Qalandiya Naksa Protest June 5, 2011 By haithmkatib@gmail.com

Forty-four years ago, Israel occupied the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights during the six-day war, which later became known to Palestinians as the Naksa, or setback.[...] This Sunday, as thousands gathered in Gaza, Hebron, East Jerusalem, al Wallaja, Qalandia and at the Syrian border to mark the Naksa and demand an end to the Israeli occupation and immediate withdrawal from all occupied lands, massive numbers of Israeli soldiers attacked the Naksa protesters in Qalandia as people marched towards the checkpoint which separates the city from the part occupied East Jerusalem. Witnesses said that troops invaded the entrance of Ramallah city and fired tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at unarmed protesters. So far five civilians were reported injured by soldiers' rubber-coated steel bullets
Two of these were shot by a sniper while they were trying to help another protestor who was shot.
Throughout the day, the army repeatedly took over roofs of buildings, kept shooting tear gas, rubber coated bullets, and spraying protestors (and passing cars) with chemical liquid from the "skunk" or with pepper spray from close distances. In the early evening, more soliders were still coming in as reinforcement. At least one protestor was arrested as he sat together with other protestors in front of an army jeep that was set to move deeper into the residential areas of qalandia. Another protestor was pepper sprayed and violently detained by tens of soldiers and special forces as he tried to stop the army from driving off with the arrested youth. Eventually, he could be taken to an ambulance and driven into Ramallah.

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[MatanHapoel]

FUCK ARABS

[0508009768]

fucking jews!!!

[synchronicity2011]

@lelov1

Your ignorance is staggering considering we live in the information age and the history of Palestine is freely available at your fingertips. If anything there was no such thing as Jordan until the British drew it on a map, Palestine existed long before that. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but yours is worthless because it's not based in reality, rather you tailor reality to fit your opinion.

[Sag1eF]

0:15 don't cry baby, your'e breaking my heart.. NOT

[lelov1]

@the1redrose1965 then try to tell the world that you want peace just the Israelis don`t want...

say it again "death" and "peace" not sure how it works together..

[lelov1]

@NetNewsGlobal why not 800 BC. Read some history...

[lelov1]

@MannyMahmud i thought Muslims are not aloud to talk that way.

oooops.

[lelov1]

@gile1981 really? how?

they have one of the best Armys in the world. they have 5.8% on employment. and i think the Palestinians have almost 40%. so keep on dreaming. israel will go up and up and up.........

[lelov1]

@manticorex5452452 so far your wrong!

israel is a modern country and Palestine is a place of killings and kid nappers.

so keep on dreaming...

[lelov1]

@PalestineOnMyMind

what is Palestine?

a bunch of people from jordan!

so don`t tell me its Palestine. cuz there is no such thing as Palestine.

and even if you will go to the UN on September. it will not be a state.

it will be a big joke. a state with no AirPort, lol.

you people denied every time we offered peace .

Barak offered Arafat by camp david 97% of what you wanted. you ran off....

so how can we make peace with someone that wants EVERYTHIG

Olmer offered 97% you ran said no. so Shut Up!