-Caveat Lector- Jerusalemites observe general strike on annexation anniversary Occupied Jerusalem: 28 June, 2001 (IAP News) - A general strike was observed in East al-Quds Thursday on the 34th anniversary of the annexation by the Zionist regime of the Arab-Islamic town following the 1967 war. The strike, called for by a coalition of nationalist and Islamic forces, was apparently meant to reassert Palestinian rejection of all Judaization of the Arab-Islamic town and their determination to liberate the holy city from Zionist shackles sooner or later. "This is an Arab- Islamic town, it is the heart of Palestine, and Arabs and Muslims will not rest until they recover it from the hands of the oppressors," said the Mufti of al-Quds, Ikrema Sabri, in a special interview with the Voice of Palestine. Christian Orthodox leader in Jerusalem Rev. Hanna Atalla voiced a similar position. "As Christians of the Holy Land, we shall not rest until we see the end of the Zionist occupation of Al-Quds." The Zionist Regime annexed the city only three weeks after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Since then, successive Zionist governments have made frenzied efforts to obliterate the Arab-Islamic identity of al-Quds, through ethnic cleansing, house demolition and land confiscation. According to Khalil Tufakji, head of the cartography department at the Arab Studies Center at Orient House in Alqods, the Zionist regime expropriated 35% (24 sq. kilometers) of al-Quds' total area. A further 40% of the town's open space was declared "green area," a ruse to block Arab demographic growth in the city. Since 1967, the Zionist regime built 180,000 settler units in East al-Quds whereas the Palestinians were allowed to build no more than 27,000 housing units. Furthermore, over 12,000 Palestinians were banished from the town for a variety of reasons, especially the confiscation by the Zionists of their residency rights. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
