Palestinians Demand the Right to Return To their Homeland!

More than 100 Palestinians were injured by Israeli forces during protests demanding the right to return to their homeland. This action commemorates the Palestinian expulsion from their homes in 1948, when the "State of Israel" was illegally declared. Please note, that these same Israelis boldly destroyed the American ship: "Liberty", killing most of the crew on board. At the time, I was the Intelligence Operations Officer for our 4th US Armored Division, in Goeppingen, Germany. When I reported this atrocity to my boss, Colonel Aakkula, he ordered me to send the information immediately to our commander, General Sherrer. The General glanced at the information, looked briefly at me, and commented: "With friends like these, we have no need of enemies!" which was and is also my take on that subject. Commemorating the Palestinian expulsion from their homes and villages in 1948, that accompanied the unilateral declaration of the state of Israel, an estimated 1,000 marched from the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun toward the Israeli border. Protesters identified an Israeli patrol car, began throwing stones, and condemned Israel's continued siege of the coastal enclave. When teenagers began throwing stones toward an Israeli tank, it immediately opened fire. Medics told us that at least 60 demonstrators were injured by artillery shells and gunfire. As always, most of the injured were children, and some were critically injured.