Palestine News Network (PNN) : "March through the streets of East Jerusalem in support of threatened families to become weekly event" par Maisa Abu Ghazaleh

March through the streets of East Jerusalem in support of threatened families to become weekly event

16.08.09 - 08:57

Jerusalem / Maisa Abu Ghazaleh for PNN – Hundreds marched in East Jerusalem today under the banners of “steadfast in Jerusalem”, “settlers must leave”, and “Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood is in danger, give up freedom and peace.”

Sheikh Jarrah is one of several East Jerusalem neighborhoods under direct assault by Israeli settlers and the occupying administration. Saturday evening’s march began at the Old City’s Damascus Gate, passed through Salah Addin Street, and then moved on to Sheikh Jarrah.

Nonviolent Palestinian demonstrators were joined by dozens of foreign and Israeli supporters who demanded an end to the home demolitions and forced evictions.

Yesterday’s action included a sit-in and balloons in the colors of the Palestinian flag.

Israeli police in the occupied city cordoned off the march at the end of Salah Addin Street, and began to demand identification from participants, recording names and ID numbers. Foreign passport holders were also questioned, as were journalists.

As the crowd circumvented the police blockade, a sit-in began at the solidarity tent in front of one of the homes overtaken by settlers in Sheikh Jarrah.

Speakers addressed the crowds and talked about the cultural expression of the city that will not die even in the face of a great deal of repression, such as that that has been faced by events for “Jerusalem as Capital of Arab Culture, 2009.” Organizers also addressed the issue of the Israeli assault on Muslim and Christian holy places in the city, in addition to its Arab character. Attacks on cemeteries, mosques and churches are part of the Judaization process that is underway in Jerusalem, a situation that has caused outcry from the West to East.

The Saturday action will be a regular thing now, with a Palestinian march in support of the city, organizers say, until Jerusalem is free.




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