"Glory to (Allah) Who took His servant (Prophet Muhammad) for the Isra' (Journey) by night from the Haram (Sacred) Mosque (in Mecca) to the Aqsa (Farthest) Mosque (in Jeru- salem), whose precincts ( and surroundings) We have blessed; so We show him some of Our signs: indeed, He is the One Who hears and sees (all things)." The Noble Qur'an, Surah Al-Isra', Ch. 17, V. 1

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FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION

ALL PALESTINE IS SACRED

November 23-25,2000 The Ramada Plaza - O'Hare , THEBOARD OF DIRECTORSOF THE ISLAMICASSOCIA TION FOR PALESTINE Sabri Samirah, Chairman Salah Daoud Hasan Sabri Rafeeq Jaber Sufian Nabhan Imad Sarsour Ghassan Saleh Muhammed El-Natour Kifah Mustafa Abdel Baset Zhour

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November 10,2000

Mr. Rafeeq Jaber Islamic Association for Palestine lo66 1 S. Robert Rd. Palos Hills, IL, 60465

Assalam Alik'um Warahmatu Allah

Dear Br. Jaber,

It is my pleasure to congratulate you and the Islamic Association for Palestine on the occasion of your convention for the year 2000 (&.9 I& w).

Since its founding, The Islamic Association for Palestine has played an important role serving the Palestinian issue within the American media in addition to its major role to provide awareness to the Muslim community in North America.

We wish you a success~lconvention, and we congratulate you again for your blessed efforts.

Wa assalarn Alik'um

Sincerelv, z&-- z&-- Mohammad. Chehade Executive Director

Islamic Association for Palestine 10661 S. Roberts Rd. #202 Palos Hills. Illinois 60465

October 3 1,2000

Dear Brothers and Sisters at IAP: As Salaamu Alaikum.

I The United Association for Studies and Research, (UASR) congratulates you on the occasion of your Fourth Annual Convention "All Palestine Is Sacred."

It is with heartfelt sincerity that we extend this congratulatory letter with our prayers that Allah will continue to assist you in your efforts to educate, mobilize, and unite the Muslim American community on the issue of Palestine. Your educational activities make it possible for Muslims of all races and backgrounds to i understand the Islamic aspect of the Palestinian question, and Islan~izationof the issue is an appropriate approach to this discussion, since we identify ourselves as one Muslim people, sharing one popular culture that is based on . The Palestinian issue is an Islamic issue, that wears on the heart of every Muslim, and calls us to the challenges of unity and restoration of our Palestinian identity from a nationalists focus to an 1 Islamic reality. The non-Muslim community in America also benefits from your hard work. since the information that you provide through your seminars and conferences allows every citizen an opportunity to understand the important role that America plays in the region, and why America must sustain credibilitv if it is to assist

most important aspect of the struggle for justice, and we pray that you will persevere in your activities with strong faith and certainty in Allah and His promise to guide the believers to success.

"And we nppoit~tedfront nntong tlten~Leatlers, giving guirknzce under our contnittnd so kottg (1s they persevered with pntience rind continued to /rnve.fitillr in our signs. " Sura Al-Sajda, ayah-24.

Wa Salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatu Allah.

I Your Brothers and Sisters at the United Association for Studies and Research KJASR) In the Nunc of Gcd, the Compassionate, the Mcrcrful

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Rafeeq Jaber, President Islamic Association for Palestine lo66 1 S. Robert Rd. Palos fills, JL 60465

Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatu Allah

Dear Br. Rafeeq;

On the occasion of the Islamic Association for Palestine's (UP) national convention in Chicago I would like to wish you success.

Our community needs to become highly engaged and fully mobilized to expose the attacks on and the injustices suffered by daily. We hope tfus conference will enable our community to find effective ways to provide justice for the people of Palestine.

IAP has served our community in many ways. We wish you continued success. May Allah. bless your efforts. Ameen. *adiL.-4Assalamu A1 aikum. Nihad Awad Executive Dkector American Muslim Council -. -- -. - -

November 10,2000

Rr. Rafiq Jabir, President Islamic Association for Palestine in North America 1066 I S. Roberts Road, #202 Paios Hilla, IL 60465

Dear Br. Rafiq:

On behalf of the American Muslim Council (AMC),it gives me great pleasure to congratuiate the Islamic Association for Palestine in North America CLAP) on the occasion of its 4"' Annual Convention. LAP is to be commended for its work and dedication to advancing a just and comprehensive peace to the Paleslinian issue. Wc pray that your work will he rewarded and that American Muslims and Arab will join and strengthen your efforts.

Your convention comes at a critical time and, in sha'a Allah, it will bring positivcc altcntion to thc intolerable situation the Palestinian people are facing nowadays. We at AMC extend sincere wishes for succcss in your endeavors.

Sincerely,

Executive Director

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BOARDOF TRUSTEES: Rafeeq Jaber, President Dr. Abdelazim Elsiddig, Islamic Association for Palestine in North America, (IAP) Chair Palos Hills, IL Dr. Mohamed Mabrook, Vice-Chair Mr. Rafeeq Jaber, Secretary General Dear Mr. Rafeeq Jaber, Mr. Bassel Abu-Shaban, Chief Financial Officer Assalamu Alykum, Dr. Sabri Samirah On your blessed and great occasion of the IAP Fourth Annual Convention, UMAA Mr. Syed Imam expresses its finest congratulations for the role and efforts that IAP is shouldering. The Mr. lbrahim Hannoun IAP, all of its workers, and supporters are carrying a mission of a central importance in Mr. Hameedullah Khan the faith, civilization, history, and future of Muslims, , and Palestinians in America Mr. Alaa Fahmy and around the globe. We salute you for your tireless work, unlimited patience, and high Mr. Hatem Fariz aspirations. Miss Amenah lbrahim We, in UMAA. are working on politically empowering our Muslim and Arab Miss Tamam lsmail American community; a front that we believe -in one of its manifestations- will help advancing justice for Palestine and the Palestinian people. Keep up the good work, good luck in you convention and congratulations again. Wassalamu Alykum.

Dr. Sabri Samirah, Dr. Sabri Samirah President Mr. Ehab Hasan, Vice-president Mr. Hatem Fariz, Secretary President Mr. Jafar Ahmad, Treasurer Dr. Mohamed Mabrook Mr. Syed Imam Mr. Alaa Fahmy Mr. Jehad Hasan Mr. Sulaiman Ahmad November 8,2000 At& Mr. Rafiq Jaber The Ishmic Assodation for Palestine 4" Annual Convention- November 2000 Chicago, IL.

Dear Brother Rafiq Jaber:

AssaIamu Alaikum Warahmau Allah Wabarahatuh The Muslim American Society sends it warmest wishes for the success of your annual convention in Chicago during the weekend of November 2Pd-2fim,2000. In light of the current wave of Israeli brutality against the Palestinian peopk, your convention theme comes in bewith tfie fundamental objectives of our society and our community. We definitely stand in solid support for the rights of our Palestinian brothers and shter.s and families. We will continue to work with other LsWc and nom-Xslamtc organization to ensure that the rights of the Palesthim people are protected as they are supposed to be under international laws.

Once again, please accept our continuous support for your mission and good work.

Wassalarnu Alaikum Warahmau Allah Wabarahatuh.

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Compassion in action throughout the world Tel.: (708) 233 - 0323 I=) I=) Pager: (708) 516 - 6007 "Verily, your Ummah (Muslim nation) is United Muslim Americans Association one Ummah, and Iam your (only) Lord; 10661 S. Roberts Rd. #202, Palos Hills, IL. 60465 Tel. (708) 974-4472 Fax (708) 974-4479 therefore, worship (only) Me." Noble Qur'an, AI-Anb~yaa'(The Prophets), Ch 21, V. 92 UMAA umaaforum(ic),aol.com www.TheUMAA.org I, "UMAA IS DEDICATED TO POLITICALLY EMPOWER AND REPRESENT INTERESTS OF GREATER CHICAGO'S MUSLIMAMERICAN COMMUNITY IN SHAPING AMERICANPUBLIC POLICY, WHILE PROMOTING JUSTICE, ETHICS,AND ISLAMIC VALUES IN PUBLIC LIFE." BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Alhamdulelluh, in the last few months UMAA was able to register new voters, identify Dr. Abdelazim Elsiddig, registered voters by the thousands, and hold a very successful "Candidates Night". After Chair contacting more than (100) candidates and soliciting their answers to its survey, and based on Dr. MohamedfMabrook, community recommendations, UMAA, in a historical milestone for Muslim and , ViceXhair has endorsed (43) candidates running for various local and federal offices throughout Greater Mr. Rafeeq Jaber, Chicago, helped in preferred candidates' campaigns, and worked hard to get the voters out on Secretary General elections day. Mr. Bassel Ah-Shaban Muslim and Arab Americans have enough numbers in several key states that allow Chief Financial Wicer them to swing the votes in many federal or state-wide elections for offices of US president, Or. Sabri Samirah Congress, and states' governors. In many cases, what is needed to win these races is only 1 %- Mr. Syed lmam 5% of the votes. In fact, Muslim and Arab Americans have these percentages in at least ten Mr. Ibrahim Hannoun big states, including Illinois. In presidential elections, for example, this is enough to give Mr. Hameadullah Khan victory to any candidate even if those states were carried alone.

AlaaI Fahmy In many congressional, county, and city districts around the US -such as the 3rd,5" Mr. Hatem Fariz and 61h districts, and Cook, Du Page, and Chicago in Illinois- Muslim and Arab Americans Miss Amenah lbrahim have 5%-10% of the vote, which easily could allow any candidate to win. Miss Tamam lsmail Furthermore, Muslim and Arab Americans have larger percentages of voters that could determine the fate of many candidates running for state or local offices. Such as in the case of several of Illinois' Senate and House of Representatives; Chicago City Council; Mayors and city councils of Bridgeview, Oak Lawn, Evanston, and Villa Park in Illinois.

EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE Moreover, not all of the eligible American voters really vote. That is, if Muslim and Arab Americans double their turn out in voting, we will be able to double our effects on Dr. Sabri Sarnirah, President results of many federal, state-wide, and local elections. Mr. Ehab Hasan, A Few ofthe Benefits of Gaining Political Power: Vice-President Enjoin good and forbid evil; promote family, moral and ethical values; and spread the Mr. Hatern Fariz, word of Islam. Secretary Prevent and fight discrimination, defamation, and violations of civil and constitutional Mr. Jafar Ahmad, rights of Muslim Americans, such as: usage of secret evidence, passenger profiling, Treasurer injustices against immigrants, ... Dr. Mohamed Mabrook Hire Muslim Americans in respected governmental and public offices. Mr. Syed lmam Have effective open channels with officials, and educate them on issues of concern to Muslim Americans. Mr. Alaa Fahmy Obtain funding for Muslim schools, neighborhoods, youth, educational, social, and Mr. Jshad fktgan community programs. Mr. Sulaiman Ahmad Recognize and accommodate Islamic holidays, practices and expressions in schools, work and public places, .. . Have a fair say for Muslims in using taxes we pay on domestic and foreign programs we need and/or prefer. Advocate fair policies toward Muslim issues around the globe, in Palestine, Kashmir, the Balkans, and Iraq.

UMAA is a grassroots membership organization that is run by Shura and will of the majority and open to all Muslim men and women who agree with its goals and principles.

I THE BLACK LIST THESE ARE SOME OF THE ISRAELI WAR CRIMINALS AND THE MOST HANEOUS MASSACRES THEY COMMITTED, KILLING I THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS

*MORDAKHAI RA'NAN 1 Irgun gang leader I DEIR YASSIN MASSAC'RE *YETSHAK SHAMIK 1 lrgun gang leader I LIEIR YASSIN MASSAC'RE &Foreign Minister 1 SABRA & SHATILA MASSAC'RE *DAVID SHALTEIL I Haganah leader / DEIR YASSIN MASS/lCIRE "YEHOSHAA ZETLER I Shtern gang leader I DEIR YASSIN MASSAC'RE *LABIDOT 1 Attack leader 1 Irgun leader 1 LIEIR YASSIN MASSAC'RE "YANSHREEN SHEEF 1 Unit leader / DEIR YASSlN MASSAC'RE *ARIEL SHARON 1 Special Unit 1 0 1 leader 1 KIBYA MASSAC'RE &Minister of Defense / SABRA &SHATILA MASSAC'RE *SHMUEL MELINKI 1 Co~nmanderof the unit I KAFR KASLYIM MASSAC'RE "GOBRAEEL DAHAN I Unit leader / KAFR KASSIM MASSAC'RE *ALOUF SHADMI 1 Frontier Guard Commander I KAFR KASSIM MASSA('RE "SHALOM OFEK 1 Sergeant I KAFR KASLYIM MASSAC'RE *ZVI TSUR 1 Area Conmander I KAFR KASSIM MASSACRE *DAVID BINGORUEN I Prime Minister / KAFR KASSIM MASS/1C'RE *MOSHE DAYAN 1 The then Chicf of Staff I KAFR KASIYIM MASSA('RE *SHIMON PERES 1 The then Director General of the Ministry of Defense I KAFR KASSIMMASSACRE *ELI HEBEKA 1 Attackers leader I SABRA & SHATILA MASSAC'RE *FAD1 AFRAM I Lebanon Army leader I SABRA & SHATILA MASSACTRE *ELI GEEFA 1 Unit leader I SABRA & SHATILA MASSAC'RE *AMOS YARON 1 Field Commander in West Beirut 1 SABRA & SHATILA MASSAC'RE *AMIR DRORI 1 Commanding General of the Northern Command I SABRA & SHATILA MASSACRE *YAHOSHAA SAJOY 1 Militant Intelligence Chief I SABRA & SHATILA MASSAC'RE *SAID HADDAD / South Lebanon Army leader I SABRA & SHATILA MASSAC'RE "MENACHEM BEGIN 1 Prime Minister I SABRA & SHATILA MASSAC'RE *RAFAEL EITAN 1 Chief of Staff 1 SABRA & SHAZYLA MASSAC'RE "GARSHOUN SALAMOUN 1 Attacker's Group leader /A L-AQSA MASSAC'RE *AREIA BIB1 1 Jerusalem Police chairman 1 AL-AQSA MASSAC'RE *YETSHAK RABEEN 1 Minister of Defense 1 AL-AQSA MASSAC'RE &AL-IBRAHIMI M. MASSACRE *BAROUKH GOLDESHTAIN 1 Kakh Group member, the attacker I AL-IBRAHZMZ MOSQUE MASSACRE *RONIN RAFEEFI Ibrahimi Mosque security leader 1 AL-IBRAHIMI MOSQUE MASSACRE *KOBI BIN YOUSEF I Ibrahimi Mosque security I AL-IBRAHIMI MOSQUE MASSAC'RE *FEEF DOUR1 I Ibrahimi Mosque security I AL-IBRAHIMI MOSQUE MASSAC'RE *DOB STALMAN 1 Ibrahimi Mosque area Commander 1 AL-IBRAHIMI M0,YQUE MASSACRE "MAEEL KLEEGEE 1 Hebron area Commander 1 AL-IBRAHIMI MOIYQUE MASSACRE 'YAHOUDA BARAK 1 The then Chief of Staff 1 AL-IBRAHIMI M. MASSAC'RE & AL AQSA INTIFADA Saturday November 25,2000 Time Eng Zish Main Convention Hall Plaza 3 & 4 9:00 AM 4.41riU Internet activism

Ismail Royer Moderator: Majdi Odeh ~

10:45 AM Civil Rights Under Siege Civil Rights Under siege 12:15 PM Dr. Sarni A1 Aryan Dr. Sami A1 Aryan Paul Finerty Paul Finerty Session # 9 Moderator: Amer Haleem Moderator: Amer Haleem Rules of understanding 4:15 PM Qura'n & Sunnah Qura'n & Sunnah

Dr. Jamal Badawi Dr. Jamal Badawi Session # 10 Sh. Jarnal Said Sh. Jarnal Said

Moderator: Basman Dahleh Moderator: Basman Dahleh 7:30 PM 4s2-J 4941 10:30 PM Samar Tarfihi Samar Tarfihi Session # 11 Friday November 24,2000

Time Arabic Eng lish Main Convention Hall Plaza 3 & 4 9:00 AM wid 4ii :t;.raJ Serving Palestine 10:30 AM &+Ul- a @I Sh. Ali Tarnimi

usdl hi,$dl : +I Moderator: Otman Ata 10:45 AM Political Agenda Political Agenda 12:15 PM Paul Findlay Paul Findlay Dr. Sarni A1 Aryan Dr. Sami A1 Aryan Session # 5 Dr. Sabri Samira Dr. Sabri Samira

Moderator: Rafeeq Jaber Moderator: Rafeeq Jaber 1:00 PM Jumaa Prayer Jumaa Prayer 2:OO PM Dr. Tariq Suidan Dr. Tariq Suidan -I -I 6% LA!6h . - dl+* &ua JJisdI (51~- && J&s.rll 5:15 PM qtj_(ttl$&I Ramadan The School of 6:45 PM $p~4 iLYl Faith

Session # 6 Moderator: Q. Hasan +I dl J+ :?dl 7:00 PM All Palestine is Quds All Palestine is Quds 8:30 PM Sh. Jarnal Saied Sh. Jarnal Saied Dr. Tariq Suidan Dr. Tariq Suidan Session # 7 Sh. Kamal A1 Khatib Sh. Kamal A1 Khatib Moderator:Dr. A. Siddique Moderator:Dr.- A. Siddique The Reaction The Israeli's had crossed a more wounded. Hospital reports captive as the Israeli's refused to allow sensitive red line, and Palestinians confirmed that Israeli soldiers were people in or out of these areas. The would not take it lying down. The day aiming for the upper body when Israeli's refused to allow food and after Sharon's visit, which was a shooting at Palestinians. In addition to medical supplies to enter Palestinian Friday, Muslims from throughout those injured, seven people lost their cities. To make matters worse, gangs Palestine converged on A1 Aqsa for vision after being shot in the eye by of Zionist settlers, illegally living on Jum'aa prayers. Immediately after the the Israeli's. Palestinians in other stolen Palestinian land, went on I prayer, soldiers and Palestinian cities in the , Gaza, and several nighttime terror rampages. worshippers did battle. Zionist inside Palestine- 1948 (Israel) took to They would often kidnap Palestinians, soldiers shot in all directions with tear the streets to protest yet another Israeli torture them, and then murder them, gas, rubber coated metal bullets, and massacre. Zionist troops responded to all with the tacit approval and 1 live ammunition. Snipers took up the rock throwing demonstrators with cooperation of the Israeli army. positions and began shooting at guns, tanks, rockets, and helicopters. individual targets. Several Soon, all major Palestinian cities were Palestinians were killed, and hundreds under siege. Palestinians were held Victims One of the most important Movement, and the mayor of the crew. The journalists caught footage outcomes of the New Intifada was the largest Arab town inside Palestine- of Jamal Al Dura and his 12 year-old union of all Palestinian political 1948, Um El Fahim. Sheikh Ra'ed son Mohammed as they hid behind a factions under a coalition to fight the was the target of an assassination concrete block in Gaza. trying to occupation. What had started out as a attempt by Zionist soldiers. The dodge Israeli gunfire. Despite reaction to Zionist aggression evolved nearly fatal bullet fired towards him shrieking pleas from witnesses, the quickly into the Palestinian war of only grazed his head, Alhumdulillah. Israeli's opened fire on the two, killing independence. Palestinians living Inside the occupied territories, the young Mohammed as he lay in his inside Israel, falsely referred to as numbers of those killed and injured father's arms. Jamal A1 Dura was also Israeli Arabs, stood in solidarity with have been astronomical. It is difficult shot eight times, but miraculously their brothers and sisters in the to give an accurate number of those survived. The Israeli's scandalously occupied territories, defying the killed because the death toll rises on a claimed that Mohammed Al Dura was I Zionist presence in Palestine. Over daily basis. Yet in the first six weeks killed in crossfire with Palestinian I one dozen Palestinians from inside of the Intifada, over 200 Palestinians gunmen, but the video footage clearly Israel joined the ranks of the glorious were killed, and close to 8,000 injured. shows how young Mohammed was martyrs of the New Intifada. Among One third of those killed, and over half murdered in cold blood. Was the hundreds of injured inside of those injured have been children. Mohammed that much of a threat to Palestine-1 948 was Sheikh Ra'ed The most horrifying scene of the Israeli security? Salah. the leader of the Islamic Intifada was captured by a French TV IAP Position

The Islamic Association for Palestine All Palestine is Sacred. It is every thing to protect Al Masjid is in full support of the New Intifada. the land of Isra and Maraj, the A1 Aqsa. We stand with our Palestinian brothers land of the Prophets, and the land We pray that Allah (swt) accepts the and sisters at this difficult time, and of the Day of Judgement. glorious martyrs of the New Intifada, we stand with the masses of the "It's Our Aqsa, Not Their that He rewards and relieves all of Muslim Ummah that regard Palestine Temple!" It never has been their those injured and afflicted by the as an Islamic trust. temple, it never will be their Zionist aggression, and that He sends The IAP would like to reiterate three temple, inshullah. The Zionists down His victory to the people of things to the world: will stop at nothing to destroy Palestine and to the Muslim Ummah- We support and advocate for a Islam's third holiest mosque and Ameen! comprehensive and just solution build in its place a third temple. to the cause of Palestine. We must be able to sacrifice Ariel Sharon's Intrusion of A1 Aqsa

On September 28,2000, the squaring off against fully armed Palestinian civilians by the Israeli's infamous Ariel Sharon entered the military personnel. This incident are directly attributed to Sharon. sacred grounds of A1 Haram A1 sparked off a new chapter in The most notorious of these Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary), Palestinian history; the New massacres was the brutal execution which houses A1 Masjid A1 Aqsa. Intifada was born. of over 3,000 Palestinians in the Sharon, along with 1,000 Israeli The Palestinians were not refugee camps of Sabra and security officers, polluted the pure only outraged by the provocative Shatilla in Lebanon on September and holy site as he attempted to move, but they were also shocked 16, 1982. Sharon would later be prove Israeli sovereignty over all by the perpetrator of the found responsible for the atrocity of A1 Quds. Muslims flocked to provocation, a person who is by an Israeli commission the scene in order to repel the responsible for the death of investigating the incident. This Zionist intrusion on Islam's' third thousands of Palestinians. Ariel war criminal represents all that is holiest mosque. The Palestinians Sharon's history as a terrorist evil for Palestinians, and a visit by bravely defended A1 Aqsa, arming leader goes back over 50 years. him to the most sacred site in themselves with rocks and Numerous massacres of innocent Palestine was totally unacceptable. -BC: Abraham's sons were scattered 1250 Moses emancipates the throughout the old world; Is- Israelite slaves from the Egyp- 40 years after they built the mail preferred the land of Hi- tian Pharaoh. and they wander foundations of the first shrine ja~,~hile lshaq preferred the in the Sinai desert for 40 jears. for worshipping God on earth, land of AI-Sham. By leaving He dies before reaching thc the Ka'ba in Makkah, the An- Palestine, Abraham's descen- land of Canaan. gels orland Adam built the dants did not fulfill the "Prom- tbundations of the second ised Land" claimed by Jews 1200 Israelite tribes led by house of worship , (he AI-Aqsa later, simply because there was Joshua invade Canaan, settling Mosque in Jerusalem. no such thing. Rather, God near Jericho. promised to make the Holy Land inherited by the good 4000-3500 Canaanites were 1020 Israelite tribes establish believers not by any race or the first to migrate from the fragile union under their first ethnicity ! Arab Peninsula to settle in king Saul (Talot). Palestine. Later, the Canaanite Jebusites built their central 2000 The Hebrews migrated 1000-961 David becomes the walled city of Jebus. The city from the Arab Peninsula to King of the united tribes of had different Canaanite names, Palestine. They were Semitic Israel, and establishcs his like: Or-Salem and Or-Shalim people, like the Canaanites, capital in Jerusalem before it was given the famous who were neither Israelites nor name of Jerusalem. The Ca- Jewish since they existed be- 961-922 Solomon inherits naanites built other cities, like: fore Israel (Jacob) and Moses. the kingdom from David. He Hebron or Arba' (Al-Khalil), A group of wanderers, adven- builds the Temple of Solomon Yarihou (Jericho) the moon's turers, and soldiers, the He- to house the Ark of the Cove- city, Bait Shan (Besan), Dajon brews settled among the more nant. (Gaza), Shakim () and advanced and civilized Ca- Ako (Acre). naanites and inherited thcir 922 The kingdom of David, language, the crafts of plough- 80 years after it was estab- 2000 Canaanite Banu I lith ing the soil, building houses lished , is torn apart by power and other major aspects of the welcomed Abraham when he struggles after the death of Canaanite civilization. migrated to their land from Ur Solomon. The kingdom of (Iraq). At that time, Jerusalem Israel is established in the was a full-fledged City with a 1700 Joseph brought his north, with the smaller King- royal regime, a religious hier- father Israel (Jacob), the grand- dom of Judah to the south. archy, and a holy center. Soon, son of Abraham, and his broth- Abraham and his family be- ers from Palestine to Egypt. 740-722 The Assyrian con- came a dignified part of the quest. 'The kingdom of Israel is local inhabitants of Palestine. destroyed, and the kingdom of Judah is made into a vassal sponsors a great extension and monasteries are built, including state, paying tribute to the renovation of the Second Tem- the Church of the Holy Sepul- Assyrians. ple in an attempt to gain sup- cher. Palestine becomes part port from the Jews. Anarchy of the Byzantine Empire and 587-538 Babylonian rule. reigns after his death in 4 BC. restrictions placed on Jews The revolt against Babylon result after the Samaritan revolt results in the destruction of -CE: in 529 CE. Judah in 586, including Jeru- salem and the Temple of 27-30 Ministry of Jesus of 614-628 The Sassanian Solomon. The Judeans are Nazareth. The pure teachings Persians under Khosru 11, con- exiled from Babylon. of Jesus threaten the estab- quer Palestine from the Byzan- lished Jewish priesthood. Un- tines, sack Jerusalem, massacre 538-332 Persian rule. King able to accept his message, the Christians and destroj thcir of Persia, Cyrus I1 conquers the they lobby for his elimination holy places, including the 1101y Babylonians and allows Jews by the Roman authorities. Sepulcher. to return to Judah. 70 Titus enters Jerusalem to 610 The first Qur'anic 535-515 Construction of the quell a Jewish revolt and de- revelations are received by the Second Temple in Jerusalem molishes the Second Temple. Prophet Mohammed on Mt. under Persian patronage. Hira near Makkah. 132-135 The Roman Em- 332 The Persians are de- peror Hadrian sends in troops 621 The Night Journey and feated by Alexander the Great, to put down the Bar Kohba Ascension, AI-lsra' and Al- and Palestine comes under revolt. 50 fortresses and 1,000 Miraj. In one ofthe most cele- Greek control and influence. villages are destroyed. Jerusa- brated events in Islam, the lem is completely razed and a Prophet Muhammad is taken 143-63 The Maccabean new city, Aelia Capitolina is from Makkah to Jerusalem, revolt against Greek rule es- built on its ruins. A temple where he ascends through the tablishes Jewish Hasmonean dedicated to Jupiter is built on heavens to the throne of Allah. rule over a large area of Pales- the ruins of the Second Tem- tine. ple, and Jews are banned from 628 Heraclius defeats the living in or entering the city. Persians and regains control of 63 The Roman general Palestine for the Byzantines. Pompey takes Jerusalem and 314-614 Under the Christian extends Roman control over all Emperor Constantine. Jerusa- 636 'The battle of Yarniuk. of Palestine. lem becomes a center for Muslim forces defeat the Christian pilgrimage. Holy By~antines,paving the ha] for 37 The Romans appoint sites associated with Jesus arc the conquest of Jerusalem. Herod King over . He discovered and churches and 638 Muslim forces open 0 1164 Nuradin Zinki Jerusalem. Sophronius sur- defeats the Crusaders at + 1882 The British occupy renders the city to the Ca- Asqalan and conquers Egy pt. liph Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, Egypt in 1 169. Salahudin who guarantees the people who unites Egypt and + 1882 Baron Edmond de of Jerusalem protection for in 1 I83 succeeds him. Rothchild of Paris provides their lives, property and financial backing for Jew- places of worship. Sophro- 1187 The Battle of Hittin. ish colonization in Pales- nius asked to banish the Salahudin defeats the Cru- tine. First waves of Zionist Jews from Jerusalem be- saders at Hittin and goes on mass emigration to Pales- cause of their conspiracies to liberate Jerusalem. tine begin. against the Christians. 1187-1250 Ayyubid rule. + 1885 The Dreyfuss affair. 685 The Umayyad Caliph Theodore Herzl, a Jewish Abdal-Malik Ibn Marwan + 1260-1517 Mamluke rule. correspondent for the Vi- commences construction of enna Neue Freie Presse the . + 1516-1917 Ottoman rule covers the trial in Paris. He begins with the reign of later conceives of the idea 705 The Umayyad AI- Sultan Selim I. His son, of a Jewish State. Walid completes construc- Suleiman the Magnificent tion of Al-Aqsa Mosque consolidates his domain + 1891 German Jewish started by Abdel Malik Ibn into the greatest world millionaire Baron Maurice Marwan. power of the time. He re- de Hirsch founds Jewish stores Jerusalem with spe- Colonization Association 754-974 Abbasid rule. cial attention to the Aqsa (JCA). Mosque complex. 990-1099 Fatimid rule. + 1892 The Ottoman gov- Interrupted by two decades + 1799 Napoleon Bona- ernment forbids sale of of rule by Seljuk Turks . park is defeated by the state land to foreign (non- Ottomans at Acre, under Ottoman) Jews in Palestine. 1095 Pope Urban I1 the leadership of Ahmad al. called for the First Crusade. Jazzar. + 1896 Publication of Der .Juu'enstaut, The Jewish 1099-1187 Crusader + 1862 Political Zionism is State', by Theodore Herzl. occupation of Jerusalem spurred on by Moses I-less, Sultan Abdel Hamid 11 re- and most of Palestine. who publishes Rome and jects Herzl's proposals for a Jerusalem. Jewish state in Palestine. JCA operation in Palestine + 1914 Outbreak of World + 1917 November The begins. War I. Balfour Declaration. A statement of British policy + 1897 The first World + 1915 July Hussein- on Zionism originally put Zionist Congress confer- McMahon correspondence forward in a letter from ence is held at Basel, Swit- begins. This correspon- Foreign Secretary Balfour zerland, despite the opposi- dence concludes on January to the head of the British tion of the chief rabbis of 30, 19 16 with British assur- Zionist Federation, Lord the West. The World Zi- ance of postwar independ- Rothschild. It endorses the onist Organization (WZO) ence for Palestine. establishment of "a national is established. home" for the Jewish peo- + 1916 May Signing of the ple in Palestine, stipulating + 1900 The JCA take re- secret Sykes-Picot Agree- that this should not com- sponsibility for colonies ment dividing Arab prov- promise the rights of non- supported by Baron de inces of the Ottoman Jewish communities in Pal- Rothchild. Empire between Britain estine. and France. + 1907 The first kibbutz, based on exclusively Jew- ish labor, is established

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+ 1917 December Surrender + 1920 July Herbert Samuel + 1923 The Jewish Agency is of Ottoman forces in Jerusa- (a Zionist Jew) is appointed formed to encourage Jewish lem to Allied forces under British High Commissioner immigration to Palestine. General Allenby. By Sep- over Palestine, two years tember 19 18, the whole of before the League of Nations + 1925 March Palestinians Palestine is under Allieds ratifies the British Mandate hold a general strike protest- control. over Palestine, ing against a visit by Lord Balfour to Jerusalem. + 1918 Establishment of the + 1921 May Outbreak of riots Muslim-Christian Association in Jaffa and the coastal areas. + 1928 November The in Jaffa and Jerusalem. M--Hajj Muhammad Amin Islamic Conference, meeting M-Husseini is appointed the in Jerusalem demands protec- + 1918 November First Mufti of Jerusalem. tion of Muslim property rights organized protest against the at the Western or 'Ruraq' Wall Balfour Declaration is held. + 1921 August First Syrian- of the Aqsa Mosque complex. Palestinian Conference takes + 1919JanuaryTheParjs place. + 1929 August Al-Buraq Peace Conference is con- Uprising. Zionists' attempt to vened. + 1921 October Haycraft change the status quo of the Inquiry attributes the Jaffa Jewish use of the Western 1919 January The First disturbances to Palestinian Wall leads to a major Muslim Palestinian National Congress fears of steadily increasing revolt. The British arrest of the Muslim-Christian As- Zionist mass immigration. hundreds of Palestinians, and sociation is convened. sentence 20 to death. 800 + 1922 July The Council of others are sentenced to a + 1920 February-March Anti- the League of Nations grants number of years in prison. Zionist demonstrations in the mandate over Palestine to Palestine. the British Government. + 1930 March Fourth Pales- During the Mandate Jewish tinian delegation to London. + 1920 March The Syrian immigration to Palestine demands for the establishment Conference declares the inde- increases at an alarming rate. of democratic representative pendence of Syria (including Most of state owned land is government and for cessation Palestine) under constitutional transferred to Jewish organi- of Zionist mass immigration Kingship of Faisal. zations and Jewish terrorist and land acquisition are re- groups flourish. jected. The British govern- + 1920 July The French ment sends Sir John I-lope- occupy Syria. Simpson to investigate the issues of immigration and and large villages are estab- + 1937 July Publication of land acquisition. He pub- lished. the Peel Commission's report lishes his report In August recommending partition of 1930 stating that 29% of Arab + 1936 April Leaders of Palestine into a Jewish state, families in villages have lost Palestinian political parties an Arab state (to be incorpo- thcir land and recommends constitute an Arab High- rated into Transjordan) and ~uttinga stop to further Jew- Committee under the chair- British Mandatory enclaves, ish immigration. manship of Hajj Amin al- as well as forcible transfer, if Husseini. necessary, of the Palestinian + 1931 December 145 population of the Jewish state. delegates from all parts of the + 1936 May Conference of all Muslim World attend Pan- National Committees meet in + The Arab High Committee Islamic Congress held in Jerusalem to call for "No rejects partition, calling for an Jerusalem. taxation without representa- independent Palestinian state tion". This is the start of the with 'protection of all legiti- + 1935 November Shaikh six-month strike and the Great mate Jewish and other minor- Izziddin Al-Qassam, leader of Rebellion. Palestinians takc ity rights and the safeguarding the first Palestinian resistance up arms against the British of reasonable British inter- group is killed in action authorities, which are assist- ests'. The Arab National against British security forces. ing the Zionists' plans for a Congress held in Syria rejects The group he formed. the Jewish state in Palestine. The partition. ideals he preached, and his Peel Commission was to be martyrdom inspired the great appointed to investigate the + 1937 October The British rebellion in 1936. causes of the rebellion. dissolve the Arab High Com- mittee and all Palestinian Palestinian political leaders + 1936 October Arab High political organizations and submit a joint memorandum Committee accepts appeals by deport five Palestinian leaders to the British High Commis- the Kings of Saudi Arabia and to the Seychelles. sioner requesting cessation of Iraq and the Emir of the Zionist mass immigration Transjordan to call off the + 1938 April-August Irgun and land acquisition, and the General Strike. The Royal kill 1 19 Palestinians in ter- establishment of a govern- Commission under chairman- rorist bombing campaign. ment based on proportional ship of Lord Peel arrives in representation. Palestine in November. + 1939 May British House of Commons votes in favor of + 1936 April Two Palestini- + 1937 April Jewish terrorist White Paper calling for con- ans living near Petah Tikva gang Irgun re-organizes for ditional independence for a are shot dead by Zionist as- terrorist attacks on Palestini- Palestinian state after an sailants. National Commit- ans. interval of 10 years, limiting tees in all Palestinian towns Jewish immigration to 15,000 warns that end of World War UN Genera.I Assembly special per annum for five years with I1 will be the beginning of session. immigration after that subject Zionist struggle in Palestine. to Arab permission, and pro- + 1947 September Publica- tection of Palestinian land + I944 January Stem Gang tion of the UNSCOP report, rights against Zionist acquisi- and Irgun join ranks in the with recommendation for the tion. Zionistsf campaign of terror partition of Palestine. Britain against British. decides to withdraw from + 1939 September Begin- Palestine. ning of World War 11. + 1944 November Two members of the Stern Gang + 1947 November The UN + 1939 October Stem murder Lord Moyne, British General Assembly recorn- Gang, formed under Abraham Secretary of State to Cairo. mends a new partition plan. Stern by dissident Irgunists, The Palestinians, who account calls for alliance with Axis + 1945 May End of World for 70% of the population and powers in war against British. War 11. own 93% of the land, arc allocated 47% of their coun- + 1940 December The SS + 1945 September Illegal try. The Jews, who comprise Patria, carrying illegal Jewish Jewish immigration to Pales- only 30% of the population immigrants to be transferred tine resumes under Haganah and own less than 7% of the by British to alternative ac- control. land, are accorded 53% of the commodation outside Pales- country tine is blown up by Zionist + 1946 May Anglo-American terrorists, killing 252 Jews Committee report recom- + 1948 April Deir Yassin and British police personnel. mends admission of 100,000 Massacre. Irgun and Stem Jews into Palestine and aboli- terrorist gangs under the + 1942 Zionists at the Bilt- tion of Land Transfers regu- command of Menachem more Conference in New lations. Begin and Yitzhak Sharnir York formulate policies for massacre 250 Palestinians, creating a Jewish Common- + 1946 July The bombing of including women and children wealth' in the whole of Pales- the King David Hotel in Jeru- tine and organizing a Jewish salem by Irgun terrorists, army. killing 92 British, Palestinian + 1948 September Count and Jewish civil servants. Folke Bernadotte, UN Me- + 1943 March British un- diator for Palestine, calls for cover Zionist network for + 1947 April-May The amendments to the partition stealing arms and explosives Special Committee on Pales- plan in the interests of justice from British military installa- tine (UNSCOP- is set up in a and is murdered by the Stern tions. David Ben-Gurion Gang. + 1948 Zionists proclaim + 1964 The occupied during independent state in Pales- Liberation Organization is the Six-Day War. tine on 15 May. 750,000 established by the Arab Palestinians are made League. + 1968 Israeli army launches homeless. a napalm attack on the east 6 1966 Israeli forces launch bank of the river Jordan. + 1950 July The Israeli Law an unprovoked attack on the killing 56 people. 30 Jorda- of Return is passed unani- village of Samu in the West nians are killed and 59 in- mously in the Knesset. Its Bank, destroying 125 jured when Israeli warplanes first tenet states: "Every Jew houses, a clinic and a school. bombard the town of Irbid. has a right to emigrate to the '1 969 The south section of Country". + 1967 June 'Six-Day War' Al-Aqsa Mosque is de- On the pretence of a pre- stroyed in an arson attack. + 1953 Kibya Massacre. 75 emptive defensive strike men, women, and children Israel occupies the rest of are brutally murdered and Palestine and parts of Egypt + 1970 February Israeli 42. Israeli Special Forces and Syria. 670,000 more warplanes bomb a factory dynamite the village mosque Palestinians are made near the town of Abu Za'abel and school. homeless. in Egypt, killing at least 70 civilian workers and + 1956 October Kafr Kas- + 1967 June USS Liberty wounding 98. Israeli attack sim Massacre. On the eve of Massacre. Israeli planes are on Bahr a1 Baqr school on 8 Israel's invasion of Egypt, 49 ordered to repeatedly attack April kills 46 children. Palestinian villagers, who the American intelligence were Israeli citizens, are ship USS Liberty, killing 34 + 1972 Israeli jets bombard murdered by Israeli border US Navy crewmen and seven villages in Syria, police. wounding 17 1, so that Israeli killing 200 people. aggression against Arabs + 1956 October Suez Crisis. wouldn't be monitored. + 1973 April Israel assassi- Israel, Britain, and France nates three prominent Pales- challenge Egypt's nationali- + 1967 November UN tinian leaders in Beirut. zation of the Suez Canal. Resolution 242 calling on Israel to withdraw from + 1973 October The Ramadan War. Egypt and Syria launch a surprise at- + 1983 The Israelis are + 1990 October Al-Aqsa tack on Israeli army en- forced to withdraw to the Mosque Massacre.24 Pales- campments in the Occupied southern Lebanon, after tinians are killed and hun- Territories. suffering heavy losses at the dreds are wounded as Israeli hands of the Islamic Resis- troops open fire in the court- + 1975 Civil war erupts in tance. By December of this yards of Al-Aqsa. Lebanon. year, number almost two million. + 1990 The Gulf Wal + 1978 Israel invades south Lebanon with 30,000 troops + 1985 October Israeli jets + 1991 The dramatic in- backed by massive airpower. bomb the PLO HQ in Tuni- crease in Russian immigra- sia, in a bid to assassinate tion causes a housing crisis + 1979 Peace treaty signed Yasir Arafat and the PLO within Israel. Israel requests between Israel and Egypt. leadership. 75 people are $10 billion in loan guaran- killed and 120 wounded tees from the US to help + 1980 Israel's bid to make mostly civilians. absorb one million new Jerusalem its 'eternal capital' immigrants over the next is rejected by the interna- + 1987 December The five years. For the first time tional community. Palestinian uprising, the since the Occupation, Pales- Intifada, begins in Gaza and tinians sit with the Israelis to + 1982 June-August Israel quickly spreads throughout initiate peace talks in Ma- invades Lebanon and begins all the Occupied Territories. drid. bombardment and destruc- tion of Beirut. More than + 1987 December The + 1992 Elections in Israel. 30,000 civilians are massa- Islamic Resistance Move- The Labor Party is elected cred as cluster bombs and ment, , comes into on a political platform de- phosphorus bombs are existence. signed to assure continued dropped on schools, orphan- financial support from the ages, and hospitals. + 1988 November The us. Palestinian National Council + 1982 September Sabra accepts UN Resolution 242, 4 1992 Israel expels 4 17 and Shatila Massacre. Pal- announces the establishment Palestinians alleged to be- estinian refugees are massa- of the and long to the Islamic Resis- cred by Israeli backed Pha- endorses the appointment of tance Movement Hamas. langist troops. Yasir Arafat as President. + 1993 September The Oslo a series of suicide attacks political bureau chief Khaled peace accords between Israel inside Israel. Mishal in Jordan. Two and the PLO are signed at captured Israeli spies arc the White House in Wash- + 1996 March Hamas captured but later returned to ington. Carries out new round of Israel after Hamas leader, suicide bombings to avenge Sheikh Ahmad Yassin is + 1994 February Hebron the murder of Yahya released from Prision. Massacre. More than 30 Ayyash. Palestinians are killed and + 2000 May Hezbullah hundreds more injured when + 1996 April Israel wages a wins war with Israel. Is- a Jewish settler opens fire on mini-war in South Lebanon raeli's forced to withdraw a congregation of worship- agaisnt Hezbullah. Wonton from Southern Lebanon in a pers in the Mosque of Abra- bombing of civilian targetrs. humiliating retreat. ham in Hebron. uncluding a UN base hous- ing refugees in Qana, left + 2000 September Israeli + 1994 Israel and Jordan over one hundred people war criminal Ariel Sharon sign peace treaty. dead and hundreds more enters the sacred ground of injured. A1 Aqsa. Palestinians pro- + 1995 Mossad agents test the provocative move. assasanate Islamic Jihad + 1996 September Scores Cashes break out all across leader Fathi Shiqaqi in of Palestinians killed, and Palestine. The New Inti- Malta. hundreds more injured after fada is Born! Israel opens a new tunnel 1 + 1995 November 4 Jew- under the Aqsa Mosque

I ish extremist assasinates compound. ~ Israeli prime minister Yitzak Rabin. + 1997 Most major Pales- tinian cities are under the + 1996 January Hamas control of the administrative military leader, Yahya control of the Palestinian Ayyash, is assasinated by Authority. Israel still occu- Israelis in Gaza. Ayyash pies most of the West Bank was at the top if Israeli's and Gaza. Tel. 972-669-9595 Most Wanted list for making Fax: 972-669-9597 the bombs that were used in + 1997 November Moassad attempts to murder Hamas IAP MISSION The Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) is a not-for-profit, public-awareness, educa- tional, political, social, and civic, national grassroots organization dedicated to advancing a just. comprehensive, and eternal solution to the cause of Palestine and sufferings of the Palestinians.

IAP STRUCTURE The IAP is open to all men, women, and youth that agree with the IAP's goals and princi- ples. Since its founding in 1981, the IAP has grown into the largest Muslim, Arab, and Palestin- ian American grassroots organization dedicated to the cause of Palestine with tens of regional and local chapters, representatives, and offices around the country. A national Board of Dire - tors. an Executive Committee, local committees, and a number of staffers run the IAP.

IAP OBJECTIVES 1. Presenting Religious and Historical Perspectives on Palestine. Palestine is the land of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and Al-Aqsa Mosque: the second house of worship to be built on earth -40 years after the

Ku'bu in Mecca-, , the third Holy Shrine, prophet Muhammad's Isru ' and Mi'raj (journey and as- cension) stage between Mecca and heavens, and birth place of prophet Issa (Jesus). Palestine is the cradle of prophethood and revelations, where many prophets were born, lived, visited, and/or died. The father of Prophets, Ibraheem (Abraham), who was welcomed by the Canaanites (old Palestin - ans) when he migrated from Ur, Iraq to their historical land, was promised by God to make the Holy Land inherited -not by a chosen people-, but by the good believers regardless of their race or ethnic- ity. Palestine was conquered and occupied by several ancient and new forces, but the only people that had never ceased to be the majority and to continually live on its land, is its Arab population starting with thc Canaanites and continuing with today's Palestinians. Hence, the IAP works with all true believers to keep Palestine and its people free, opcn, and ruled justly.

2. Educating People about the Palestinian Issue. The Israeli occupation of Palestine has led to in.justicc and oppression against Palestinians, and instability and troubles throughout the , and beyond. Consequently, the IAP works for the real peace that results when all forms of oc- cupation are ended, all Palestinians in exile are allowed a return to their homeland, illegal Jewish settlements are dissolved, Jerusalem is ruled by Palestinians. and freedom and democracy are estab- lished for all residents.

3. Rallying Efforts in Support of the True Solution to the Palestinian Problem. The TAP urges Muslim, Arab and Palestinian Americans is well as all fair-minded Americans to exercise their im- portant role in promoting a just and unbiased American position toward the issue of Palestine, and exposing dangers of the unconditional tax-funded American aid to Israel. Who Are Our Valued Guest Speakers?

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