Ramallah, 19-09-07: Dr Mustafa Barghouthi, General-Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative has condemned the illegal Israeli military occupation of Ein Beit el Mar refugee camp in Nablus, during which 2 Palestinians have been killed and more than 15 injured. Dr Barghouthi underlined that one of the victims, a disabled man, was shot while sitting in his wheelchair at home.
A number of men from the refugee camp have also been detained including one man who was taken from an ambulance after he had been shot, while homes and property have also been destroyed by the Israeli military.
Dr. Barghouthi condemned this Israeli aggression against Palestinian civilians, calling it a war crime and saying that it must not be tolerated. He called on the international community to intervene to put an end to these crimes by enforcing sanctions against Israel and boycotting the occupying state.
Dr. Barghouthi said that Israel was exploiting the divisions among Palestinians in order to continue its aggression against all Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories