Dozens of masked men walk through the old town Nabluson West Bank busy. Dressed in black from head to toe, they are showing off. weaponry proudly. they carry maps on their foreheads Palestine, Palestine stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. You can read Arabic on your eyes “The Lining Battalion”. There are no more than 70 young people, but they send a clear message. Walked with the members lion’s denalthough both groups were born with the same purpose: resisting Israeli violence. per year the deadliest They are clear on this for the occupied Palestinian territories, where more than 165 people were killed by Israeli fire. In the statement, they said, “The enemy only understands the language of blood and bullets.”
A few months ago Israeli bullets also killed several of the leaders of this new group. Others surrendered Palestinian authority (AP) for fear of being killed. The Hebrew authorities gave it to neutralize the Lion’s Den. last weekend dozens of men They took to the streets to remind them that they’re still there and that they haven’t stopped adding new members. context violence The troubles of the West Bank since last spring, proliferation of new militant groups willing to pay them in kind. armed attacks checkpoints and settlements The Israelis bear the signature of Balata Battalion, Lion’s Den or Black Cave.
ignorance
all time growing popularity, nobody knows much about these new bands. Casting scares Israel, A country obsessed with security. Most of its members young man He was born into the violence of the occupation and got tired of it. Palestinian officials say the Nablus-based Lion’s Den was originally a group of four young militants carried by the Palestinian army. anger at invasions between colonists Clashes with the Israelis and the Army. They are not unions affiliated with Palestinian groups or the unpopular AP. Maybe that’s why they are getting more and more. public support.
Unknown how many members congregation or those who finance or supply them with weapons. Most are concentrated in refugee camps. Fetus Y lining and in your city Nablus, places subject to constant military attacks. Not in these groups political purpose It was voiced beyond fighting against the Israeli occupation. And this 2022 has been the deadliest year for Palestinians in five years. At least only in occupied territories 165 Palestinians They were killed by Israeli fire. Among them are fighters from these new groups, but the majority are civilians. The more you add, the greater the number of victims. 49 dead In the Gaza Strip during the Israeli offensive in August.
possible increase
In a rare gesture, the unloved Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbasdecided to move away from this new wave of opposition. “I do not support the armed Palestinian resistance. but that could change,” he told Saudi media last Wednesday. Al Arabiya. But even so, he was aware of the reasons that drove the Palestinians to take up arms. “Village [palestino] they are oppressed, oppressed and crushed to the point of explosion, the Palestinians are corrupted. lose patience“Abbas has always been a big supporter of what he said.”popular resistance“rather than armed struggle, to oppose the stance of some members of his party Fatah and the Palestinian people. A survey conducted this week by the Palestinian Center for Policy Research and Survey shows that, 72% of the population It supports armed attacks against Israelis.
Many are talking about something possible third intifada. Israeli violence does not end dozens of weeks with daily military raids, campaigns of mass arrests, and attacks by Israeli settlers with impunity. Also, the formation most radical government Israel’s history with the far-right threatens to warm the atmosphere even more. The military arsenal of these groups pales in comparison to the mighty Israeli Army, but the situation is only getting worse, which is how these young people feel. have nothing to lose. Climbing seems imminent.