[ 30/03/2011 - 12:53 PM ] LOD, (PIC)-- The Higher Arab Monitoring Committee has declared that a general strike was declared in all areas of Palestine occupied in 1948 on Wednesday on the 35th anniversary of the Land Day .
The committee said in a statement that the strike would cover all institutions and sectors especially local councils, shops, schools, health institutions, farmers, employees, and workers in all sectors.
A march in Lod on Tuesday night signaled the start of the Arab activity to commemorate the event back in 1976 when Israeli security forces killed 6 Palestinians and wounded 100 who were taking part in a demonstration to protest seizure of Arab land.
The march started in front of the Abu Eid family homes, which were demolished by the Israeli authorities, and ended at the municipality.
Another march is expected in Araqib village in the Negev, which was repeatedly leveled by the Israeli authorities, at noon Wednesday, and the central march would take place in Arraba Al-Batuf village in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, Islamic and national forces are expected to participate in a major demonstration in northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday in solidarity with the Arab masses in 1948 occupied Palestine on the occasion of Land Day. An agreement was made that only the Palestinian flag would be hoisted during the march.
The committee said in a statement that the strike would cover all institutions and sectors especially local councils, shops, schools, health institutions, farmers, employees, and workers in all sectors.
A march in Lod on Tuesday night signaled the start of the Arab activity to commemorate the event back in 1976 when Israeli security forces killed 6 Palestinians and wounded 100 who were taking part in a demonstration to protest seizure of Arab land.
The march started in front of the Abu Eid family homes, which were demolished by the Israeli authorities, and ended at the municipality.
Another march is expected in Araqib village in the Negev, which was repeatedly leveled by the Israeli authorities, at noon Wednesday, and the central march would take place in Arraba Al-Batuf village in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, Islamic and national forces are expected to participate in a major demonstration in northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday in solidarity with the Arab masses in 1948 occupied Palestine on the occasion of Land Day. An agreement was made that only the Palestinian flag would be hoisted during the march.
The interior ministry in Gaza gave permission for the march while Hamas called for active participation in it.
Lafta inhabitants reject Israeli plans to sell their land[ 30/03/2011 - 08:29 AM ]
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- Inhabitants of the Lafta village to the northwest of occupied Jerusalem have declared their rejection of the Israeli occupation authority's plan to sell 700 dunums of their land to Jewish contractors.
A number of those inhabitants told a press conference at the Ambassador hotel in Sheikh Jarrah, occupied Jerusalem, on Tuesday that the contractors would build 212 villas on those lands.
They said that the step was in violation of UN resolutions, calling on the international organizations to preserve the village lands from Israeli confiscation.
They said that the villas would be built over 500 dunums after razing 70 buildings in the village.
The inhabitants distributed a statement affirming their insistence on their historical right to their land and heritage.
They asked the world community and human rights groups to pressure Israel into halting its policy of wiping out Palestinian heritage and landmarks.
River to Sea
Uprooted Palestinian
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