Mosques, churches, protests: Gaza on the Balfour Declaration’s 102nd anniversary
3rd November | Wafa Aludaini | Gaza, Occupied Palestine
On
the 102nd anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, churches rang bells
and mosques called for prayer at the same time, while tens of thousands
of Palestinians entered the buffer zone this Friday between the besieged
Gaza Strip and Israel in the massive weekly Great March of Return
protest.
This 81st week of protests was called “Down with the Balfour Declaration!”. It marks the 102nd anniversary of the British declaration announcing support for the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine. Palestinian masses now are calling on Britain to not only apologize but also rectify this major historical disregard for Palestinian self determination and statehood.
Ali
Salim, 55, stated that the Balfour Declaration, in fact, is the cause
and source of all the Palestinian tragedies and sufferings since then:
“The 102nd anniversary means 102 years of displacement, expulsion,
massacres, and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.”
Khawla Khalil added, “We came here today to confirm our rights, and our rejection of Balfour! These days, we are experiencing the declaration through Trump’s Deal of the Century, when he recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.”
Duaa Abdellateef — spokesperson for the Women’s Committee adjunct to the Committee for the Great Return March — said the weekly marches will continue until Palestinian rights and demands are met.
“We will defeat all the local and international conspiracies that aim at liquidating our Palestinian national cause, including the ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem, disregard of the internationally recognized right of return, and the proposed Israeli annexation of the West Bank.”
On Thursday afternoon, October 31st, mosques in Gaza called for prayers at precisely the same time local churches rang their bells, marking the 102nd anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. The public statement was intended to show all faiths in Gaza renewing their rejection of the British empire’s edict. The coordinated actions by mosques and churches across Gaza were organized by the Great Return March’s higher committee.
Wafa Aludaini is a journalist and activist in Gaza who writes a weekly column for ISM on the Great March of Return.
https://palsolidarity.org/2019/11/mosques-churches-protests-gaza-on-the-balfour-declarations-102nd-anniversary/
Gazans march in protest on the 102nd anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.
This 81st week of protests was called “Down with the Balfour Declaration!”. It marks the 102nd anniversary of the British declaration announcing support for the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine. Palestinian masses now are calling on Britain to not only apologize but also rectify this major historical disregard for Palestinian self determination and statehood.
Palestinian children at the 81st week of the Great March of Return in Gaza.
Khawla Khalil added, “We came here today to confirm our rights, and our rejection of Balfour! These days, we are experiencing the declaration through Trump’s Deal of the Century, when he recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.”
Palestinian
women holds a key, symbolizing the right of return for Palestinian
refugees, at a protest in Gaza on Friday, November 1st.
refugees, at a protest in Gaza on Friday, November 1st.
Duaa Abdellateef — spokesperson for the Women’s Committee adjunct to the Committee for the Great Return March — said the weekly marches will continue until Palestinian rights and demands are met.
“We will defeat all the local and international conspiracies that aim at liquidating our Palestinian national cause, including the ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem, disregard of the internationally recognized right of return, and the proposed Israeli annexation of the West Bank.”
On Thursday afternoon, October 31st, mosques in Gaza called for prayers at precisely the same time local churches rang their bells, marking the 102nd anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. The public statement was intended to show all faiths in Gaza renewing their rejection of the British empire’s edict. The coordinated actions by mosques and churches across Gaza were organized by the Great Return March’s higher committee.
One of the churches in Gaza which took part in the coordinated actions for the
102nd anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.
102nd anniversary of the Balfour Declaration.
Wafa Aludaini is a journalist and activist in Gaza who writes a weekly column for ISM on the Great March of Return.
https://palsolidarity.org/2019/11/mosques-churches-protests-gaza-on-the-balfour-declarations-102nd-anniversary/
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