PIC
[ 16/01/2010 - 03:48 PM ]
GAZA, (PIC)-- The European parliamentary delegation on Saturday morning visited many bombed areas in northern Gaza Strip to see closely the humanitarian conditions of citizens and war victims one year after the Israeli war.
The European lawmakers listened during their tour to many tragic stories of war experienced by the people living in the areas destroyed by Israel during its war on the Strip.
For his part, Palestinian lawmaker Mohamed Shihab said in a statement that the visit of such high-ranking European lawmakers and officials is a precedent in the history of the Palestinian people and expressed his thanks for their solidarity with Gaza people.
Shihab called on the European delegates to report about the impacts of the Israeli siege and war to their parliaments and peoples in order to end the suffering of Gaza people and the blockade imposed on them for nearly four years.
For his part, MP Jamal Al-Khudari, the head of the popular committee against the siege, on Saturday called on the visiting European lawmakers and officials to work alongside their governments on pressuring Israel to end its siege on Gaza.
In a speech at the Palestinian legislative council (PLC), Khudari hailed the change in the European solidarity with Gaza and expressed hope that such efforts would continue until the blockade is lifted.
Earlier on Friday, MP Khudari had stated that the visit of the largest European parliamentary delegation to Gaza sends a message to the international community that it should seriously end the unjust blockade on Gaza people.
He added that the presence of such a huge number of European lawmakers in Gaza refects the size of change in the European perspective on Gaza, urging the Arab and Muslim parliaments to follow suit and send delegations to visit Gaza.
The coalition of Palestinian trade unions also welcomed the arrival of this European delegation and considered it a big step towards ending the siege on Gaza.
In a statement, the coalition called on Arab lawmakers to take a similar step reflecting the size of the Arab solidarity with the people of Gaza and translating the resolutions taken by the Arab League to break the blockade.
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