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19 May 2009 MP Dr. Ahmed Abu Halabia, the
rapportuer of the Quds committee in the Palestinian
legislative council, has charged that the Palestinian
negotiations with the Israeli occupation authority
were allowing time for judaizing occupied Jerusalem.
Abu Halabia in a statement to the PIC asked the
Palestinian negotiators to end their futile talks with
the IOA, which allows the latter to implement its
schemes.
He also noted that the holy Aqsa Mosque was the
target of systematic attacks, pointing to the
continuation of IOA digging under the Aqsa
foundations.
The lawmaker asked Arabs and Muslims to do
something for the sake of Jerusalem and the Aqsa
Mosque.
He said that the Arab and Islamic official regimes
should assume better roles in defending Jerusalem and
in exposing the Zionist schemes against it.
Another Palestinian MP, Dr. Atef Odwan, told a
rally in northern Gaza on Sunday that the Palestinian
people would foil all attempts to liquidate the right
of return.
He asserted that RoR "is a sacred, inalienable
right", and the Palestinian people would never
authorize anyone to sign an agreement dropping that
right or surrendering the historical land of
Palestine.
European campaign urges British gov’t to press
Israel to open Gaza crossings
The European campaign to end the siege appealed to
the British government to use its influence and
pressure Israel to immediately open the Gaza crossings
for humanitarian assistance and reconstruction
materials, deploring the EU slowdown to end the
suffering of one and a half million Palestinians in
the Gaza strip.
The European campaign called, in its letter to
British premier Gordon Brown, for direclty asking
Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to open Gaza
crossings and allow in reconstruction materials
immediately.
The letter pointed to the suffering of thousands of
Palestinian families whose homes were destroyed during
the Israeli war.
“How can the global conscience remain silent and
unable to provide shelter for thousands of children
displaced by the war?” the letter questioned.
It underlined that the European silence on what is
going on in besieged Gaza is considered practical
participation in the Israeli blockade that killed so
far more than 300 patients while hundreds others are
awaiting the same fate as the closure of crossings
continue.
The letter hailed four senior EU officials for
demanding the Israeli foreign minister to open the
crossings for humanitarian aid, saying that it is a
step in the right direction and must be followed by
rapid steps to end the Israeli siege imposed three
years ago.
In another context, the "Hope" for Gaza convoy will
be moving today from the Egyptian port of Alexandria
towards Port Said before heading to the Rafah border
crossing.
Italian senator Fernando Rossi said Monday said
that the work is underway to end the administrative
procedures for the entry of aid trucks into Gaza.
Rossi added that 12 European lawmakers from Italy,
Greece, Switzerland, Ireland and Britain left Cairo
for Port Said to contribute to the delivery of medical
aid to Gaza especially for the people with special
needs, pointing out that those participants will
escort the convoy of 40 medium-sized trucks loaded
with medical equipment in addition to 12 ambulances.
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