European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Magazine forfeit soldiers charge Stone throwing palestinians As violence in occupied territories continue unabated. Ragtag rebellion in the West Bank Louis Toscano United press internationals southpaws were in great demand on Wii Salem Street in Nablus the other an israeli Arm patrol in the biggest City of the occupied Wesl bark territory was on the Lar Bida of a Gale arching Over a narrow passageway. Only left hand ii in the mob of palestinian protesters milling in the Stool could reach the soldiers with a Rock Jamal a 24-year-old protest Leader surveyed the Young boys standing around him in a cold drizzle and asked Lor Tell handouts. Three youths eagerly pushed to the Iron raced up the Street and began flinging stones and Small chunks of con Cycle at the troops. The Massaun collapsed a Lew minutes later. But Jamal was a Lull to Stalic about the performance Bolero. Negril Landeis would have thrown rocks and Iho never would have reached choir targets to said Sumii Inge Road Bui now it is belief new Soaro organized the bloody uprising in inn West Bank and Gaza strip Thal Crup cd in spontaneous Lury three months ago used several dozen youths Buill a barricade in the Middle of sheikh mus Salem using debris Irown Down to them from nearby rooftops. Others broke up boulders into hand sized pieces of Rock and stockpiled them in doorways. Lookouts posted on several roots kept watch for the army. It s True that in the beginning the uprising Star cd in a spontaneous Jamal explained pulling a pack of palestinian ctr Aretos from the pocket of his Blue dymm jacket. But alter a Lew weeks inc supporters of the Plo started to demonstrations and clashes Wilh Security Lorees which have claimed nearly to palestinian lives since dec. Flare organized by Coro groups of Between 20 and 100 youth in most neighbourhoods of Nablus and other towns and refugee Camps to said protest Leaden receive instructions irom National organizers using word of Mouth Leall Els and a Clandestine syrian based pirate radio Lalion everyone has a Job and everyone or w it Jamal said. The women lorm a first Ald unit in Case anything happens to one of our fighters. We have an Ostenso and we have a defense. The of Csc charges Tho soldiers and the defense slays Back. When the army charges. The offence retreats but the defense covers or them they throw Slonena As Iho army moves Forward. The people who play offence Are the fastest and inc ones who have the most courage Jamal said. On the defense you have Lobo Able to use the Slingshot because ii has a Loi Ger sounding Tike a general at a Battlefront briefing. Jamal used the previous Day s confrontation to show How the tactics worked. As the crowd Lell the mosque the army backed away he explained. So the Sheba advanced on inc ground and Over rooftops toward the army throwing stones Al the soldiers. The Stone throwing was very accurate to added proudly. We had some direct several hours earlier an army spokesman Delen Dod the use of live ammunition saying soldiers laced life threatening pressure. It s True Jamal shrugged. We put the pressure on them and we will continue to put pressure on them even in we lose our suddenly a rooftop Lookout began shouting. Joists. Juisti arabic for army youths sprinted to Ballilo Stalions. The Ottense look up position near inc Gale. Several boys set lire to Sticks and began waving them thai Mically scares the one boy said laughing. A Dele Sivo learn Leader brandishing a Slingshot made of a a shaped lice Branch wrapped with yellow and red electrical Tapu. Herded about 20 boys into an Alley just Olf the so Eccl to await the army s change and the Olfonse s Rel pal this Lime however the amid did nol Bio two Leai Gas grenades were lobbed into the Street and several rubber Bullet rounds Ioctl harmlessly on the pavement but inc soldiers never moved inside minutes later the darkening skies opened and tha youths ran Lor cover. Game called on account of ram a re ruler wait. H s not a gome replied a 14-year-old boy named Mohammed wagging a linger la s a Street War the stars and stripes Page 13
