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| ACTION ALERT August 20, 2010 | Contact: newseditor@wrmea.com |
Sept. 3 Is Al-Quds Day
Al-Quds is the Arabic name for the holy city of Jerusalem. Al-Quds Day is a day of solidarity with Palestinians living under military occupation by, or as second-class citizens in, Israel. It also extends beyond Palestine to support all oppressed people in their struggles around the world. All over the world rallies and marches are held on Al-Quds Day, the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in order to pledge solidarity with those seeking peace through justice.
As former U.S. President Jimmy Carter wrote in Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid:
“When Israel does occupy this territory deep within the West Bank, and connects the 200-or-so settlements with each other, with a road, and then prohibits the Palestinians from using that road, or in many cases even crossing the road, this perpetrates even worse instances of apartness, or apartheid, than we witnessed even in South Africa.”
Al-Quds Day is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with the oppressed in their struggles all over the world, from Palestine to Iraq, from Congo to Honduras, and from China to right here in our own American backyards. See below for a list of rallies to be held in the U.S. on Sept. 3.
For more information, contact info@alqudsday.org or visit www.alqudsday.org
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