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<h1 class="title">Palestinian factions applaud wave of attacks</h1>
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<div class="stamp">March 10, 2016 <br>
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<div class="BodyDiv">GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A number of Palestinian
factions on Wednesday applauded a series of attacks that began
the day before, killing one American tourist and wounding more
than a dozen Israelis, with some factions calling for more to
follow.<br>
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Gaza's de facto leader Hamas said in a statement that the
attacks were "evidence that the al-Quds Intifada will continue
until its goals are achieved, and that all conspiracies to
thwart the intifada have failed."<br>
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The al-Quds Intifada, or Jerusalem uprising, is a popular term
given to a wave of unrest that swept the occupied Palestinian
territory at the beginning of October last year. It refers to
Israeli actions at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem that
served as a major trigger.<br>
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The military wing of Democratic Front for the Liberation of
Palestine (DFLP) described the attacks as a "natural reaction to
the ongoing crimes Israeli forces commit against the Palestinian
people in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian
territory Israel occupied in 1948." The group said it was time
"the military wings of Palestinian factions create a joint
operation room for the al-Quds Intifada, leading to a united
front to respond to the Israeli occupation's aggression against
the Palestinian people."<br>
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The left-wing Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
(PFLP) also applauded the attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday,
saying: "These operations prove that the intifada is ongoing,
and they are a turning point in its course.<br>
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"Both DFLP and PFLP are members of the PLO, internationally
recognized as the representative of the Palestinians.<br>
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Meanwhile, the Popular Resistance Committees said the attacks
were evidence that the Palestinian people supported the "blessed
intifada," and urged Palestinians to carry out more attacks "in
all cities of the occupied homeland."<br>
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The Popular Struggle Front also celebrated the attacks, saying:
"This proves the intifada wasn’t just an incidental rising but
rather an ongoing activity until the liberation of Palestine."<br>
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In a 24-hour period beginning on Tuesday morning, Israeli forces
shot dead seven Palestinians allegedly responsible for six
attacks across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory
that left one American tourist dead and at least 12 Israelis
injured.<br>
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It was not clear that all the Palestinians were attempting to
carry out nationalistic attacks when they were killed, with one
of the attacks initially reported as a brawl, while another of
the dead was a 50-year-old mother of three in Jerusalem's Old
City.Rights groups have repeatedly condemned Israeli forces for
opening fire on Palestinians who did not pose sufficient threat
at the time of their death for the use of lethal violence.<br>
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Earlier this year, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon condemned
the wave of attacks, but said that Israeli security measures
were failing to "address the profound sense of alienation and
despair driving some Palestinians -- especially young people."<br>
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He added: "As oppressed peoples have demonstrated throughout the
ages, it is human nature to react to occupation, which often
serves as a potent incubator of hate and extremism." </div>
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