Vigil to commemorate 63rd anniversary of Palestinian Nakba: SJN supports the Palestinian refugees’ rights to return to their homeland
The Social Justice Network has called for a vigil to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, 15 May 1948. The Israeli occupation resulted in destroying hundreds of villages, towns and neighborhoods and created more than 750,000 refugees. To date, the Israeli authorities are refusing to accept implementing UN resolutions to allow millions of Palestinian refugees returning to their homeland.
“The SJN called the vigil as response to the many calls from Palestinian organisations to organise mass walk of Palestinian refugees to the borders of Palestine with its neighbouring countries” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson of SJN. “It is expected that millions of Palestinian refugees and thousands of international supporters will arrive to the borders of historical Palestine with neighboring countries on Sunday 15 May 2011”
The masses will demand that Israel should allow their return to their homeland immediately. UN resolution 194 calls on Israeli authorities to facilitate the immediate return of Palestinian refugees to their villages, towns and cities.
The Palestinian refugees are inspired by the successful revolutions by Arab nations against the dictatorships. They are hoping that the walk of millions of refugees to the borders and their protest of the millions for days there will enforce Israeli occupation authorities to allow them to return to their homeland. It will at least highlight the plight of the Palestinian refugees, which lasts for 63 years now.
The SJN hopes to send strong message of support for the Palestinian refugees’ demands to allow them back to their homeland, as per UN resolutions. The SJN also hopes to send strong message to the Australian politicians that their blind support of Israel is not acceptable anymore.
The vigil will be the first activity the network is intending to organise or participate in. In the next few weeks we will announce the further steps we will take to increase the Australian awareness of this highly humanitarian issue. We will announce about them in due time.
The vigil will be next Sunday 15 May 2011, from 2 – 4 pm outside the American Consulate in Sydney – Martin Place. The SJN decided to hold the vigil outside the American Consulate in protest of continued American blind support of Israeli aggressions and wars.
For media contact, Jamal Daoud can be contacted on 0404 447 272
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