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Written by Jelena
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Wednesday, 18 March 2009 15:13 |
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 Hundreds of people marched against the wall in northern Tulkarem last this week, including the Governor and members of the World Council of Churches.
The nonviolent message was strong at the demonstration began at the Municipality Building with the General Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees for Social Action and to the Resist the Wall in the forefront.
Several foreign supporters were also accompanying the action that includes a month-long sit-in to the west of the town along the Wall.
This was part of an ongoing series of events in Tulkarem in honor and memorial of 60 years of Al Nakba and 41 years of occupation in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
The Tulkarem Governor stressed the importance of a broad popular movement against the Wall and called on the international community to compel Israel to honor the International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion and destroy the Wall.
A foreign supporter said that people all over the world are beginning to wake up with major support for Palestine coming from all corners.
After the speeches, the singing and chants, Israeli forces fired gas into the crowds of nonviolent demonstrators, including the local population, members of the World Council of Churches, Palestinian officials, and foreign supporters.
Palestinian News Network,
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2874&Itemid=28
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