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War of survival to live in Palestine

Muslim Mirani

Humanitarian concerns have increased amid the fighting, although some aid is getting through to Gaza during daily three-hour lulls Israel has allowed to let in supplies. UN aid official appealed to the international community to provide protection for civilians in Gaza, calling it a “test of our humanity” Whatever is being done is not sufficient until the guns fall silent Since Israel’s offensive on Gaza began on 27 December, nearly thousands Palestinians have been killed, hundred of have been injured, and an estimated 90,000 have fled their homes, according to Palestinian figures. It is impossible to independently confirm casualty figures as Israel has refused to allow international journalists to enter Gaza. A UN watchdog has accused Israel of showing a “manifest disrespect” for the protection of children in Gaza.

More than 40% of those killed in Gaza were women or children, said the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, even though Israel had signed a UN protocol condemning attacks on places where children were likely to be present. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of trying to “wipe out” his people. But Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said the military operation would continue in order to stop Hamas rockets being fired into Israel and to prevent arms smuggling into Gaza.

There is a question that why Palestinian have been killed by Israelis and what is the myth of fighting it is war of survival of fittest and how they have been struggling to get rid of from Israelis so called. If we over review the history of Palestine we found that all Palestine’s are together and ready to sacrifice their lives only and only for the sake of freedom. Ethnic groups – Gaza Strip: Palestinian Ara and others 99.4% West Bank: Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17% Basic Information ReligionsGaza Strip: Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 98.7%, Christian 0.7% West Bank: Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%Total Police and Security Forces: 29,000 (2002) deployment: Gaza- 11,200; West Bank- 17,800 (2002). Palestine National Authority was established in 1994, on the basis of Oslo Records, as an agreement between PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) and Israel. The Palestinian Authority was designated to have control over both security-related and civilian issues in Palestinian urban areas A and only civilian control over Palestinian rural areas B In 1996 Jasir Arafat was elected for president of the Palestinian Authority in public elections, with 88% of the votes. Since the outbreak of the ‘Al Aqsa Intifada’ in late September 2000, the Palestinian Territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip have been in a constant state of political turmoil. April 2003 – The publication of the Quartet Roadmap In the summer of 2003, Mr Mahmoud Abbas, became the first ever PA Prime Minister The Declaration of Independence The State of Palestine is the state of Palestinians wherever they may be. The State of Palestine is an Arab state, an integral and indivisible part of the Arab nation, at one with that nation in heritage and civilization, with it also in its aspiration for liberation, progress, democracy and unity. The State of Palestine proclaims its commitment to the principles and purposes of the United Nations, and to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

It further announces itself to be a peace-loving State, Reputation in the West: moderating influence in the Palestinian Authority, with a genuine drive towards achieving peace. Al – Fata Exile Palestinian Group founded in 1957 by Jasir Arafat the reverse acronym “FATAH” means “conquest” or “victory through holy struggle” in Arabic. The meaning of this acronym spelled straight forward, as “HATAF”, is “death In 1969 gained full control over PLO. Since that time PLO started to carry out guerrilla actions against Israel. Al – Fatah is the strongest political party in Palestinian Authority. Their aim is military confrontation with Israel. It is said that Al – Fatha used to have very close relationships with Hamas. Al- Fata Policy the Palestinian Revolution plays a leading role in liberating Palestine. Liberating Palestine is a national obligation which necessities the materialistic and human support of the Arab Nation. The Israeli existence in Palestine is a Zionist invasion with a colonial expansive base, and it is a natural ally to colonialism and international imperialism. Al – Fata GoalsComplete liberation of Palestine, and eradication of Zionist economic, political, military and cultural existence. Establishing an independent democratic state with complete sovereignty on all Palestinian lands, and Jerusalem is its capital city, and protecting the citizens’ legal and equal rights without any racial or religious discrimination. A complete Israeli withdrawal to the border of 1967 in referent to the United Nations Security Counsel resolution 242 and the principle of land for peace. Termination, by Israel, the occupying power, of the illegal annexation of the occupied city of Jerusalem in referent to the United Nations Security Counsel Resolution 478 of 1980, and a comprehensive withdrawal from the city in order to become fully under full and complete jurisdiction of the Palestinian state.

To dismantle settlement infrastructure in referent to the United Nations Security Counsel Resolution 465 on 1980 and all relevant UN Resolutions. Stressing on the Rights of the Palestinian refugees in referent to the resolution 194 which guaranteed their right to return to their homes and to compensation (the right of return). The recognition of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination under the relevant UN Resolutions, especially the Security Council Resolution 1397, and to restore its complete sovereignty on its territory of the West Bank including Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip While Quwwat Al-Sa’eqa is the official armed body of Fatah movement, many of the other factions have never been officially recognized by Fatah’s major leading bodies: The Revolutionary Council and The Central Committee. At many instances, some of those factions were considered rebellious and outlawed by the Fatah official bodies, especially the Black September group.

As the United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine closed this afternoon in Malta, participants urged support for all efforts aimed at achieving a final status agreement by the end of 2008, agreeing that the momentum provided by the Annapolis Conference of last November must not be lost. For that purpose, current Israeli-Palestinian negotiations must be sustained by tangible results on the ground, they said in a final document for the Meeting, which was held on 3 and 4 June 2008 by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People under the theme “Advancing the peace process — Challenges facing the parties”.

The Meeting aimed to foster greater support by the international community for creating a climate conducive to the advancement of final status negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. In an opening and three plenary sessions, it heard from experts and delegations on the impact of settlements, the wall in the Occupied West Bank and the issue of Jerusalem on prospects for a final status agreement. In the outcome document, they said that meaningful results on the ground meant the immediate implementation of the first phase the Road Map for peace sponsored by the Middle East diplomatic Quartet. In that light, reiterating that the presence of settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, was illegal under international law, they called on Israel to immediately cease settlement activity, including construction related to “natural growth”.

Prior to adopting the document, the final plenary panel of the Meeting was held under the title: “Jerusalem — Looking forward to a capital of two States”. Although all the speakers on that panel agreed that Israel had been consistently creating “facts on the ground” in and around East Jerusalem since 1967, lawyer Danny Seidemann said that Israeli public opinion had gradually gotten used to the notion that the city could be shared. Both he and Khalil Toufakji of the Arab Studies Society were of the opinion that it was possible that Jerusalem, instead of being a symbol of divisiveness, could become a symbol of peace between civilizations, if extremists were disempowered and cooler heads prevailed. A city divided fairly and justly — not on the basis of religious and ideological superiority — seemed to her to be the only option at present. The mutual love and respect for the city held by both Israelis and Palestinians was a cause for hope that a settlement could be reached.