Jordan, Tunisia organise rallies for Jerusalem

Thousands of Jordanians on Friday staged a rally in Jordan Valley to show support for the Palestinian people and Jerusalem City, which Israel was seeking to Judaize. The rally coincided with similar events in several world countries in order to stand in face to Israeli efforts to Judaize the holy city. During the protest, they hoisted banners and chanted slogans condemning Israeli occupation authorities, and calling for an independent Palestinian state. They hailed the struggle of the Palestinian people against forced migration of Palestinians and Israeli conspiracies to change the Arab features of Palestine in general and Jerusalem in particular. Addressing the march, Chairman of the Arab Engineers\' Union Abdullah Obaidat said the event was part of a world march held for the second time to deliver a message to Israel that Muslims would stand united in face of any desecration of Jerusalem and al-Aqsa Mosque. Obaidat, who is also the chief of the popular body for the defense of Al-Aqsa Mosque and sanctuaries, said the issue of Jerusalem has something to do with international peace and security as the world views Jerusalem as a holy city and what is being done by Israel is an initial step towards disrupting regional and world peace. For his part, General Mentor of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan Dr. Hammam Saeed said the march aimed to prove to the entire world that the cause of Jerusalem is the issue of the whole Muslim nation and that Israeli conspiracies against Jerusalem would be resolutely resisted. In Tunis, a rally was organized in the center of the Tunisian capital as a sign of support for Jerusalem, with a number of citizens and activists participating. Speakers, mostly of Islamic societies, stressed the significance of this rally which synchronizes with the Israeli occupation of Jerusalem in June 1967. The issue of Jerusalem has a symbolic dimension that always reminds of the pivotal Palestinian cause. A fund-raising campaign was launched during the Tunisian rally for the Palestinian people. The Jordanian and Tunisian marches are mainly meant to spotlight Israeli aggressions on Palestinians and Jewish attempts to Judaize Islamic and Christian sanctuaries.