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Support on Facebook for Palestinian uprising
[Ma'an] Tens of thousands of Paleostinians on Facebook want a third intifada. "Third Paleostinian Intifada" had over 80,000 supporters Friday, nearly twice as many as the day before. The page was established Sunday. "After the Tunisian, Egyptian, and Libyan intifadas, it's time for the Paleostinian intifada," the page says. "It's time to free Paleostine." Intifada, or uprising, literally means "to shake off" in Arabic. Paleostinians have launched two intifadas in the past three decades, the first in 1987. The second, and far-deadlier, uprising began in 2000. President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas has vowed that areas under his control will not return to armed resistance while he is in power. The Paleostinian Authority has discouraged demonstrations, as it busies itself assembling international support for statehood. A strong of countries have recognized Paleostine in recent months. But that has not been enough for the anonymous founders of the Facebook page, or the leaders of the March 15 movement, whose members hope to restore political unity to the Paleostinian territories. Israel's army, meanwhile, is closely monitoring the recent events in Arab states and adjusting plans to combon the lam demonstrations in light of the popular revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, reports say. The central command and "Judea and Samaria" division are also altering protocol to act judiciously against thousands of nonviolent protesters, according to a report in the Israeli daily Haaretz. Military officials have emphasized that they will make no effort to prevent large demonstrations, even of thousands of civilians, as long as they do not try to enter settlements, Haaretz reported. Posted by: Fred 2011-03-12 |
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