Why Intifada / Uprise?

Why Intifada?

What inspires a nation in their entirety to Intifada?

Human Rights

Israel denies full human rights to the Palestinians. In the meantime, Jewish settlers enjoy the full privileges and protection of the Jewish state.


For example, the Palestinians have to seek the permission of the Israelis as they go about One of the tasks of Israel Defence Forces.
their daily lives.

Palestinians are regularly stopped and questioned by the army and police. Travel outside and within Palestine requires an "occupation signed permit" - this also occurs when Palestinians need to travel to pray.

Many Palestinians rightly feel degraded by such treatment. On occasions, bribes are sought from passers by.

Expulsion

There are currently five million Palestinians living outside Palestine as refugees.
Why is Israel still in Palestine streets and towns?
Many left as a result of the Israeli violence. Others left after the occupation to pursue work or studies.

When those people attempted to return to their homes and towns, Israel closed its borders and denied them entry....this situation continues today.

Theft

Over the years, Palestinian homes and villages have been cleared by the Israelis to make way for their settlements.

Siege

An old man weeping on the ruins of his house.
Israel controls all the ports and roads into and out of Palestine. Israel has not allowed the Palestinians to build their own port.

Every shipment of food and medicine must pass under the Israelis supervision and approval. On many occasions Israel collectively punishes the Palestinians by closing these roads and ports.

A daily sight in Palestine. A demonstrator shot for throwing stones.
Torture

Israeli law effectively permits the use of torture. Their statute books refer to it is "physical pressure".

Killing

The Jewish state has killed tens of thousands of Arabs and Palestinians.

Leniency is often granted to those who commit such crimes in Israeli trials. Three soldiers were ordered by an Israeli court to pay the family of a Palestinian they killed a compensation of one cent, divided between the three.

Sick mentality exhibited on this Israeli helmet.
An Israeli was sentenced to serve a life sentence for killing a nine years old boy
(whose head he crushed with a machine gun).

He was released from jail after two years.

Holy shrines

Israel has desecrated the sanctuary of Muslim and Christian shrines regularly. Aqsa mosque was nearly burned down in 1969. It is still threatened with demolition by the Israelis. Frequently, Muslims are prevented from attending prayers by the Israeli army.

Palestinian forced to pray in the streets. The army prohibited them from going to their mosque
Conclusion

Palestine is our home.

We were born there.

We lived there.

We loved there.

We hate no one, but we despise injustice.
Children are the future.
In peace we believe, for freedom we fight.

We have a right to live in peace in our Palestine. This is why there is Intifada.



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