World Muslims March to Al-Quds
Arranging their efforts around the globe, thousands of activists participated on Friday, June 7, in the Global March to Al-Quds (Occupied Jerusalem), marking the 46th anniversary of the Israeli occupation.
"We need this march in light of the division," Majed al-Zeida, a spokesman for the global rally, told Ma'an news agency.
The peaceful anti-Israeli demonstrations called “The Global March to al-Quds,” took place in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Egypt, US, UK, Canada, Germany, Turkey, Yemen, Indonesia and many other countries on Friday.
The rally is organized every year to mark the anniversary of the occupation of al-Quds by Israeli forces during the 1967 Six-Day War.
The demonstrators also protested against the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements on the occupied Palestinian lands and Tel Aviv's apartheid policies against Palestinians.
The march intends to warn Israel that Al-Quds is a land where all faiths should be welcomed and that any harm to the Holy City could cause an uprising, al-Zeida added in a statement.
It also showed a rare unity between rival members of Hamas and Fatah who were united in the march
Al-Quds is home to Al-Haram Al-Sharif, which includes Islam's third holiest shrine Al-Aqsa Mosque, and represents the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Israel occupied the holy city in the 1967 war and later annexed it in a move not recognized by the international community or UN resolutions.
Since then, Israel has adopted a series of oppressive measures to force the Palestinians out of the city, including systematic demolition of their homes and building settlements.
Erasing the remaining history of Arabs and Palestinians in Al-Quds, a new bill was approved by the Israeli Knesset last May that ordered Hebraizing all Arabic names of the city’s neighborhoods.
Similar marches were organized around the globe, with one of the biggest marches organized by Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to protest Israeli occupation.
"We call on everyone to meet in front of the memorial of the Unknown Soldier in Cairo’s Nasr City after Friday prayers to participate in the Global March to Jerusalem," Muslim Brotherhood Spokesman Ahmed Aref said on his official Facebook page.
Tens of parallel marches held in several countries such as Palestine, Germany, Lebanon, Canada, US, Tunisia and Malaysia.
"The marches aim to highlight the issue of Jerusalem … by which we point out the racism and Judaisation practices of the occupying state against Jerusalem and Palestine," added Aref.
Simultaneous marches were planned in dozens of European and Arab cities.
In Jordan, protesters headed to the Jordan Valley area, the closest point to Jerusalem, where a festival was held. In Cairo, Egyptians headed from the Unknown Soldier statue to the international stadium.
Demonstrators in Tunis went to a large model of Al-Aqsa Mosque which has been erected in al-Habib Bourguiba Street.
Rallies were also planned in Mauritania, Morocco, Malaysia, Turkey and dozens of public squares in Arab countries.
In Europe and the US, protests were planned outside Israeli embassies.
On Saturday, a festival will be held in Moscow showing films about the Palestinian issue and Jerusalem.
Sit-ins were planned in the German cities of Aachen and Stuttgart, and in Norway activists set up a tent in front of parliament.
Source: On Islam
The peaceful anti-Israeli demonstrations called “The Global March to al-Quds,” took place in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Egypt, US, UK, Canada, Germany, Turkey, Yemen, Indonesia and many other countries on Friday.
The rally is organized every year to mark the anniversary of the occupation of al-Quds by Israeli forces during the 1967 Six-Day War.
The demonstrators also protested against the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements on the occupied Palestinian lands and Tel Aviv's apartheid policies against Palestinians.
The march intends to warn Israel that Al-Quds is a land where all faiths should be welcomed and that any harm to the Holy City could cause an uprising, al-Zeida added in a statement.
It also showed a rare unity between rival members of Hamas and Fatah who were united in the march
Al-Quds is home to Al-Haram Al-Sharif, which includes Islam's third holiest shrine Al-Aqsa Mosque, and represents the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Israel occupied the holy city in the 1967 war and later annexed it in a move not recognized by the international community or UN resolutions.
Since then, Israel has adopted a series of oppressive measures to force the Palestinians out of the city, including systematic demolition of their homes and building settlements.
Erasing the remaining history of Arabs and Palestinians in Al-Quds, a new bill was approved by the Israeli Knesset last May that ordered Hebraizing all Arabic names of the city’s neighborhoods.
Similar marches were organized around the globe, with one of the biggest marches organized by Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to protest Israeli occupation.
"We call on everyone to meet in front of the memorial of the Unknown Soldier in Cairo’s Nasr City after Friday prayers to participate in the Global March to Jerusalem," Muslim Brotherhood Spokesman Ahmed Aref said on his official Facebook page.
Tens of parallel marches held in several countries such as Palestine, Germany, Lebanon, Canada, US, Tunisia and Malaysia.
"The marches aim to highlight the issue of Jerusalem … by which we point out the racism and Judaisation practices of the occupying state against Jerusalem and Palestine," added Aref.
Simultaneous marches were planned in dozens of European and Arab cities.
In Jordan, protesters headed to the Jordan Valley area, the closest point to Jerusalem, where a festival was held. In Cairo, Egyptians headed from the Unknown Soldier statue to the international stadium.
Demonstrators in Tunis went to a large model of Al-Aqsa Mosque which has been erected in al-Habib Bourguiba Street.
Rallies were also planned in Mauritania, Morocco, Malaysia, Turkey and dozens of public squares in Arab countries.
In Europe and the US, protests were planned outside Israeli embassies.
On Saturday, a festival will be held in Moscow showing films about the Palestinian issue and Jerusalem.
Sit-ins were planned in the German cities of Aachen and Stuttgart, and in Norway activists set up a tent in front of parliament.
Source: On Islam
