Rally in Damascus Marking International al-Quds Day

DAMASCUS, (ST)- Participants in the rally marking International al-Quds Day have stressed the need to mobilize the Arab nation’s potentials as to restore al-Quds and protect the Palestinian holy shrines. They have also called for forgetting inter-Arab differences and concentrate on the main conflict with enemies of the nation who want to decide the future of this region in accordance with their interests.

In a statement at the end of the rally, which started from the entrance of al-Hamideyyeh souk in Damascus and progressed towards the entrance of the Umayyad Mosque, the participants said “al-Quds Day” is an opportunity to call for mobilizing all efforts as to confront the Zionist enemy through resistance which is the only option to drive occupation out and restore the usurped rights.

 They urged facing all attempts to concede or harm the Palestinian people’s sacred places and national rights represented in liberation and retune to homeland.

The participants saluted Syria and President Bashar Al-Assad, referring to the leading resistant role played by Syria in defense of the Palestinian cause despite the global conspiracy hatched against the country to undermine this role and hit the country’s internal stability and security.  

The Damascus Baath Arab Socialist Party branch Secretary Wael al-Imam said during the rally that the war on Syria aims at terminating the Palestinian cause, because Syria is a staunch defender of just Arab causes.

Secretary General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine -General Command (PFLP-GC) Ahmad Jibril said that the nation’s enemies have pushed forward the conspiracy against Syria in a bid to destroy this brave country which has fought for the sake of restoring all Arab rights in Palestine, stressing that Syria is steadfast in the face of the terrorist war thanks to the courage of its army, leadership and allies.

Millions rally across world to mark Int’l Quds Day

Meanwhile, millions of people have attended the International Quds Day rallies across Iran and other countries to show their solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people and condemn Israeli atrocities, press TV reported.

The rallies in Iran, organized by the Islamic Propagation Coordination Council (IPCC), started at 10:30 local time (06:00 GMT) in Tehran and 850 others cities across the country.

People taking part in the rallies sought to communicate to the world the deplorable status of the Palestinians and press the Israeli regime to respect Palestinian rights.

Nine routes have been identified for the rallies throughout the Iranian capital, which witnessed the commencement of the demonstrations.

The late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, named the last Friday of the lunar fasting month of Ramadan as the International Quds Day.

Each year, millions of people around the world stage rallies on this day to voice their support for the Palestinian nation and repeat their call for an end to the Tel Aviv regime’s atrocities and its occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani also joined the Friday rallies in the capital.

President Rouhani told reporters during the rally that the message of the Iranian people is that the Palestinians are not alone in their struggle against occupation and oppression.

 He said the Israeli regime is bound by none of the internationals norms and rules and is a base for the US and the global arrogance in the region.

 “Today, any country that fights this base and any country that wants stability and security in this region, is looked upon unfavorably by the global arrogance,” the Iranian president said.

Hamda Mustafa