31 may 2013
Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR), in partnership with the Euro-Palestine Working Group, organized conference to commemorate the Nakba 65th anniversary and discuss how Palestinians are still affected by displacement in 1948. The Conference, which was attended by dozens of MPs and their assistants, discussed the historical dimension to the Palestinian Nakba, along with a number of other Palestinian issues.
Among the issues discussed by the Conference are right of return for refugees, the abuses and discrimination against the Arab citizens inside the occupied territories and the conditions of Palestinian refugees.
The conference was held under the management of MEP and head of the Euro-Palestine Group David Martin and the member of the Belgian Parliament Sabine Vermeulen, with the participation of the Director of the CEPR Arafat Madi and Palestinian historian Salman Abu Sitta.
Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the EP and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia Evo Figel and MEP Ms. Alexandra Thein participated in the discussions.
MEP Martin talked about some Israeli offenses that accompanied the displacement of Palestinians from their lands, while MP Sabine expressed shock by the Israeli authorities' abuses against Palestinians in the 1948-territories, and by the demolition of houses and the deprivation of the most basic citizenship rights.
For his part, Madi reviewed a series of laws of Racial Discrimination legislated by Israel against the Palestinians in the occupied territories over the past years, to seize lands of refugees and displaced Palestinians.
He also warned of the Israeli serious schemes, latest of which was the Praver/ Begin Plan, under which Israel will confiscate about 800 thousand dunums and displace about 30 thousand Arab citizens who live in these lands.
Among the issues discussed by the Conference are right of return for refugees, the abuses and discrimination against the Arab citizens inside the occupied territories and the conditions of Palestinian refugees.
The conference was held under the management of MEP and head of the Euro-Palestine Group David Martin and the member of the Belgian Parliament Sabine Vermeulen, with the participation of the Director of the CEPR Arafat Madi and Palestinian historian Salman Abu Sitta.
Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the EP and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia Evo Figel and MEP Ms. Alexandra Thein participated in the discussions.
MEP Martin talked about some Israeli offenses that accompanied the displacement of Palestinians from their lands, while MP Sabine expressed shock by the Israeli authorities' abuses against Palestinians in the 1948-territories, and by the demolition of houses and the deprivation of the most basic citizenship rights.
For his part, Madi reviewed a series of laws of Racial Discrimination legislated by Israel against the Palestinians in the occupied territories over the past years, to seize lands of refugees and displaced Palestinians.
He also warned of the Israeli serious schemes, latest of which was the Praver/ Begin Plan, under which Israel will confiscate about 800 thousand dunums and displace about 30 thousand Arab citizens who live in these lands.
26 may 2013
A UN report said that around 200 Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli occupation forces over three days in which the Palestinians were commemorating the Nakba. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Palestinians marked the Nakba (usurpation of Palestine) anniversary with three days of activities in the period May 14 – 17.
It also registered nine attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians and their property in addition to three stone throwing incidents that damaged six Palestinian vehicles.
OCHA said that the Israeli occupation authorities demolished two Palestinian homes and six buildings and shops in eastern Jerusalem and in area C in the West Bank that is under full Israeli control.
It said that the demolition was at the pretext of lack of construction permit. The report covers the period of those three days.
It also registered nine attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians and their property in addition to three stone throwing incidents that damaged six Palestinian vehicles.
OCHA said that the Israeli occupation authorities demolished two Palestinian homes and six buildings and shops in eastern Jerusalem and in area C in the West Bank that is under full Israeli control.
It said that the demolition was at the pretext of lack of construction permit. The report covers the period of those three days.
25 may 2013
Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, has lashed out at PA chief Mahmoud Abbas for failing to mention the Nakba at an international conference in Jordan earlier Saturday. Abu Zuhri told the PIC that his movement was frustrated at the fact that Abbas only mentioned the 1967 occupied lands without mentioning the Nakba, the usurpation of Palestine.
The speech reflected an absolute indifference to our people’s historical right to their land, Abu Zuhri said, adding that it also transgressed on the Palestinian right of return to their land from which they were forcibly evicted in 1948.
Abbas, who disregarded any talk about the Nakba despite its anniversary, was addressing the international economic forum held at the Dead Sea in Jordan.
The speech reflected an absolute indifference to our people’s historical right to their land, Abu Zuhri said, adding that it also transgressed on the Palestinian right of return to their land from which they were forcibly evicted in 1948.
Abbas, who disregarded any talk about the Nakba despite its anniversary, was addressing the international economic forum held at the Dead Sea in Jordan.
23 may 2013
Four Palestinian artists painted a huge mural, 60 meters long in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip highlighting the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) and the Palestinian right of return. The mural included the Dome of Rock, a key symbolizing the right of return, two hands holding together like they are greeting that symbolizes unity, and a huge tent in reference to the Palestinian refugees.
Palestinian national leaders and representatives of civil society institutions have attended the mural unveiling.
The city municipal authorities stressed that the mural marks the Palestinian Nakba and the forced displacement of millions of Palestinians, calling for reinforcing the right of return as a national fundamental right.
The first deputy of the Mayor, Salah Abu Abdo, told the PIC reporter that the mural reflects the Palestinian adherence to each inch of historical Palestine and that the Israeli occupation will end.
He called for inculcating the Palestinian fundamental rights topped by the right of return in the minds of future Palestinian generations.
For his part, Naeem Matar, the representative for al-Badil Center stated that the Palestinian people were displaced from their land, under international conspiracy, stressing that the right of return will never be subjected to statute of limitations.
For his part, Mazen Abu Zeid, head of the Popular Committee for Refugees' affairs, emphasized the Palestinian adherence to their right of return through all possible means.
The Palestinian people have marked the 65th anniversary of Palestinian Nakba in Gaza strip stressing their adherence to the resistance option to liberate all Palestine.
Palestinian national leaders and representatives of civil society institutions have attended the mural unveiling.
The city municipal authorities stressed that the mural marks the Palestinian Nakba and the forced displacement of millions of Palestinians, calling for reinforcing the right of return as a national fundamental right.
The first deputy of the Mayor, Salah Abu Abdo, told the PIC reporter that the mural reflects the Palestinian adherence to each inch of historical Palestine and that the Israeli occupation will end.
He called for inculcating the Palestinian fundamental rights topped by the right of return in the minds of future Palestinian generations.
For his part, Naeem Matar, the representative for al-Badil Center stated that the Palestinian people were displaced from their land, under international conspiracy, stressing that the right of return will never be subjected to statute of limitations.
For his part, Mazen Abu Zeid, head of the Popular Committee for Refugees' affairs, emphasized the Palestinian adherence to their right of return through all possible means.
The Palestinian people have marked the 65th anniversary of Palestinian Nakba in Gaza strip stressing their adherence to the resistance option to liberate all Palestine.
22 may 2013
A Palestinian Foundation, located in the 48 occupied territories, revealed that "Israeli gangs have been using malicious methods to destruct and Judaize Islamic and Christian holy places in order to blur the Palestinian landmarks over the past 65 years.
Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowments and Heritage said, in a press release on Tuesday, that Islamic and Christian holy sites are subjected to an Israeli continuous and tireless Judaization policy aiming to remove its Arab and Islamic character.
Nearly 2350 Palestinian Islamic and Christian holy sites have been desecrated by the Israeli occupation in the occupied territories in 1948, the Foundation confirmed.
1350 holy sites including graves, mosques, churches and chapels in the northern area of the Palestinian territories were either partially or fully demolished by Israel, Abdul Majeed Aghbariya, head of the sanctities portfolio at the Foundation reported.
Furthermore, Aghbariya pointed out that about 1,000 holy sites in the southern part of the occupied territories have also been desecrated. He noted that the report only included the Arab coastal cities such as Acre, Haifa, Jaffa, Al-Lid and Ramla.
Hundreds of graves and mosques have been totally destroyed and turned into restaurants, bars, museums and synagogues, he added.
Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowments and Heritage said, in a press release on Tuesday, that Islamic and Christian holy sites are subjected to an Israeli continuous and tireless Judaization policy aiming to remove its Arab and Islamic character.
Nearly 2350 Palestinian Islamic and Christian holy sites have been desecrated by the Israeli occupation in the occupied territories in 1948, the Foundation confirmed.
1350 holy sites including graves, mosques, churches and chapels in the northern area of the Palestinian territories were either partially or fully demolished by Israel, Abdul Majeed Aghbariya, head of the sanctities portfolio at the Foundation reported.
Furthermore, Aghbariya pointed out that about 1,000 holy sites in the southern part of the occupied territories have also been desecrated. He noted that the report only included the Arab coastal cities such as Acre, Haifa, Jaffa, Al-Lid and Ramla.
Hundreds of graves and mosques have been totally destroyed and turned into restaurants, bars, museums and synagogues, he added.
19 may 2013
Facebook activists commemorate the Nakba
Facebook activists stressed that they adhere to their right of return and will continue to write about their country; despite the website administration’s ban on the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Nakba on its pages.
The Palestinian activists posted thousands of photos, maps and information about the Palestinian towns and cities from which the residents have been forcibly displaced.
Professor of Mathematics at the Islamic University Mohammed Rify said "the Nakba represents an inevitable outcome of splintering of the Arab nation and domination of the rulers."
Cameraman Mohamed Osman says that he has sustained wounds two years ago in marches of commemoration of the Nakba, but he has become more determined to persist.
The writer Ahmed Abu Ratima called on his facebook page for taking affirmative action in order to achieve the right of return.
The Palestinian activists posted thousands of photos, maps and information about the Palestinian towns and cities from which the residents have been forcibly displaced.
Professor of Mathematics at the Islamic University Mohammed Rify said "the Nakba represents an inevitable outcome of splintering of the Arab nation and domination of the rulers."
Cameraman Mohamed Osman says that he has sustained wounds two years ago in marches of commemoration of the Nakba, but he has become more determined to persist.
The writer Ahmed Abu Ratima called on his facebook page for taking affirmative action in order to achieve the right of return.
18 may 2013
Today, Palestinians in Europe launch their 11th conference in Belgium
The 11th Palestinians in Europe conference is slated to kick off on Saturday in the Belgian capital Brussels with the participation of thousands of Palestinian refugees and some Arab and international figures. The conference will be held under the title "the signs of return are blossoming" and the speakers will table Palestinian central issues such as the right of return, Jerusalem, the prisoners and the blockade on Gaza.
Dozens of Palestinian families will flock to Brussels to participate in the social and folkloric events and activities to be organized on the sidelines of the conference.
Among the most prominent guests of the conference will be Rashed Ghannouchi, head of the Tunisian political movement Al-Nahda, Wadah Khanfar, head of Al-Sharq forum, and Jamal Al-Khudari, head of the popular committee against the siege.
Palestinian lawmaker and ex-detainee Mohamed Abu Tir will be among the speakers at the conference and he will highlight the escalating Judaization activities in occupied Jerusalem.
A festival of documentary films on Palestine will also be held as part of the activities of this annual conference.
Dozens of Palestinian families will flock to Brussels to participate in the social and folkloric events and activities to be organized on the sidelines of the conference.
Among the most prominent guests of the conference will be Rashed Ghannouchi, head of the Tunisian political movement Al-Nahda, Wadah Khanfar, head of Al-Sharq forum, and Jamal Al-Khudari, head of the popular committee against the siege.
Palestinian lawmaker and ex-detainee Mohamed Abu Tir will be among the speakers at the conference and he will highlight the escalating Judaization activities in occupied Jerusalem.
A festival of documentary films on Palestine will also be held as part of the activities of this annual conference.
Israeli archive file shows that Israel's founder tried to erase Palestinian Nakba
Palestinian refugees in tents 1948
A new report published in the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz describes the information found in a newly-uncovered document in the government archives, which reveals that the first Israeli government, including the first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, worked to re-write the history of Israel's founding in 1948 to deny the fact that over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled.
The file, number GL-18/17028, was apparently missed by the Israeli military censor, who has sealed all other historical documents related to Israel's creation in 1948. With the advent of historians like Benny Morris, who went through previously de-classified documents in detail and found strong evidence of massacres of Palestinians by Israeli armed militias as well as the forced expulsion of most of the indigenous population of Palestine in 1948, documents that had been de-classified were sealed again and remain so until today.
There are currently no guidelines or timeline as to when the documents will be unsealed. However, the one file that the government censor missed has a great deal within it on the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe), the 65th anniversary of which was marked by Palestinians and their supporters just this past Wednesday.
According to the Ha'aretz expose, “what has been uncovered provides enough information to establish that in many cases senior commanders of the Israel Defense Forces ordered Palestinians to be expelled and their homes blown up. The Israeli military not only updated Ben-Gurion about these events but also apparently received his prior authorization, in written or oral form, notably in Lod and Ramle, and in several villages in the north.”
The file also contains information on the Israeli hasbara (propaganda) campaign that was launched after the expulsion of the Palestinians, to try to re-write what happened and deny that the Palestinian people were forcibly expelled. The Ha'aretz expose says that in the early 1960s, under pressure from the Kennedy administration in the U.S. to address the crisis of the Palestinian refugees, Ben Gurion held a special meeting at the U.N.
According to the authors, “Ben-Gurion was convinced that the refugee problem was primarily one of public image (hasbara). Israel, he believed, would be able to persuade the international community that the refugees had not been expelled, but had fled.”
One of the lies promoted in the propaganda campaign of the early 1960s was a claim that Arab and Palestinian leaders encouraged the Palestinian people to flee during the 1948 Nakba. But the evidence contained in the one unclassified file does not support that claim. Instead, it was the massacres by Israeli militias in places like Deir Yassin, in which over one hundred men, women and children were lined up and shot, that made so many Palestinians fear for their lives and flee.
The rest of the documents on the subject, including government reports and military narratives, remain classified. Many of the original documents have also been destroyed by the Israeli government, some of which (according to researchers who read them) contained accounts of massacres, rapes, brutality and excessive violence that would have been embarrassing to the Israeli state, as well as calling into question the narrative that the Israeli government promotes and the history it teaches its children.
A new report published in the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz describes the information found in a newly-uncovered document in the government archives, which reveals that the first Israeli government, including the first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, worked to re-write the history of Israel's founding in 1948 to deny the fact that over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled.
The file, number GL-18/17028, was apparently missed by the Israeli military censor, who has sealed all other historical documents related to Israel's creation in 1948. With the advent of historians like Benny Morris, who went through previously de-classified documents in detail and found strong evidence of massacres of Palestinians by Israeli armed militias as well as the forced expulsion of most of the indigenous population of Palestine in 1948, documents that had been de-classified were sealed again and remain so until today.
There are currently no guidelines or timeline as to when the documents will be unsealed. However, the one file that the government censor missed has a great deal within it on the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe), the 65th anniversary of which was marked by Palestinians and their supporters just this past Wednesday.
According to the Ha'aretz expose, “what has been uncovered provides enough information to establish that in many cases senior commanders of the Israel Defense Forces ordered Palestinians to be expelled and their homes blown up. The Israeli military not only updated Ben-Gurion about these events but also apparently received his prior authorization, in written or oral form, notably in Lod and Ramle, and in several villages in the north.”
The file also contains information on the Israeli hasbara (propaganda) campaign that was launched after the expulsion of the Palestinians, to try to re-write what happened and deny that the Palestinian people were forcibly expelled. The Ha'aretz expose says that in the early 1960s, under pressure from the Kennedy administration in the U.S. to address the crisis of the Palestinian refugees, Ben Gurion held a special meeting at the U.N.
According to the authors, “Ben-Gurion was convinced that the refugee problem was primarily one of public image (hasbara). Israel, he believed, would be able to persuade the international community that the refugees had not been expelled, but had fled.”
One of the lies promoted in the propaganda campaign of the early 1960s was a claim that Arab and Palestinian leaders encouraged the Palestinian people to flee during the 1948 Nakba. But the evidence contained in the one unclassified file does not support that claim. Instead, it was the massacres by Israeli militias in places like Deir Yassin, in which over one hundred men, women and children were lined up and shot, that made so many Palestinians fear for their lives and flee.
The rest of the documents on the subject, including government reports and military narratives, remain classified. Many of the original documents have also been destroyed by the Israeli government, some of which (according to researchers who read them) contained accounts of massacres, rapes, brutality and excessive violence that would have been embarrassing to the Israeli state, as well as calling into question the narrative that the Israeli government promotes and the history it teaches its children.
17 may 2013
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A Complete Idiot's Guide to Armed Resistance
An exclusive video interview with Leila Khaled, an armed resistance icon, looking at the issue of Palestinians' armed struggle with Israel. Is resistance strategically useful? What does the resistance have to do with Islam? What about the two-state solution to the conflict? What is the PFLP movement's position on a one-state solution? |
MP Abusir: the international community is involved in the Palestinian Nakba
MP Abusir said that the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people are still continued since the Nakba till today. Change and Reform parliamentary bloc MP Abusir stressed that the Israeli gangs carried out terrorist massacres against the Palestinian unarmed people under the glare of the international community who armed those gangs.
The occupation authorities work at erasing the Arab character of occupied Jerusalem and at falsifying the city's Islamic and Arab history through escalating Judaization schemes.
The Arab irresponsibility and ignorance towards the Palestinian cause has encouraged the Israelis to escalate their crimes, he said, adding that they considered the Palestinian issue an internal Palestinian affair.
He called on the Arab and Islamic nation to support Palestine as a holy inalienable Islamic waqf before it is too late.
The occupation authorities work at erasing the Arab character of occupied Jerusalem and at falsifying the city's Islamic and Arab history through escalating Judaization schemes.
The Arab irresponsibility and ignorance towards the Palestinian cause has encouraged the Israelis to escalate their crimes, he said, adding that they considered the Palestinian issue an internal Palestinian affair.
He called on the Arab and Islamic nation to support Palestine as a holy inalienable Islamic waqf before it is too late.
Odwan calls for adopting law of return for Palestinian refugees
Dr. Essam Odwan, Head of the Hamas Department of Refugee Affairs, called on Arab Parliaments to adopt the return law for Palestinian refugees issued by the PLC. Adwan's statements came during Palestinian fundamentals conference held in Cairo to mark the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba under the auspices the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and the Egyptian Awqaf Ministry.
Odwan called on Arab countries to support the Palestinian right of return regionally and internationally, stressing that Palestinian refugees have an internationally recognized right to repatriation and compensation for their suffering.
The Palestinian fundamentals conference was attended by key figures in the Palestinian refugees issue such us the Egyptian and Palestinian ministers of Awqaf and Religious Affairs in addition to other high profile individuals.
Odwan called on Arab countries to support the Palestinian right of return regionally and internationally, stressing that Palestinian refugees have an internationally recognized right to repatriation and compensation for their suffering.
The Palestinian fundamentals conference was attended by key figures in the Palestinian refugees issue such us the Egyptian and Palestinian ministers of Awqaf and Religious Affairs in addition to other high profile individuals.
UFree Network raises the prisoners' issue at the European Parliament
UFree Network to defend the rights of Palestinian prisoners raised the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on the sidelines of a meeting held at the European Parliament in Brussels on the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba. UFree praised, in its statement issued on Thursday, the European Parliament meeting to mark the anniversary of Palestinian Nakba for the first time since its founding.
The Oslo based network stated that the meeting discussed at first the European Parliament delegation's visit to the Palestinian occupied territories.
Dr. Salman Abu Sitta, chair of Palestine Land Foundation, detailed during the meeting the Israeli massacres and ethnic cleaning against the Palestinian people since the Nakba. He also stressed that the Palestinian Right of Return will never be compromised, calling to stop arming Israel.
For his part, Dr. Arafat Madi, the Director of the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR), stressed the need to end the Palestinian refugees' suffering by reinforcing the right of return of millions of Palestinians who were forcibly deported from their homeland.
Mr. Mohammed Hamdan, head of UFree Network, presented the Palestinian prisoners' suffering in Israeli jails and detailed the Israeli violations and discrimination policies against the detainees particularly the prisoners carrying the blue ID cards.
In a related context, Dr. Tareq Tahboub, vice president of the Assembly of Palestinian Doctors in Europe, highlighted the Israeli deliberate medical neglect policy against the Palestinian prisoners, calling for the formation of a European committee to check on the prisoners' detention conditions in Israeli jails.
The Oslo based network stated that the meeting discussed at first the European Parliament delegation's visit to the Palestinian occupied territories.
Dr. Salman Abu Sitta, chair of Palestine Land Foundation, detailed during the meeting the Israeli massacres and ethnic cleaning against the Palestinian people since the Nakba. He also stressed that the Palestinian Right of Return will never be compromised, calling to stop arming Israel.
For his part, Dr. Arafat Madi, the Director of the Council for European Palestinian Relations (CEPR), stressed the need to end the Palestinian refugees' suffering by reinforcing the right of return of millions of Palestinians who were forcibly deported from their homeland.
Mr. Mohammed Hamdan, head of UFree Network, presented the Palestinian prisoners' suffering in Israeli jails and detailed the Israeli violations and discrimination policies against the detainees particularly the prisoners carrying the blue ID cards.
In a related context, Dr. Tareq Tahboub, vice president of the Assembly of Palestinian Doctors in Europe, highlighted the Israeli deliberate medical neglect policy against the Palestinian prisoners, calling for the formation of a European committee to check on the prisoners' detention conditions in Israeli jails.
16 may 2013
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Video: Palestinian group claims Golan attack
The Abdul Qader al-Husseini brigades on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack from Syria on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The military wing of the Free Palestine Movement said it had received permission from Syria to launch the attack, following recent Israeli attacks on Syria. The brigades said in a statement that militants fired projectiles at dawn on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the Nakba -- or catastrophe -- of Israel's founding in 1948, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forced or fled from their homes. "We are avenging all our martyrs that we lost in our war with the Zionist enemy," the brigades said in a statement. The group posted a video online showing what it says is footage of the attack. |
Ma'an is unable to verify the content of the footage.
Israel's military said several rockets fired from Syria landed in the occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday.
"Around 6 a.m. several rockets landed in the Hermon area on the Syria-Israel border," an Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an.
"As a result, the site has been closed to visitors and Israel has registered a complaint with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force. The incident is most likely related to the internal conflict," she added.
No injuries or damage were reported.
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said last week that Israel was not getting involved in Syria's internal conflict. It has, however, carried out several targeted strikes in Syria.
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in a 1967 war and later annexed it in a move never recognized internationally.
Technically, Syria and Israel are still at war, but the Golan, a strategic plateau, has been largely quiet for decades.
Israel's military said several rockets fired from Syria landed in the occupied Golan Heights on Wednesday.
"Around 6 a.m. several rockets landed in the Hermon area on the Syria-Israel border," an Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma'an.
"As a result, the site has been closed to visitors and Israel has registered a complaint with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force. The incident is most likely related to the internal conflict," she added.
No injuries or damage were reported.
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said last week that Israel was not getting involved in Syria's internal conflict. It has, however, carried out several targeted strikes in Syria.
Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in a 1967 war and later annexed it in a move never recognized internationally.
Technically, Syria and Israel are still at war, but the Golan, a strategic plateau, has been largely quiet for decades.
Soldiers Kidnap 20 Palestinians In Hebron
One of the children arrested today
Israeli soldiers kidnapped twenty Palestinians, mainly children, in the At-Tabaqa village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and started interrogating them in alleged connection with a Molotov cocktail that burnt an Israeli military jeep during Wednesday clashes with the army.
Local sources reported that the army released 18 of the kidnapped 20 Palestinians, (most of them 14 – 18 years old), and kept two under interrogation.
The sources added that the army broke into and searched dozens of homes in the village, used military dogs in searching the property, and detained 150 Palestinians at a yard in the village before releasing them except for 20, and released 18 later on after interrogating them.
Also on Thursday, the army kidnapped three Palestinians in the nearby town of Doura, after breaking into their homes and searching them.
Furthermore, two Palestinians have been injured by Israeli fire during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. The two have been identified as Nayef Ar-Ra’ey, 21, and Ahmad Abu Sabal, 22.
Also, the soldiers violently attacked and beat a Palestinian youth, identified as Khader Ash-Shatreet, causing fractures in his feet.
On Wednesday, the army and the police kidnapped 14 Palestinians in Bab Al-‘Amoud, in occupied East Jerusalem, during a procession marking the 65th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the army violently attacked the protesters, and kidnapped 14 of them, including PPS head, Nasser Qous, and a journalist identified as Tawfiq Saliba, who was released later on.
On Wednesday evening, Israel released Nael Barakat, one of the Palestinians who were kidnapped in Bab Al-‘Amoud, after he suffered internal bleeding resulting from excessive use of force by the Israeli police. He was moved to a local hospital.
Israeli soldiers kidnapped twenty Palestinians, mainly children, in the At-Tabaqa village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and started interrogating them in alleged connection with a Molotov cocktail that burnt an Israeli military jeep during Wednesday clashes with the army.
Local sources reported that the army released 18 of the kidnapped 20 Palestinians, (most of them 14 – 18 years old), and kept two under interrogation.
The sources added that the army broke into and searched dozens of homes in the village, used military dogs in searching the property, and detained 150 Palestinians at a yard in the village before releasing them except for 20, and released 18 later on after interrogating them.
Also on Thursday, the army kidnapped three Palestinians in the nearby town of Doura, after breaking into their homes and searching them.
Furthermore, two Palestinians have been injured by Israeli fire during clashes with Israeli soldiers invading the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron. The two have been identified as Nayef Ar-Ra’ey, 21, and Ahmad Abu Sabal, 22.
Also, the soldiers violently attacked and beat a Palestinian youth, identified as Khader Ash-Shatreet, causing fractures in his feet.
On Wednesday, the army and the police kidnapped 14 Palestinians in Bab Al-‘Amoud, in occupied East Jerusalem, during a procession marking the 65th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948.
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the army violently attacked the protesters, and kidnapped 14 of them, including PPS head, Nasser Qous, and a journalist identified as Tawfiq Saliba, who was released later on.
On Wednesday evening, Israel released Nael Barakat, one of the Palestinians who were kidnapped in Bab Al-‘Amoud, after he suffered internal bleeding resulting from excessive use of force by the Israeli police. He was moved to a local hospital.
Clashes, Injuries, Reported In Hebron
Palestinian medical sources reported that dozens of Palestinians have been injured during clashes that took place with Israeli soldiers in Kharsa village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Israeli army sources said that four soldiers have been injured.
The clashes took place after the army invaded the village and violently attacked the residents who marched marking the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba.
The soldiers fired gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets at the protesters leading to dozens of injuries.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army said that four soldiers have been injured, after Palestinian protesters hurled a Molotov cocktail at their jeep, setting it ablaze. Two of the soldiers received treatment by medics, and two required hospitalization after suffering moderate injuries.
Furthermore, dozens of Palestinians have been injured by gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets during clashes that took place in the Ar-Arroub refugee camp, and Beit Ummar, in the Hebron district.
Palestinian medics said that 18 Palestinians have been injured by rubber-coated metal bullets, and dozens received treatment for the effects of teargas inhalation in Al-Arroub. Medics treated five of the wounded while the rest required hospitalization.
In related news, clashes took place in Beit Za’ta area, in Beit Ummar town near Hebron; one resident was injured by Israeli fire.
In Bethlehem, several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation during clashes with the army in Al-Khader town, south of the city. The army also invaded the town, broke into and searched several homes, and used some rooftops as monitoring towers.
The clashes took place after the army invaded the village and violently attacked the residents who marched marking the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba.
The soldiers fired gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated metal bullets at the protesters leading to dozens of injuries.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army said that four soldiers have been injured, after Palestinian protesters hurled a Molotov cocktail at their jeep, setting it ablaze. Two of the soldiers received treatment by medics, and two required hospitalization after suffering moderate injuries.
Furthermore, dozens of Palestinians have been injured by gas bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets during clashes that took place in the Ar-Arroub refugee camp, and Beit Ummar, in the Hebron district.
Palestinian medics said that 18 Palestinians have been injured by rubber-coated metal bullets, and dozens received treatment for the effects of teargas inhalation in Al-Arroub. Medics treated five of the wounded while the rest required hospitalization.
In related news, clashes took place in Beit Za’ta area, in Beit Ummar town near Hebron; one resident was injured by Israeli fire.
In Bethlehem, several Palestinians suffered the effects of teargas inhalation during clashes with the army in Al-Khader town, south of the city. The army also invaded the town, broke into and searched several homes, and used some rooftops as monitoring towers.
Hundreds of worshipers and students rally in Al-Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage said hundreds of worshipers and students from Jerusalem and 1948 territories accompanied by Islamic Movement leaders rallied on Wednesday in Al-Aqsa Mosque to support Jerusalemites The Islamic Movement leader Sheikh Taysir Khalidi said that 20 buses carrying Palestinians from the 1948-occupied territories headed toward Al-Aqsa Mosque to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Nakba.
He said the move was called for by a number of political parties and movements, which urged Palestinians from the 1948 territories to flock to Jerusalem to support its residents and defend Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Resurrection against the settlers and Jewish extremists' fierce attacks.
Al-Aqsa Foundation reported that nearly 70 settlers, guarded by the Israeli police, stormed on Wednesday morning Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi Gate, and desecrated its courtyards.
The Foundation pointed out that the pace of raids in Al-Aqsa has increased, especially in recent days, and warned that the incursions will continue in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Kiryat Arba settlers in addition to a number of Jewish organizations announced their intention to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque and organize inside it a celebration for their children on the occasion of the Shavuot Feast.
He said the move was called for by a number of political parties and movements, which urged Palestinians from the 1948 territories to flock to Jerusalem to support its residents and defend Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Resurrection against the settlers and Jewish extremists' fierce attacks.
Al-Aqsa Foundation reported that nearly 70 settlers, guarded by the Israeli police, stormed on Wednesday morning Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi Gate, and desecrated its courtyards.
The Foundation pointed out that the pace of raids in Al-Aqsa has increased, especially in recent days, and warned that the incursions will continue in the coming days.
Meanwhile, Kiryat Arba settlers in addition to a number of Jewish organizations announced their intention to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque and organize inside it a celebration for their children on the occasion of the Shavuot Feast.
Baraka: Resolving Palestinian issue is to achieve reinstate all rights
Ali Baraka, Hamas representative in Lebanon, stressed that the only just solution to the Palestinian issue is represented in achieving all the Palestinian national aspirations.
Baraka's remarks came during a political literary meeting organized by the Association of Palestinian writers at its headquarters in central Gaza City on Wednesday.
"The world is talking about a solution represented in the withdrawal from the 1967-occupied territories; however this is not a solution," he said, adding that all the Palestinian land belongs to the Palestinian people and that it "is not fair to divide Palestine between the thief who has stolen it and its original owners."
For his part; head of the Association of Palestinian Authors and Writers Minister Atallah Abu Subbah pointed out that the Palestinian people are walking on the path of liberating the land.
Baraka's remarks came during a political literary meeting organized by the Association of Palestinian writers at its headquarters in central Gaza City on Wednesday.
"The world is talking about a solution represented in the withdrawal from the 1967-occupied territories; however this is not a solution," he said, adding that all the Palestinian land belongs to the Palestinian people and that it "is not fair to divide Palestine between the thief who has stolen it and its original owners."
For his part; head of the Association of Palestinian Authors and Writers Minister Atallah Abu Subbah pointed out that the Palestinian people are walking on the path of liberating the land.
Palestinian fundamentals conference in Cairo
A conference held in Cairo about Palestinian Fundamentals to mark the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba stressed Palestinian fundamentals are the same as those of any nation are not subject to the wishes of individuals or groups.
Dr Mahmoud al-Zahar, a senior Hamas leader, confirmed during the conference that the current Islamic awakening in the Arab region reinforces the nation's adherence to the Palestinian fundamentals.
Dr al-Zahar denounced compromising the nation's fundamentals and lending legitimacy to the Israeli occupation, calling for raising awareness about the Palestinian fundamentals and historical rights.
For his part, Dr. Ismail Radwan, Minister of Awqaf in the Gaza government, stressed the Palestinian fundamentals topped by the right of return. He referred to the resistance option as the only option to liberate the Palestinian prisoners.
Dr. Mohammed al-Hindi, of the Jihad movement political bureau, called on Arab leaders to withdraw the Arab modified initiative and to stand by the Palestinian rights and not to reinforce the Israeli settlement project.
The Egyptian minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Talaat Mohamed Afifi, confirmed that the Palestinian issue is the central cause of all the Arab and Islamic nation, stressing that al-Aqsa mosque is the first qibla and the third holiest site in Islam.
Dr Mahmoud al-Zahar, a senior Hamas leader, confirmed during the conference that the current Islamic awakening in the Arab region reinforces the nation's adherence to the Palestinian fundamentals.
Dr al-Zahar denounced compromising the nation's fundamentals and lending legitimacy to the Israeli occupation, calling for raising awareness about the Palestinian fundamentals and historical rights.
For his part, Dr. Ismail Radwan, Minister of Awqaf in the Gaza government, stressed the Palestinian fundamentals topped by the right of return. He referred to the resistance option as the only option to liberate the Palestinian prisoners.
Dr. Mohammed al-Hindi, of the Jihad movement political bureau, called on Arab leaders to withdraw the Arab modified initiative and to stand by the Palestinian rights and not to reinforce the Israeli settlement project.
The Egyptian minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, Talaat Mohamed Afifi, confirmed that the Palestinian issue is the central cause of all the Arab and Islamic nation, stressing that al-Aqsa mosque is the first qibla and the third holiest site in Islam.
PLC marks the 65th anniversary of Naka
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) held on Wednesday an extraordinary session to mark the 65th anniversary of the Nakba at its headquarters in Gaza City, headed by Dr. Ahmed Bahar, PLC First Deputy Speaker.
Nakba anniversary marks the establishment of the Jewish state on the ruins of Palestinian towns and villages, the day Jewish armed forces uprooted Palestinians from their homes and lands and forcibly deported them to Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Europe, Dr Bahar said during the session.
He pointed to the difficult living conditions of the Palestinian refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, calling to neutralize Palestinian refugee camps from Syria's internal conflict.
He renewed his rejection to land swap initiative considering it a violation of the international conventions that stressed the Palestinian right to defend their legitimate rights by all possible means.
The Palestinian right of return is a sacred right, will never be subjected to statute of limitations. No one is entitled to compromise the Palestinian and nation rights, he added.
Dr Bahar stressed that the Palestinian right of return is on the PLC's top priority.
He called on the PA to stop the security coordination with the occupation and to accelerate the national reconciliation implementation.
He stressed that the Israeli occupation will end soon and all the Palestinian rights will be restored by the Palestinian resistance option.
He condemned the Israeli court's decision to renew four MPs' detention for more 6 additional months.
Nakba anniversary marks the establishment of the Jewish state on the ruins of Palestinian towns and villages, the day Jewish armed forces uprooted Palestinians from their homes and lands and forcibly deported them to Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Europe, Dr Bahar said during the session.
He pointed to the difficult living conditions of the Palestinian refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, calling to neutralize Palestinian refugee camps from Syria's internal conflict.
He renewed his rejection to land swap initiative considering it a violation of the international conventions that stressed the Palestinian right to defend their legitimate rights by all possible means.
The Palestinian right of return is a sacred right, will never be subjected to statute of limitations. No one is entitled to compromise the Palestinian and nation rights, he added.
Dr Bahar stressed that the Palestinian right of return is on the PLC's top priority.
He called on the PA to stop the security coordination with the occupation and to accelerate the national reconciliation implementation.
He stressed that the Israeli occupation will end soon and all the Palestinian rights will be restored by the Palestinian resistance option.
He condemned the Israeli court's decision to renew four MPs' detention for more 6 additional months.
Arab organization: The Arab and Islamic stance towards Palestine waned
The London-based Arab organization for human rights said that the positions of the Arab and Muslim worlds towards the Palestinian cause have waned and should be reassessed. In a press release issued on the occasion of the Nakba day, the Arab organization stressed that the Palestinian rights are inalienable and protected by the international law and the Palestinian people's determination to restore them.
The organization underlined that the Palestinian people have been facing successive catastrophes and tragedies since the first Nakba in 1948.
"In occupied Jerusalem, there is a concentration of catastrophes where the occupation commits violations against everything in the city, the human being, the stone and the trees, and even the dead in their graves have never been spared," the organization stated.
"The holy sites and the Aqsa Mosque are on the top of things being violated by the occupation which seeks anxiously to demolish it and build the so-called temple."
"What is happening in Jerusalem is much more than a catastrophe; it is a process of eradicating the Arab and Islamic identity of the city and destroying hundreds of years of a human legacy under false Talmudic claims. What is happening in Jerusalem is an accelerating process of slaughtering before the whole world," it added.
The organization underlined that the Palestinian people have been facing successive catastrophes and tragedies since the first Nakba in 1948.
"In occupied Jerusalem, there is a concentration of catastrophes where the occupation commits violations against everything in the city, the human being, the stone and the trees, and even the dead in their graves have never been spared," the organization stated.
"The holy sites and the Aqsa Mosque are on the top of things being violated by the occupation which seeks anxiously to demolish it and build the so-called temple."
"What is happening in Jerusalem is much more than a catastrophe; it is a process of eradicating the Arab and Islamic identity of the city and destroying hundreds of years of a human legacy under false Talmudic claims. What is happening in Jerusalem is an accelerating process of slaughtering before the whole world," it added.
14 Jerusalemites detained on Nakba Day
The Palestinian prisoner’s society said that 14 Jerusalemites were detained by Israeli occupation forces after quelling a march on the Nakba Day in Ras Al-Amod neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem on Wednesday.
The society said in a statement on Thursday that Nasser Qaws, the director of the society in Jerusalem, was among the detainees.
It said that journalist Tawfik Saliba, who works for the MBC TV network, was also among the detainees but was released later.
The society said that one of the detainees, Naim Barakat, was released to hospital on Wednesday night after suffering internal hemorrhage as a result of beating at the hands of soldiers.
The society said in a statement on Thursday that Nasser Qaws, the director of the society in Jerusalem, was among the detainees.
It said that journalist Tawfik Saliba, who works for the MBC TV network, was also among the detainees but was released later.
The society said that one of the detainees, Naim Barakat, was released to hospital on Wednesday night after suffering internal hemorrhage as a result of beating at the hands of soldiers.
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With Photos…Suppress of “Al-Nakba” march and the arrest of 2 people and dozens injured
Wadi Hilweh Information Center’s camera spotted the Israeli forces suppression of the “Return” march in Jerusalem, which was organized on the occasion of Al-Nakba. The Center revealed pictures targeting bystanders, journalists, ambulances, paramedics and even bus stations. |
West Bankers stage rallies on Nakba day, Israeli soldiers use violence
Different West Bank areas on Wednesday saw massive marches and events on the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe).
In Ramallah city, large crowds of people spearheaded by scouts went across several streets before rallying in the Mugtarebin (expatriates) square.
Thousands of Palestinians also participated in rallies and activities held to commemorate the anniversary in the cities of Jenin, Nablus, Qalqiliya, Tulkarem, Tubas and Salfit.
Sirens were sounded for 65 seconds in different West Bank cities to denote the years since the Nakba happened.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out in Al-Khalil and Bethlehem cities when Israeli soldiers attacked anniversary events.
Clashes also took place between young men and Israeli soldiers at the military checkpoints of Qalandiya and Ofer near Ramallah city and at the northern entrance to Ram town north of Jerusalem.
Hundreds of Palestinians also held a candlelit vigil at night to commemorate the Nakba day in the Church of the Nativity's courtyard in Bethlehem.
In occupied Jerusalem, the Israeli occupation forces violently attacked Palestinians celebrating the Nakba day and kidnapped more than nine Palestinians in Bab Al-Amoud area.
Among the detainees were human rights activist Naser Qous and a reporter working for MBC satellite channel named Tawfiq Saliba.
Many Jerusalemite citizens suffered injuries when their march was suppressed by Israeli soldiers and policemen in Bab Al-Amoud.
In Ramallah city, large crowds of people spearheaded by scouts went across several streets before rallying in the Mugtarebin (expatriates) square.
Thousands of Palestinians also participated in rallies and activities held to commemorate the anniversary in the cities of Jenin, Nablus, Qalqiliya, Tulkarem, Tubas and Salfit.
Sirens were sounded for 65 seconds in different West Bank cities to denote the years since the Nakba happened.
Meanwhile, violent clashes broke out in Al-Khalil and Bethlehem cities when Israeli soldiers attacked anniversary events.
Clashes also took place between young men and Israeli soldiers at the military checkpoints of Qalandiya and Ofer near Ramallah city and at the northern entrance to Ram town north of Jerusalem.
Hundreds of Palestinians also held a candlelit vigil at night to commemorate the Nakba day in the Church of the Nativity's courtyard in Bethlehem.
In occupied Jerusalem, the Israeli occupation forces violently attacked Palestinians celebrating the Nakba day and kidnapped more than nine Palestinians in Bab Al-Amoud area.
Among the detainees were human rights activist Naser Qous and a reporter working for MBC satellite channel named Tawfiq Saliba.
Many Jerusalemite citizens suffered injuries when their march was suppressed by Israeli soldiers and policemen in Bab Al-Amoud.
Jihad: No surrender of RoR
Islamic Jihad movement has emphasized that the Palestinian refugees’ right of return would never be surrendered regardless of sacrifices and attempts to circumvent it.
The movement said in a statement on Wednesday on the Nakba anniversary that all efforts should be made to reverse Israel’s attempt to perpetuate its occupation of Palestine.
It said that the public should be aware of national constants in light of ongoing attempts to forge history, change geography, and tamper with facts.
Jihad finally declared its rejection of the capitulation projects as envisaged by the Arab peace initiative committee.
For its part, the armed wing of Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, said in a similar statement on Wednesday that there would be no return to Palestine through negotiations.
Abu Obaida, the spokesman for the armed wing, said resistance is the only means to restore Palestinian national rights.
He said that the “Zionist entity” that was established on massacres would be only removed by more sacrifices.
The spokesman pointed out that the Qassam martyrs on the Nakba anniversary had reached 1948.
The movement said in a statement on Wednesday on the Nakba anniversary that all efforts should be made to reverse Israel’s attempt to perpetuate its occupation of Palestine.
It said that the public should be aware of national constants in light of ongoing attempts to forge history, change geography, and tamper with facts.
Jihad finally declared its rejection of the capitulation projects as envisaged by the Arab peace initiative committee.
For its part, the armed wing of Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, said in a similar statement on Wednesday that there would be no return to Palestine through negotiations.
Abu Obaida, the spokesman for the armed wing, said resistance is the only means to restore Palestinian national rights.
He said that the “Zionist entity” that was established on massacres would be only removed by more sacrifices.
The spokesman pointed out that the Qassam martyrs on the Nakba anniversary had reached 1948.
15 may 2013
On Nakba Day, Palestinians March In Jaffa
Hundreds of Palestinians marched in Jaffa marking the 65th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948, affirming that the Palestinians are determined to achieve their full and legitimate right in the historic land of Palestine.
The Jaffa Youth Movement, that organized the activities, stated that the Palestinians will not forget their land, their memories of what have been stolen from them, and will never forget those who have been forcibly uprooted from their homes, towns and lands.
The movement said that the Palestinians, wherever they are, have the legitimate internationally guaranteed Right of Return to their homeland, and will remain steadfast until achieving their rights.
Of the 11.4 million Palestinians worldwide, 66% are forcible displaced, (refugees and internally displaced people) and over half live in the Shatat (forced exile). Instead of an event relegated to history, the Nakba continues into its 65th year – the central source for the annual increase of these displacement statistics, the BADIL - Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights has reported.
"In 1948, 1.4 million Palestinians lived in 1,300 Palestinian towns and villages in historic Palestine. The Israelis controlled 774 towns and villages and destroyed 531 Palestinian towns and villages during the Nakba. More than 800,000 of the population were driven out of their homeland to the West Bank and Gaza Strip, neighboring Arab countries and other countries of the world", Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said Tuesday.
While statistical data show that refugees constitute 44.2% of the total Palestinian population in Palestine, records by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) showed that there were 5.3 million registered Palestinian refugees by mid-2013, constituting 45.7% of the total Palestinian population worldwide, said the PCBS.
It said 59% of the refugees live in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, 17% in the West Bank and 24% in Gaza Strip.
About 29% of registered refugees live in 58 refugee camps, of which 10 are in Jordan, nine in Syria, 12 in Lebanon, 19 in the West Bank, and eight in Gaza Strip.
These estimates also do not include Palestinians who were displaced between 1949 and the 1967 war and do not include the non-refugees who left or were forced to leave as a result of the war in 1967.
The Jaffa Youth Movement, that organized the activities, stated that the Palestinians will not forget their land, their memories of what have been stolen from them, and will never forget those who have been forcibly uprooted from their homes, towns and lands.
The movement said that the Palestinians, wherever they are, have the legitimate internationally guaranteed Right of Return to their homeland, and will remain steadfast until achieving their rights.
Of the 11.4 million Palestinians worldwide, 66% are forcible displaced, (refugees and internally displaced people) and over half live in the Shatat (forced exile). Instead of an event relegated to history, the Nakba continues into its 65th year – the central source for the annual increase of these displacement statistics, the BADIL - Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights has reported.
"In 1948, 1.4 million Palestinians lived in 1,300 Palestinian towns and villages in historic Palestine. The Israelis controlled 774 towns and villages and destroyed 531 Palestinian towns and villages during the Nakba. More than 800,000 of the population were driven out of their homeland to the West Bank and Gaza Strip, neighboring Arab countries and other countries of the world", Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said Tuesday.
While statistical data show that refugees constitute 44.2% of the total Palestinian population in Palestine, records by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) showed that there were 5.3 million registered Palestinian refugees by mid-2013, constituting 45.7% of the total Palestinian population worldwide, said the PCBS.
It said 59% of the refugees live in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, 17% in the West Bank and 24% in Gaza Strip.
About 29% of registered refugees live in 58 refugee camps, of which 10 are in Jordan, nine in Syria, 12 in Lebanon, 19 in the West Bank, and eight in Gaza Strip.
These estimates also do not include Palestinians who were displaced between 1949 and the 1967 war and do not include the non-refugees who left or were forced to leave as a result of the war in 1967.
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About 29% of registered refugees live in 58 refugee camps, of which 10 are in Jordan, nine in Syria, 12 in Lebanon, 19 in the West Bank, and eight in Gaza Strip.
These estimates also do not include Palestinians who were displaced between 1949 and the 1967 war and do not include the non-refugees who left or were forced to leave as a result of the war in 1967. |
