By Laila M El-Haddad in Gaza
Monday 16 August 2004, 22:08 Makka Time, 19:08 GMT
Thousands of Palestinians have marched in Gaza in a show of solidarity with political prisoners being held in Israeli jails and detention centres. Palestinians from across the Gaza Strip and its political spectrum, including hundreds of women, religious figures, MPs, and civil society activists, participated in Monday's protest. Many held up framed pictures of their loved ones and large banners proclaiming "Yes to hunger, no to submission".
Too bad these morons don't realize that they've been saying "yes" to both hunger and submission for many years now. Arafat has stolen the food from their mouths for decades. Additionally, the violent terrorist factions have long forced the Palestinian people into submission over many issues as well. Remember how al Aqsa terrorists shot 15 year-old Hassan al-Zanin because his family didn't want a rocket launched from their home's yard?
Some 1500 Palestinian political prisoners in four different Israeli detention centres began a hunger strike yesterday in protest of their poor conditions. "We are here to express our solidarity with our brothers and sisters who are suffering under miserable conditions in Israeli cells. We are here asking for their freedom," said one marcher. The march ended in front of the Legislative Council, where a series of solidarity tents have been set up. Similar tents have been erected near Red Croissant Cross offices throughout the West Bank. |