the occupation and encircled it everywhere,” the Movement said, adding that the reasons that led to the eruption of the first Intifada are still present.
Hamas also described the March of Return rallies on Gaza borders as “a simulation of the first Intifada, in which different creative means and tools had been used against the occupation.”
In a statement released on the 31st anniversary of the first Intifada, Hamas said that the Intifada was a popular uprising characterized by the unity and strength of the social fabric.
“The Intifada has exposed the ugliness of the occupation and encircled it everywhere,” the Movement said, adding that the reasons that led to the eruption of the first Intifada are still present.
Hamas also described the March of Return rallies on Gaza borders as “a simulation of the first Intifada, in which different creative means and tools had been used against the occupation.”
9 oct 2018
At the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and at noon on Monday, October 8, 1990, the Palestinian blood was heavily spilled, when the sound of bullets surpassed all other sounds, when the Israeli occupation forces carried out one of the most horrific massacres throughout its black history.
This massacre resulted in the killing of 22 Palestinians and the injury of 200, as Israeli occupation soldiers brutally opened fire at worshipers and innocent civilians at the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The terrible massacre was met with widespread condemnation, in which observers declared that the Israeli forces violated all taboos, and that their massacre exceeded all red lines.
On Monday, October 8, 1990, just before the noon prayers, the settlers of the so-called ‘Temple Mount Trustees’ tried to lay the foundation stone for the alleged Third Temple at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Thousands of Palestinian worshipers stood up to prevent them. It was on this moment that Israeli forces opened fire indiscriminately, killing 22 Palestinians and wounding more than 200, before arresting 270 others. The occupation forces then hindered the movement of ambulances.
Blind hatred
The Israeli occupation was not content with the occupation of the Mosque in 1967, nor to burning large parts of the Marwani chapel, the main prayer site at Al-Aqsa Mosque in 1969, nor to attacking the worshipers at Al-Aqsa in 1982, nor was it satisfied with the excavations and tunnels that undermined the foundations of the Mosque, trying to penetrate it many times in 1986/1987. Organizations and groups supported by official Israeli institutions began drawing up plans, clearly declaring that they were preparing to build the alleged Third Temple at the expense of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Calls for performing Jewish prayers there were steadily increasing. Laying the foundation stone for the construction of the Third Temple inside Al-Aqsa Mosque was the first step to build the alleged temple.
Gershon Salomon and his group, ‘the Temple Mount Trustees’ announced that they will lay the foundation stone of the Third Temple at Al-Aqsa Mosque, in conjunction with the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, on Monday October 8, 1990. The atmosphere was intense, and Jerusalemites sensed the danger, and gathered before the declared date to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque, as worshipers gathered inside the Mosque since the early hours of the morning.
The day of the crime
On the eve of the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, the Israeli forces had prepared a plan to confront worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque and took a decision to attack Al-Aqsa Mosque and everyone there on Monday morning.
Half an hour before the massacre, the Israeli occupation forces erected military checkpoints on all roads leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque to prevent worshipers from reaching the holy site. However, worshipers gathered at the Mosque hours before, in response to calls made from inside the Mosque.
The firing of live bullets and toxic bombs, tear gas and rubber bullets, was carried out against worshipers without discrimination between children, women and elderly. This led to the killing of 22 Palestinians, and the injury of more than 200. The Israeli forces attacked the wounded and detainees at the Dome of the Rock, and the Marwani Mosque, forcing the detainees on the ground, tying their hands, and treating them with humiliation.
It was a spontaneous gathering and a natural response to the Israeli occupation plans. The masses were mostly from Jerusalem, but also from the West Bank and the Palestinian Territories Occupied in 1948. The martyrs were from Jerusalem, the Palestinian Territories Occupied in 1948 and the West Bank, which showed that the Palestinian blood unified Palestinians and their stands, together protesting out loud against the oppressor in defense of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli occupation soldiers remained in the courtyards of the Mosque and prevented the evacuation of bodies of martyrs and the wounded. The soldiers allowed the evacuation of the bodies and the wounded six hours after the massacre began.
The Israeli occupation authorities had distributed invitations, a few days before the massacre, in which Jews were invited to participate in a march towards Al-Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. This was followed by a statement by Salomon, in which he said: “Jews must renew their deep ties with the holy site.”
This massacre resulted in the killing of 22 Palestinians and the injury of 200, as Israeli occupation soldiers brutally opened fire at worshipers and innocent civilians at the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The terrible massacre was met with widespread condemnation, in which observers declared that the Israeli forces violated all taboos, and that their massacre exceeded all red lines.
On Monday, October 8, 1990, just before the noon prayers, the settlers of the so-called ‘Temple Mount Trustees’ tried to lay the foundation stone for the alleged Third Temple at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Thousands of Palestinian worshipers stood up to prevent them. It was on this moment that Israeli forces opened fire indiscriminately, killing 22 Palestinians and wounding more than 200, before arresting 270 others. The occupation forces then hindered the movement of ambulances.
Blind hatred
The Israeli occupation was not content with the occupation of the Mosque in 1967, nor to burning large parts of the Marwani chapel, the main prayer site at Al-Aqsa Mosque in 1969, nor to attacking the worshipers at Al-Aqsa in 1982, nor was it satisfied with the excavations and tunnels that undermined the foundations of the Mosque, trying to penetrate it many times in 1986/1987. Organizations and groups supported by official Israeli institutions began drawing up plans, clearly declaring that they were preparing to build the alleged Third Temple at the expense of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Calls for performing Jewish prayers there were steadily increasing. Laying the foundation stone for the construction of the Third Temple inside Al-Aqsa Mosque was the first step to build the alleged temple.
Gershon Salomon and his group, ‘the Temple Mount Trustees’ announced that they will lay the foundation stone of the Third Temple at Al-Aqsa Mosque, in conjunction with the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, on Monday October 8, 1990. The atmosphere was intense, and Jerusalemites sensed the danger, and gathered before the declared date to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque, as worshipers gathered inside the Mosque since the early hours of the morning.
The day of the crime
On the eve of the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles, the Israeli forces had prepared a plan to confront worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque and took a decision to attack Al-Aqsa Mosque and everyone there on Monday morning.
Half an hour before the massacre, the Israeli occupation forces erected military checkpoints on all roads leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque to prevent worshipers from reaching the holy site. However, worshipers gathered at the Mosque hours before, in response to calls made from inside the Mosque.
The firing of live bullets and toxic bombs, tear gas and rubber bullets, was carried out against worshipers without discrimination between children, women and elderly. This led to the killing of 22 Palestinians, and the injury of more than 200. The Israeli forces attacked the wounded and detainees at the Dome of the Rock, and the Marwani Mosque, forcing the detainees on the ground, tying their hands, and treating them with humiliation.
It was a spontaneous gathering and a natural response to the Israeli occupation plans. The masses were mostly from Jerusalem, but also from the West Bank and the Palestinian Territories Occupied in 1948. The martyrs were from Jerusalem, the Palestinian Territories Occupied in 1948 and the West Bank, which showed that the Palestinian blood unified Palestinians and their stands, together protesting out loud against the oppressor in defense of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli occupation soldiers remained in the courtyards of the Mosque and prevented the evacuation of bodies of martyrs and the wounded. The soldiers allowed the evacuation of the bodies and the wounded six hours after the massacre began.
The Israeli occupation authorities had distributed invitations, a few days before the massacre, in which Jews were invited to participate in a march towards Al-Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles. This was followed by a statement by Salomon, in which he said: “Jews must renew their deep ties with the holy site.”
8 oct 2018
Today marks the 28th anniversary of the massacre of the first Al Aqsa Mosque, which was carried out by Israeli occupation forces.
On Monday, October 8, 1990, before noon prayers, the settlers of the so-called “Temple Mount and Eretz Yisrael Faithful Movement” tried to lay the foundation stone for the alleged Third Temple in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli occupation forces opened fire indiscriminately at worshipers in the mosque, killing 22 people, injuring more than 200, arresting 270 others while obstructing the movement of ambulances.
Prior to the massacre, Israeli forces imposed military checkpoints on all roads leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque, to prevent them from reaching the site. However, the worshipers gathered in the mosque hours earlier, in response to calls from inside the mosque.
Israeli occupation soldiers remained in the squares and prevented the evacuation of the bodies of the martyrs and the wounded, only six hours after the massacre began.
The occupation authorities had distributed a statement, a few days before the massacre, in which Jews were invited to participate in a march to the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of the “Throne Day”. This was followed by a statement by extremist Gershon Salmon’s calls that “The Jews must renew their deep relations with the Holy Land.”
According to the PNN, the Jews closed the Mughrabi Gate after the massacre, claiming that the entry of Muslims was a threat to their lives.
On Monday, October 8, 1990, before noon prayers, the settlers of the so-called “Temple Mount and Eretz Yisrael Faithful Movement” tried to lay the foundation stone for the alleged Third Temple in the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Israeli occupation forces opened fire indiscriminately at worshipers in the mosque, killing 22 people, injuring more than 200, arresting 270 others while obstructing the movement of ambulances.
Prior to the massacre, Israeli forces imposed military checkpoints on all roads leading to Al-Aqsa Mosque, to prevent them from reaching the site. However, the worshipers gathered in the mosque hours earlier, in response to calls from inside the mosque.
Israeli occupation soldiers remained in the squares and prevented the evacuation of the bodies of the martyrs and the wounded, only six hours after the massacre began.
The occupation authorities had distributed a statement, a few days before the massacre, in which Jews were invited to participate in a march to the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the occasion of the “Throne Day”. This was followed by a statement by extremist Gershon Salmon’s calls that “The Jews must renew their deep relations with the Holy Land.”
According to the PNN, the Jews closed the Mughrabi Gate after the massacre, claiming that the entry of Muslims was a threat to their lives.
30 sept 2018
September 30, 2018, marks the 18th anniversary of the murder of the Palestinian child Mohammed al-Durrah by Israeli soldiers in a scene that sparked international furor.
The crime took place in the Gaza Strip on 30 September 2000, on the second day of al-Aqsa Intifada, during widespread protests throughout the Palestinian territories.
Mohammed, who was 12 years old, and his father were filmed by a cameraman as they were caught in gunfire heavily discharged by the Israeli occupation forces.
The footage shows the pair hiding behind a concrete cylinder, the boy crying and the father waving while trying to protect his son. The father was first shot in his right arm before he caught sight of bullets penetrating his son's back.
On 28 September 2000, two days before the shooting, Israel's leader at the time Ariel Sharon, escorted by dozens of Israeli soldiers, stormed al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam. video
Sharon toured al-Aqsa Mosque's courtyards and announced the site an Israeli-controlled area, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes between Palestinian worshipers and Israeli soldiers.
During al-Aqsa Intifada, which is also called the Second Intifada, 4,412 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army and 48,322 injured.
The crime took place in the Gaza Strip on 30 September 2000, on the second day of al-Aqsa Intifada, during widespread protests throughout the Palestinian territories.
Mohammed, who was 12 years old, and his father were filmed by a cameraman as they were caught in gunfire heavily discharged by the Israeli occupation forces.
The footage shows the pair hiding behind a concrete cylinder, the boy crying and the father waving while trying to protect his son. The father was first shot in his right arm before he caught sight of bullets penetrating his son's back.
On 28 September 2000, two days before the shooting, Israel's leader at the time Ariel Sharon, escorted by dozens of Israeli soldiers, stormed al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam. video
Sharon toured al-Aqsa Mosque's courtyards and announced the site an Israeli-controlled area, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes between Palestinian worshipers and Israeli soldiers.
During al-Aqsa Intifada, which is also called the Second Intifada, 4,412 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army and 48,322 injured.
These days coincide with the anniversary of the outbreak of Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000, which marked a turning point in the Palestinian cause, changing many equations. Due to its revolutionary action, the Israeli occupation withdrew from Gaza; initiating a new phase for the liberation of Palestine.
The spark of the intifada broke out 18 years ago, after the Israeli war criminal, the leader of the Likud Party at the time, Ariel Sharon, along with Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and tried to desecrate its yards and its symbolic place through their provocative actions.
The Palestinian people faced this provocation with courage with their bare chests, providing examples of sacrifice and dignity, as they always did to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem and the Palestinian cause as a whole.
The spirit of resistance and redemption
The Palestinian people faced Sharon’s intrusion into Al-Aqsa with strength and firmness, as dozens of martyrs and rivers of blood were scattered on the ground in expression of this spirit of resistance. The Palestinian people have proved that the stolen rights can only be restored through the united will of the people around the project of resistance and protection of rights.
Al-Aqsa Intifada, or what is known as the Second Intifada, was characterized by frequent armed confrontations and escalating military actions between the Palestinian resistance and the occupation, in which 4,412 Palestinians were killed and 48,322 were injured. More than 1,000 Israeli soldiers and settlers were killed and more than 5,000 were wounded.
Different stages
The Palestinian resistance during Al-Aqsa Intifada passed through many stages. It started with a great popularity that swept through the Palestinian cities and towns. The Palestinian people participated in it, gradually starting clashes with the occupation soldiers at the entrances of towns and cities that led to the injury of many Palestinians in most of the provinces. The images of confrontations and throwing stones appeared on TVs, as the confrontations later led to the martyrdom and injury of many Palestinians in most of the provinces.
Child Faris Awda: One of the icons of Al -Aqsa Intifada
The stage of military engagement, which slowly infiltrated the scene, began. There were some military clashes of individual resistance fighters, after which some military groups from the Palestinian factions led the path, and that period was a tidal wave between the Palestinian resistance and the occupation soldiers.
The Palestinian response began to widen, and the circle of engagement began to affect the occupation soldiers and settlers at the main roadblocks and streets of the West Bank, as well as the storming of the settlements and carrying out military operations, which led to the spread of fear in the ranks of the occupation after the casualties they incurred.
The resistance gradually developed with the continuation of the Intifada. The Palestinian factions were able to form military groups in most Palestinian cities. Their performance developed, and a new phase began in the conflict. This was the stage of the human-bombing attacks that constituted the greatest blow to the occupation. The scenes of buses, restaurants and charred hotels were the most prominent feature at that stage.
The stage of human-bombing attacks continued during the Intifada’s early years, before another stage began to emerge. It was the rockets and mortars stage. The first Qassam rocket launched from Gaza towards a settlement was on 26 October 2001, which now is the most disturbing point for the occupation.
Resistance
The Palestinian resistance was characterized by several advantages imposed by the facts on the ground during Al-Aqsa Intifada, perhaps the most prominent of which was the leadership which was engaged in the battle and the Palestinian consensus on the resistance approach. The Palestinian factions and their leaders acted in the field. The Palestinian unity and the consensus on the resistance were the most prominent features among the Palestinians.
The resistance was characterized by its durability over the years of the Intifada, and during the period of resistance and implementation, it relied on the abilities of its people, who invented various means and tools of resistance. Self-reliance was one of the characteristics of the resistance at the time.
The direct and strong response of resistance to any Israeli violation and aggression was a prominent feature of the resistance approach, and it imposed certain deterrence to the occupation and its arrogance.
Implications
With the development of martyrdom attacks and hitting the depth of the occupation, Israel began the construction of the separation wall in 2002, to limit these operations and infiltration of Palestinians and fighters to Jerusalem and the occupied lands.
The Intifada was also marked by the assassination of several prominent Palestinian leaders, headed by the founder of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the leader of the movement Abdel Aziz Rantisi, in addition to the Secretary General of the Popular Front Abu Ali Mustafa, and the leader of the armed wing of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) Raed Al Karmi.
The occupation destroyed the Palestinian infrastructure in the West Bank during the Intifada, while also causing heavy losses, the most striking of which was the tourism sector and the economy of Israeli settlements. This also led to destroying the notion of the invincible army, that Israel used to describe its army with, and the insecurity and instability in all areas of the Palestinian land, where the resistance benefited from the experience of resistance in the years of the Second Intifada, sending a message that the security of settlers is shaken and that the Palestinians do not fear the occupation or its army.
It seems that the root of revolution, which was ignited by the Intifada, is being renewed. The Palestinian people continue to fight the enemy and to confront its aggressions and violations in Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and in the 1948 Territories, as illustrated by the Great March of Return.
The spark of the intifada broke out 18 years ago, after the Israeli war criminal, the leader of the Likud Party at the time, Ariel Sharon, along with Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and tried to desecrate its yards and its symbolic place through their provocative actions.
The Palestinian people faced this provocation with courage with their bare chests, providing examples of sacrifice and dignity, as they always did to protect Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem and the Palestinian cause as a whole.
The spirit of resistance and redemption
The Palestinian people faced Sharon’s intrusion into Al-Aqsa with strength and firmness, as dozens of martyrs and rivers of blood were scattered on the ground in expression of this spirit of resistance. The Palestinian people have proved that the stolen rights can only be restored through the united will of the people around the project of resistance and protection of rights.
Al-Aqsa Intifada, or what is known as the Second Intifada, was characterized by frequent armed confrontations and escalating military actions between the Palestinian resistance and the occupation, in which 4,412 Palestinians were killed and 48,322 were injured. More than 1,000 Israeli soldiers and settlers were killed and more than 5,000 were wounded.
Different stages
The Palestinian resistance during Al-Aqsa Intifada passed through many stages. It started with a great popularity that swept through the Palestinian cities and towns. The Palestinian people participated in it, gradually starting clashes with the occupation soldiers at the entrances of towns and cities that led to the injury of many Palestinians in most of the provinces. The images of confrontations and throwing stones appeared on TVs, as the confrontations later led to the martyrdom and injury of many Palestinians in most of the provinces.
Child Faris Awda: One of the icons of Al -Aqsa Intifada
The stage of military engagement, which slowly infiltrated the scene, began. There were some military clashes of individual resistance fighters, after which some military groups from the Palestinian factions led the path, and that period was a tidal wave between the Palestinian resistance and the occupation soldiers.
The Palestinian response began to widen, and the circle of engagement began to affect the occupation soldiers and settlers at the main roadblocks and streets of the West Bank, as well as the storming of the settlements and carrying out military operations, which led to the spread of fear in the ranks of the occupation after the casualties they incurred.
The resistance gradually developed with the continuation of the Intifada. The Palestinian factions were able to form military groups in most Palestinian cities. Their performance developed, and a new phase began in the conflict. This was the stage of the human-bombing attacks that constituted the greatest blow to the occupation. The scenes of buses, restaurants and charred hotels were the most prominent feature at that stage.
The stage of human-bombing attacks continued during the Intifada’s early years, before another stage began to emerge. It was the rockets and mortars stage. The first Qassam rocket launched from Gaza towards a settlement was on 26 October 2001, which now is the most disturbing point for the occupation.
Resistance
The Palestinian resistance was characterized by several advantages imposed by the facts on the ground during Al-Aqsa Intifada, perhaps the most prominent of which was the leadership which was engaged in the battle and the Palestinian consensus on the resistance approach. The Palestinian factions and their leaders acted in the field. The Palestinian unity and the consensus on the resistance were the most prominent features among the Palestinians.
The resistance was characterized by its durability over the years of the Intifada, and during the period of resistance and implementation, it relied on the abilities of its people, who invented various means and tools of resistance. Self-reliance was one of the characteristics of the resistance at the time.
The direct and strong response of resistance to any Israeli violation and aggression was a prominent feature of the resistance approach, and it imposed certain deterrence to the occupation and its arrogance.
Implications
With the development of martyrdom attacks and hitting the depth of the occupation, Israel began the construction of the separation wall in 2002, to limit these operations and infiltration of Palestinians and fighters to Jerusalem and the occupied lands.
The Intifada was also marked by the assassination of several prominent Palestinian leaders, headed by the founder of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the leader of the movement Abdel Aziz Rantisi, in addition to the Secretary General of the Popular Front Abu Ali Mustafa, and the leader of the armed wing of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) Raed Al Karmi.
The occupation destroyed the Palestinian infrastructure in the West Bank during the Intifada, while also causing heavy losses, the most striking of which was the tourism sector and the economy of Israeli settlements. This also led to destroying the notion of the invincible army, that Israel used to describe its army with, and the insecurity and instability in all areas of the Palestinian land, where the resistance benefited from the experience of resistance in the years of the Second Intifada, sending a message that the security of settlers is shaken and that the Palestinians do not fear the occupation or its army.
It seems that the root of revolution, which was ignited by the Intifada, is being renewed. The Palestinian people continue to fight the enemy and to confront its aggressions and violations in Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and in the 1948 Territories, as illustrated by the Great March of Return.
