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The Palestinians mobilize on September 29,2000 to stop Apartheid Regime’s legacy of land theft.
What Caused the Second Intifada?
On September 28, 2000, Ariel Sharon was protected by his gang of IOF terrorists as he stormed Masjid Al-Aqsa. This invasion of Islam’s third holiest site gave birth to the Second Intifada. Sharon was head of the Likud Party at the time — a far-right, religious extremist organization. His goal was to push the Palestinians to a breaking point, leading to more violence against Isr–l But armed resistance has been the only effective solution to colonialism.
Sharon’s aggression led to the murder of seven Palestinians and the first casualties of the Second Intifada. Just like the First Intifada, the Palestinians knew you couldn’t peacefully negotiate with the IOF. And as expected, Liberal Western Democracies and Genocidal Media outlets portrayed the Palestinian victims as the aggressors — business as usual when defending The Apartheid Regime.
Ariel Sharon’s Temple Mount Nightmare
Some may blame Isr–l’s genocidal nature on Benjamin Netanyahu and his policies, but before Netanyahu became a notorious war criminal there was Ariel Sharon. His visit to Masjid Al-Aqsa wasn’t an innocent man going for a stroll — it was a calculated move. The religious extremists in Isr–l, as opposed to the non-religious extremists, have been wanting to turn Al-Aqsa into a Jewish religious site known as the Temple Mount. This Temple Mount is significant to both Jewish and Christian zionists.
Sharon came prepared with his pack of terrorists, knowing the indigenous Palestinians would fight with stones and anything else they had to protect Masjid Al-Aqsa. The IOF fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the protestors — even shooting one in the face. And in true Isr–li fashion, Sharon had two motives: dehumanize the Palestinians in the eyes of Western Civilization, and political maneuvering against Netanyahu. But ultimately all he accomplished was further justification of armed resistance against The Apartheid Regime.
Indigenous Sticks & Stones vs Colonial Tanks & Helicopters
The Second Intifada began with peaceful protests, but IOF terrorists had to satisfy their bloodlust. They started attacking their victims with rubber bullets, moving over to live ammo, and eventually using tanks and attack helicopters to continue their massacre of Palestinians. According to the Director of IOF military intelligence, Amos Malka, the zionist terrorists fired about 1.3 million bullets at Palestinians in only the first few days of the Second Intifada — 47 Palestinian victims murdered and 1,885 wounded. Ramallah-based analyst, Diana Buttu, said this was done to distract from the increase of settlements.
Throughout the Second Intifada, 4,973 Palestinians were murdered — including 1,262 children, 274 women, and 32 medical personnel. And in the first five years it’s been reported by the Defence for Children International over 10,000 Palestinian children were wounded. The IOF also demolished over 5,000 homes and another 6,500 were damaged beyond repair.
Deaths of the Second Intifada Affirm the IOF’s Murder Addiction
Randomly shooting at everything in site with guns, bombs, and missiles from rifles, tanks, and helicopters wasn’t enough for the IOF — they couldn’t help but intentionally target children! IOF terrorists shot the children of Al-Aqsa in the head. IOF terrorists also murdered 12-year-old Muhammad Al-Durrah, who was hiding behind a pillar with this father. The father signaled for them to stop firing, and the IOF responded by killing his son.
Ala Badran, 12, lost an eye; Mohammed Joda, 13, lay dying in the intensive care ward of Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem; and Majdi Maslamani, 15, was already dead and buried in the cemetery of the Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina.
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IOF terrorists assassinated Anwar Himran as he was leaving his university. He had just finished an exam, holding his books, and with his wife next to him. 20 IOF sniper rounds cut him down. By December 2000, 250 Palestinians were assassinated by IOF terrorist forces in a similar manner.
Second Intifada Casualties
This is a list of Palestinian victims during the Second Intifada — from an Amnesty International report.
- Jamal al-Dura — murdered by the IOF while hiding behind a barrel on September 30, 2000
- Muhammad al-Dura, Jamal’s 12-year-old son — murdered by the IOF while hiding with his father on September 30, 2000
- 22-year-old Ala Khaled Nasser — murdered by the IOF while running away from them on October 2, 2000
- 17-year-old Asil Hassan ‘Asleh — murdered by the IOF while running away from them on October 2, 2000
- 12-year-old Sami Fathi Abu Jazzar — declared braindead and later dead from an IOF headshot on October 10, 2000
- 32-year-old Hani Abu Bakra — a taxi driver murdered by the IOF at a Gaza checkpoint on December 14, 2000
- 27-year-old Iyad Da’ud — murdered by the IOF outside his store on December 17, 2000
- 38-year-old Ahmad al-Kasas — murdered by the IOF while tending to Da’ud on December 17, 2000
- 15-year-old Hani Yusuf al-Sufi — murdered by an IOF grenade on December 20, 2000
- 49-year-old Dr Thabet Thabet — a dentist murdered by the IOF while in his car on December 31, 2000
- 20-year-old Fatima Abu Jish — murdered by the IOF on January 7, 2001
- 16-year-old Muhammad al-Sharif — murdered by the IOF while protesting against Isr–li military jeeps on January 21, 2001
- On July 19, 2001, members of the Tmaizi were murdered by Isr–li settlers when returning from a wedding
- 3-month-old Diya Marwan Tmaizi
- 17-year-old Muhammad Hilmi Tmaizi
- 23-year-old Muhammad Salameh Tmaiz
- On July 31, 2001, the following were murdered by missiles from an IOF Apache helicopter
- Jamal Mansur
- Jamal Salim
- Muhammad Beshawi — a Palestinian journalist interviewing Jamal Mansur
- Uthman Qatanani — another Palestinian journalist interviewing Jamal Mansur
- 6-year-old Ashraf Khader
- 11-year-old Bilal Khader
The Second Intifada was more violent than the first….thanks to the IOF.
