Fatah, Israeli Arabs and all national and Islamic factions demand Palestinians to carry out a “day of rage” against Israel
Video posted on the Facebook page of the Fatah Commission of Information and Culture
Video:
The video is from Fatah-run Awdah TV.
Fatah-run Awdah TV host: “Following a meeting it held in Jaffa, the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab [Citizens of Israel] (i.e., an extra-parliamentary umbrella organization that represents Arab citizens of Israel) called for a general strike in the Palestinian (i.e., Israeli Arab) cities and towns in response to the ongoing Israeli aggression against our Palestinian people (refers to Israeli defensive actions in response to violent Arab riots; see note below -Ed.).
O how similar today is to the past – 85 years ago in the Great Arab Revolt of 1936, the greatest strike of the peasants in the history of the Palestinian Arab people. The strike was in all of historical Palestine, and the decision was also made then in Jaffa. For the first time since 1936 a united Arab decision is being made – after 85 years we are telling them: ‘We will not forget and we will remain committed to the oath.’
The Fatah Movement and all the national and Islamic action factions called to uphold the strike.By the way, tomorrow [May 18, 2021] is not a regular day, it is a strike – and not a vacation for travel or sleep. Tomorrow needs to be a day of rage, a day of the raging rebels.
Tomorrow is a day of unity between the sides, shades, and leanings of the entire Palestinian people. Tomorrow there will be no difference between one another, everyone will be equal in order to present the best sight. Let us return to the statements of the united leadership that called for a strike in the first Intifada (i.e., Palestinian wave of violence and terror against Israel, approximately 200 Israelis murdered, 1987-1993) so that we will be able to record the most beautiful meanings of sacrifice and loyalty.
Tomorrow there is no place for those who shirk or abandon [the cause]. Tomorrow Ramallah will unite with Nazareth, Salfit with Kafr Kanna, Lod with Nablus, Tulkarem with Shfar’am, Jenin with Haifa, Tubas with Majd Al-Kurum, Hebron with Jaffa, Jericho with Kafr Manda, Qalqilya with Jaljulia… and all the areas in the West Bank and the occupied Interior (i.e., Palestinian term for Israel). And in the end, Jerusalem will unite with the Gaza Strip and tell them: ‘We are with you, triumphing, fighting, striking, confronting, rebelling. We know only one language – and it is that the occupation must end, the settlement must stop, and the extremists must leave our land.’ Tomorrow is not a day for travel or vacation or sleeping.”
Fatah/Hamas Riot and Rocket War 2021 – On April 30, 2021, facing certain electoral defeat, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas cancelled the first PA elections scheduled in 15 years. Hamas, which expected to win the elections, denounced it as a “coup.” In need of a conflict to divert public discontent, Abbas artificially generated a crisis over Jerusalem. His Fatah party called for "raising the level of confrontation,” and Abbas' spokesman told Palestinians "the battle of all battles is here.” Jerusalem Arabs responded by attacking Jews with rocks and Molotov cocktails. Hamas, Abbas' political rival, could not allow Abbas to lead the battle, so on May 10, 2021, Hamas launched rocket barrages targeting Israeli population centers including Jerusalem. Over the next 11 days, Hamas and Islamic Jihad fired over 4,300 rockets into southern and central Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing 9 Israelis and 3 foreign nationals, and wounding hundreds. In response, Israel launched Operation Guardian of the Walls to target Hamas terror leaders and terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. Already in mid-April, a planned eviction of some Palestinian families illegally living in Jewish-owned buildings in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem had led to clashes between Palestinian residents and Israeli police. This dispute provided Palestinians with a pretext for violent rioting. Adding to the crisis, Israeli Arabs started rioting throughout Israel, especially in cities with a mixed Jewish and Arab population. Two Jews were murdered and many were wounded. According to Walla, an independent Israeli news site, 10 synagogues were wholly or partly burned down; fires were set in 112 Jewish homes and 1 Arab home mistaken for a Jewish home; 386 Jewish homes were plundered and 673 were damaged; 849 cars were set ablaze; and there were 5,018 rock-throwing attacks. In response, Jews started attacking Arabs and their properties as well, but on a much smaller scale. No mosques were burned; 13 Arab homes were damaged; 13 Arab-owned cars were burned; and there were 41 rock-throwing attacks by Jews. [Walla, May 16, 2021] The fighting between Israel and Hamas ended with a ceasefire on May 21, 2021.