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Palestine under shadow of new Intifadah with occupation of West Bank

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The Zionist Regime’s plans these days to annex parts of the West Bank and the Jordan Valley and the destruction of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem despite the coronavirus outbreak has caused Palestinian and international circles to warn that such movements will ruin the possibility of peace in the light of the establishment of the Palestinian state.

Israeli regime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed before the general elections in March that would offer a plan to annex the Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley in line with US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the settlements.

Some members of Israeli parliament have recently offered bills to legalize the regime’s dominion over these areas that were supported by heads of Jewish settlements councils, asking the Knesset to vote for such plans.

Following such movements, the Foreign Ministry of the Palestinian Authority issued a statement saying it is in talks with different international parties in the United Nations and the Security Council to put pressure on the Zionist Regime to block the movement.

Arif Daraghmeh, a researcher for the region, warned the annexation plan is a political one and is aimed at dominating over the water and agricultural sources of Palestine, urging different institutions not to confine their reactions to condemn but to follow up the issue in the international sphere.

The Palestinian Liberation Organization said that Palestine would bring the case to the International Criminal Court to hold the Zionist Regime accountable for its war crimes in the Gaza Strip, West Bank and Occupied Jerusalem.

PLO said that the Israeli Regime is taking advantage of the opportunity made by the coronavirus pandemic when the world is busy dealing with the virus, continuing to expand settlements ignoring the health Palestinians.

PLO warned that the Israeli Regime has issued 22 warnings in the Palestinian areas and continued to destroy their homes in all Palestinian lands and in the Jordan Valley, adding that the ICC’s attorney office has approved Palestinian have the right to bring the case to this court.

Moreover, ambassadors from European Union, Britain, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Sweden have offered their formal objection to annexation plans to Netanyahu.

127 members of the British Parliament from different parties wrote a letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, asking to impose economic sanctions on the Zionist Regime if they tried to implement annexation plans.

United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Jamie McGoldrick in his recent monthly report asked Israeli officials to stop the destruction of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, due to Ramadan month and the coronavirus outbreak.

Taking into consideration the fact that the Zionist Regime has violated any agreement reached in the course of 72 years since the occupation of Palestine and now wants to occupy the West Bank, Palestinians threatened the regime to put all agreements aside.

If the Israeli regime continues its aggressive measures, a new Intifadah by Palestinian people, this time with more international support, is not unlikely, given that the Muslim world is on the verge of the Quds day./   Irna/

 

President: Iran to Commemorate Int’l Quds Day amid Coronavirus Epidemic

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined the importance of the International Quds Day, saying that people in several cities in Iran which face lower risks of coronavirus epidemic will come out to mark the day.
“Two decisions have been made for the Quds Day; first is that Quds Day will be held in 218 cities which are white cities (considering the low risk of coronavirus epidemic) not in the form of rallies but by presence in the Friday prayers (and of course) by respecting all hygiene protocols,” President Rouhani said, addressing a meeting of the National Coronavirus Campaign Headquarters on Saturday.

He added that the International Quds Day rallies will be held in Tehran symbolically.

“It was decided that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) be tasked with holding the rallies,” Rouhani said, explaining that the rallies in Tehran will come in the form of a car-driving rally in a symbolic move and without ordinary people’s presence.

Earlier this month, an official with the Coordination Council of Islamic Propagation Organization said Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei will deliver a speech on the occasion of the International Quds Day corresponding with May 22.

Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif announced the likelihood of canceling this year’s International Quds Day rallies in Tehran due to the coronavirus outbreak, noting that Ayatollah Khamenei will deliver a live speech on the occasion.

He said because of the problems caused by the COVID-19 disease, the Council has been reviewing different options to commemorate this year’s International Quds Day.

“The cyberspace and social media are among the options that could be used properly for glorifying the event,” he added.

General Sharif said the final decisions will be announced later.

Last year on May 31, participants at rallies of the International Quds Day in Tehran in their final communique re-voiced their all-out support for the “oppressed people of Palestine” till the final liberation of the occupied territories from “Zionist occupiers”.

The International Quds Day is an annual event opposing Israel’s occupation of Beitul-Muqaddas. Anti-Zionist rallies and demonstrations are held on the last Friday of Ramadan in Muslim and Arab countries around the world, specially in Iran, as well as a large number of non-Muslim states.

The International Quds Day was started by the late Founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, in 1979 as a way of expressing solidarity with the Palestinians and underscoring importance of the holy Quds to Muslims. / Farsnews /

Int’l Quds Day to Be Marked Online in UK

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This year’s International Quds (Jerusalem) Day will be observed online in Britain due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The International Quds Day is a legacy of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, who designated the day in solidarity with Palestinians.

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the International Quds Day has been held worldwide on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

This year, the International Quds Day falls on Friday, May 22.

According to the Islamic Human Rights Commission, for the first time in its history, the Quds Day in UK will go online as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The forced cancellation of the annual marches and rallies around the world does not mean forgetting the Palestinians at this important time of the Islamic year.

To mark the occasion this year, the Justice for Palestine Committee will be streaming messages from a wide array of community leaders, activists and public figures.

The online event will also include presentations reminding people of the Palestinians’ plight.

As the Coronavirus rips through countries everywhere, nowhere is the disease likely to be more keenly felt than in Palestine, particularly in Gaza where millions of people live cheek by jowl in one of the most densely populated places on earth.

Their suffering is amplified by Israel’s weaponization of COVID-19 to prevent the entry of much needed medical equipment into Palestine and the passage of Palestinians across checkpoints to access health care in Israel or outside.

Those interested can join the event on YouTube and Facebook for #AlQudsDay2020 on Friday, May 22. between 4-6pm UK time. /Iqna/

2020 Intl. Quds Day events to go virtual as COVID-19 rages

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Pro-Palestine activists in Iran and elsewhere are making plans to replace street rallies with online events to commemorate this year’s International Quds Day as a deadly coronavirus pandemic has restricted social life and mass gatherings across the globe.

The International Quds Day is a legacy of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, who designated the day in solidarity with Palestinians.

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, the International Quds Day has been held worldwide on the last Friday of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Nosratollah Lotfi, the deputy chief of the Coordinating Council of Iran’s Islamic Propagation Organization, said the Quds Day will be marked differently in the areas designated as white, yellow and red based on the number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities.

There are three plans for the occasion: the first is holding demonstrations after Friday prayers in the cities which obtain the permission and the second involves families rallying in their cars while observing social distancing guidelines, he said.

The third option, he added, is staging a virtual rally carrying the flags of Palestine and torching the US and Israeli flags.

Separately, Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif, spokesman for Iran’s elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), announced that Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will deliver a speech on the occasion of the International Quds Day, which falls on May 22.

Sharif, who is also the chairman of Intifada (Uprising) and Quds Department of the Coordinating Council of the Islamic Propagation Organization, said it was “very likely” that the capital Tehran would not be able to host this year’s demonstration.

“There are other ways through which the Quds Day can be honored on the national and international stage,” he noted. “We can properly use the potential offered by the cyberspace in this regard.”

Meanwhile, the UK-based Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) said that it will be taking part in the #FlyTheFlag campaign with an online rally on YouTube and Facebook scheduled on May 22 at 4-6 p.m. GMT.

International Quds Day to be observed in pandemic year
International Quds Day to be observed in pandemic year
This year, the International Quds Day will be observed in the time of pandemic.
“To mark the occasion this year, the Justice for Palestine Committee will be streaming messages from a wide array of community leaders, activists and public figures. The online event will also include presentations reminding people of the Palestinians’ plight,” the IHRC said on its website.

This year’s Quds Day is of special importance given US President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel polices that have emboldened the Tel Aviv regime.

In January, Trump unveiled his self-proclaimed “deal of the century” with the aim of legitimizing Israel’s occupation and re-drawing the Middle East map.

The scheme calls for the creation of a Palestinian state with limited control over its own security and borders. It also bars Palestinian refugees from returning to their homeland, enshrines Jerusalem al-Quds as “Israel’s undivided capital” and allows the regime to annex settlements and the Jordan Valley.

Last year’s Quds Day was observed under the slogan “Resistance will Triumph” against Trump’s pro-Zionist measures, including his controversial recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as the “capital” of Israel in 2017. /Press TV/