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April 1, 2002

Around 150 internationals and dozens of Palestinians marched peacefully towards the occupied city of Beit Jala. The peace activists marched with slogans calling for peace and against war and violence. The peace activists were attempting to visit the families besieged in their homes, which have been taken by Israeli soldiers and turned into a military checkpoint.

Israeli soldiers sited in their tanks and ABCs blocked the road in front of the peaceful marchers. While two of the marchers were just starting to move towards the tanks with their hands up in order to negotiate with the soldiers, soldiers started shooting randomly at both the crowd and the reporters.

As a result, 8 people were injured. The injured people are three Americans, two from the UK, one from Japan, one from France, and a Palestinian reporter. All were treated at Beit Jala Hospital. An American girl was operated and still in the hospital. All others were released.

What happened in Beit Jala is a serious warning about the intentions and attitudes of the Israeli soldiers in their campaign to re-occupy the already occupied Palestinian areas. A sign that indicates that a big massacre is in its way.

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April 2, 2002
More than 150 Israeli tanks invaded Bethlehem area from all
directions. Heavy shooting and shelling is regular all morning long.
The Israeli army is moving towards the Church of Nativity. Bethlehem is sliced into a dozen of isolated areas. Soldiers and Apaches are shooting at any moving target. More than 150 internationals are staying with Palestinian families inside the Refugee camps of Bethlehem. Their lives as well as the lives of their hosts are endangered.

April 2, 2002

In a phone talk with ISM activist Neta Golan who is staying inside the presidential compound in Ramallah, she indicated a sever shortage of medicine, water, and food. More than 32 internationals are staying inside the compound trying to create a human shield against any Israeli attempt to attack and kill president Arafat and his assistants.

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