Monday, May 4, 2015

Palestinians in Gaza rally and march in support of Yarmouk under attack


The National and Islamic Forces in Gaza organized a mass march in support of the struggling Palestinian people in Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria, who are now threatened with the massacre at the hands of the criminal gang ISIS. Thousands attended the march in Nuseirat with broad participation from many Palestinian organizations, including the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The march was led by a vehicle calling out slogans and songs of solidarity with Yarmouk camp, and marched through Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza.

Participants carried Palestinian flags and signs in solidarity with fellow Palestinians in Yarmouk, emphasizing the urgent need to stop the bleeding of our people and remove ISIS from the camp. The marchers called on Palestinian leadership to take action to end the suffering of Palestinians in Syria. Imad Al-Helou, speaking on behalf of the National and Islamic Forces, said “today, we all stand here together to say that Yarmouk camp will not fall, and will defeat all of the conspiracies targeting our people in Yarmouk, the capital of the diaspora.” He also emphasized the need to end the bloodshed in the camp practiced by armed groups, and to end the siege of Yarmouk camp, which has prevented the entry of aid and food, and for urgent Palestinian action to defend and save Yarmouk camp, which remains home to thousands of Palestinian refugees, despite the fleeing of over 160,000 people from Yarmouk. 

“We demand the expulsion of armed extremists from the camp and an end to the conspiracies against our people inside and outside Palestine. We need to resolve this issue through implementing the right of return of Palestinian refugees and ensuring this remains our highest priority.”

Comrade Hani Khalil of the PFLP said “today, we stand in recognition of the steadfastness of our people in Yarmouk camp and together with their suffering and tragedy in light of the ongoing and escalating crimes committed by groups such as ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra against Palestinian refugees in Yarmouk. This is part of a process of human and political extermination directed against Palestinian refugees.” He said “we must break the siege on the camp and liberate the camp from these groups, and aid the return of displaced persons to their homes inside the camp,” calling for a joint force of Palestinian factions to liberate the camp.

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