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Colorado Palestine Solidarity Campaign News

April 27, 2007

On this day - April 27 - in Palestinian history

April 27, 1948: Zionist forces attacked the villages Yaffa, occupying Salameh, Yazur and others, expelling about 5,000 Palestinians as part of Al Nakba

April 27, 1948: Zionist forces invaded and captured the suburbs of Al Quds (Jerusalem) taking the quarters of Katamon, the German Colony, and the upper Bakaa; expelling about 30,000 Palestinians as part of Al Nakba

April 27, 1996: The Lebanese cease fire goes into effect.

April 27, 2000: At the PFLP Congress in Damascus, George Habash – the Christian Palestinian founder of the PFLP – announces his retirement from the organization. Abu Ali Mustafa is expected to replace him as leader of the Popular Front.

April 27, 2001: The IDF opens fire on Palestinians near the northern entrance of El Bira City after Friday Noon prayers, wounding dozens. Al Quds (Jerusalem) was closed by the military to prevent Palestinians from praying at Al Aqsa Mosque. In Gaza, near Rafah and also at El Mughazi refugee camp in central Gaza, IDF bulldozers continued to the razing of Palestinian agricultural land in order to promote starvation. At Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza, Ismail Abu Romia, 40, was shot six times by IDF forces based inside the Kosofim settlement and then abducted by them, taken to an unknown location. Settlers attack Palestinian property in Haris. A roadside bomb explodes near a settlement in gaza, injuring one IDF soldier and one settler.

April 27, 2002: The IDF opened artillery fire on the Christian Palestinian town of Bethlehem, attacking Dahaisha and Khadder as well as destroying stores and restaurants near the Church of the Nativity. At the same time, IDF forces attacked a number of peaceful Palestinian villages west of Occupied Al Khalil (Hebron). The IDF opened fire on a completely peaceful demonstration protesting the Israeli siege of President Arafat’s compound in Ramallah, wounding eight. Northwest of Ramallah, the IDF opened fire on the El Nabi Saleh primary school, terrifying the Palestinian children under fire. In Gaza, the IDF opened random fire on Palestinians in Rafah, wounding at least three. In the process of the random massacre of Palestinians in Rafah, Mohammed S. al-Debbis, 19, was murdered by IDF terrorists. In Jericho, Billal A Khadder, 27, was abducted by IDF terror forces and taken to an unknown location. Two Hamas gunmen, dressed in IDF uniforms, raid Adora settlement, killing five settlers and wounding another seven.

April 27, 2003: The IDF attacked the village of Kufur Ne’ma, west of Ramallah, abducting Fadi R. Za’roor, 17, and Mohammed Za’roor, 16. In Gaza, the IDF raided the al-Sattar al-Gharbi area, northwest of Khan Younis, abducting two brothers: Osama al-Jallad, 23, and Mohammad al-Jallad, 24. The martyr Khaled M. Jaro’, 23, already murdered by occupation forces was laid to rest at Rafah. A gang of 20 armed settlers, accompanied by the Tourism Minister, Benny Elon, attack two Palestinian homes in East Al Quds (Jerusalem), seriously injuring four Palestinians. The Israeli police intervene to stop the settler assault on the Palestinians but do not bother to arrest the attacking settlers because they are doing nothing more than participating in the Israeli national pastime – beating defenseless Palestinians.

April 27, 2004: The IDF murdered Islam Hashen Razaq Zahran, aged 13, of Deir abu-Mashal, near Ramallah. Youg Islam died of head wounds sustained April 18 from an IDF “rubber-coated” bullet while throwing stones at an observation tower section of the Apartheid Wall. This was part of Israel’s deliberate and systematic campaign to exterminate Palestinian children. Otherwise the IDF attacked the al-Sudanya area northwest of Gaza City as well as Al-Buraij refugee camp. In an attack on Tulkarem refugee camp (northern W. Bank), Israeli forces wounded 15, including one critically (Imad R. al-Dameeri, 17). The martyr Mossa I. al-Mqayad, 14, previously murdered by Israeli forces was laid to rest in Jabalya refugee camp. The IDF attacked Thabet Thabet Hospital, abducting Mohammed M. Mqaitash, 19. Unidentified Palestinians raid a Hamas hideout trying to steal explosives, resulting in a gunfight that leaves two attackers and one Hamas fighter dead in Gaza.In the Gush Katif settlement in gaza, some 70,000 illegal settlers and their allies demonstrate against Sharon’s “disengagement” scheme.

April 27, 2005: The IDF conducts abduction raids in Askar and Balata refugee camps and fires on residential areas near Rafah. Some 40,000 Israeli settlers and allies protest in Neve Dekalim settlement against the “disengagement” scheme. Palestinians fire 2 rockets and three mortars at the Neve Dekalim demonstration lightly injuring two IDF soldiers. Settlers from Karnei Shomron settlement uproot some 300 Palestinian olive trees near the settlement with full sanction of the Israeli government.

April 27, 2006: The IDF attempted an extrajudicial assassination of Palestinians allegedly connected to the “Islamic Jihad” organization killing Wa’el Ibrahim Mutair al-Qara’an, 27 and Ahmad Abu Nijim and wounding four others. The IDF also reinvades Nablus and Askar refugee camp and Jenin.

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