Chronology of Events: Conflict in Israel

28 September - 9 October 2000

 
Prepared by Adalah

 

 

 

Thursday, September 28, 2000

•  Likud Chair, Ariel Sharon and other Likud MKs visit Haram Al-Sharif (the Temple Mount) causing widespread protests by Palestinians in East Jerusalem.

 

 

Friday, September 29, 2000

• Demonstrations continue leaving six unarmed Palestinians killed and hundreds injured in bloody clashes with the Israeli army and police forces before and after Muslim prayer. Israeli border police, police and special forces attacked worshipers inside the Al-Aksa mosque compound with live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas.

 

Saturday, September 30, 2000

• Confrontations spread throughout the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, increasing the number of those dead and injured.
• The High Follow Up Committee for Arab Affairs in Israel calls a general strike for the following day (Sunday) in response to the violence.

 

 

Sunday, October 1, 2000

• Thousands of Palestinian citizens of Israel participate in the general strike and demonstrate throughout the country in solidarity with Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. Clashes between unarmed Palestinians and police erupt in Palestinian towns in Israel including:

 

Jaffa- The main road, Rehov Yeffet, was blocked as police clashed with stone- throwing protestors. More than 10 people were wounded and 13 arrests were made.

 

Arrabe-Police used live ammunition against the demonstrators.

 

Nazareth -Local hospitals treated 25 injured, police reported 32 injured.

 

Umm Al-Fahm -Police used live ammunition, tear gas and rubber bullets. 60 people were injured including the Mayor, Sheikh Ra’ed Sallah. Mohammed Ahmed Jabarin (24) was shot dead, and

 

Ahmed Ibrahim Jabarin (19) died the next day in the hospital from injuries sustained from a shot in the abdomen.

 

 

Monday, October 2, 2000

• General strike continues in response to police brutality during the previous days.
• Funerals were held for the two Palestinians who died on Sunday in Umm Al-Fahm.  Tens of thousands of  mourners attended.
• Violent clashes continue between police and demonstrators in several Palestinian towns in Israel including Umm al Fahm, Majd el Krum, Dir el Assad, Me’eliya, Kufr Kanna, Taibeh, Yaffa, Laqiyah, Rahat, Tamrah, Shfar’am, Haifa. Specifically in:

 

Nazareth -Police occupied the town and conflict ensued for nearly two hours with live ammunition and police sniper-fire from rooftops. Eyad Sobhi Lawabny (29) was killed by the police.

 

Arrabe- 2 young men were brutally killed during clashes-Ala Khaled Nassar (22) and Aseel Hassan Atilli (17).

 

Sakhnin-2 killed: Emad Faraj Ghanem (25) and Waleed Abd el-Menem Abu Saleh (21)

Jatt- Rami Gharra (21) dies from shot in the eye received on 1 October.

 

 

Tuesday, October 3, 2000

• General strike continues due to the ongoing violence and police brutality of the previous days.  Funerals for the six who died on Monday are held.
• Ramez Bushnaq (25) from Kfar Manda dies from gunshots to the head, leg, and chest by the police.

 

 

Wednesday, October 4, 2000

• Muhammed Khalib Hamaysa (21) from Kfar Kana dies from injuries sustained on Tuesday.

 

Thursday, October 5-Friday October 6, 2000

• Sporadic clashes with the police occur in Arab towns and villages throughout Israel.

 

Saturday, October 7, 2000

• Jewish Israeli citizens attacked mosques in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Tiberias and Hadera.
• Jewish Israeli citizens destroyed Arab property in several towns.
• In Tiberias, several Arabs were severely beaten by groups of Jewish Israelis

 

Sunday, October 8, 2000

• Barak sets a 48-hour ultimatum for Yasser Arafat to stop Palestinian violence.
• Omar Mohammad Akawi (42) and Wasam Yizbek (25), two Palestinian citizens of Israel, are killed when hundreds of Jewish residents from Nazareth Illit attacked the eastern neighborhood of Nazareth.  They hurled stones and shot at Palestinian houses, attempted to set the houses on fire and fired live ammunition at Palestinians.  Police protected the Jewish Israelis and allowed them to continue their attack on Palestinian citizens of Israel.  Akawi was killed with live ammunition.  Four other Palestinian citizens of Israel were brought to the hospital in critical condition.  25 Palestinians were injured.
• Jewish Israelis attack the home of Arab MK Azmi Bishara in Nazareth Illit

 

Monday, October 9, 2000

• 80,000 mourners attend the funerals of the two Palestinians killed on Sunday October 8.
• Barak extends the 48-hour ultimatum
• 500 Jewish Israelis riot in Tel Aviv and clash with police.  12 are injured.
• In Carmiel, 1,000 Jewish Israelis demonstrate and destroy public property.