Mass Protests in Yemen in Solidarity with Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque

[ 20/03/2010 - 03:09 PM ]

YEMEN, (PIC)--

Different Yemeni cities witnessed on Friday massive popular rallies and marches in solidarity with the Palestinian people especially those in the occupied city of Jerusalem against the serious violations committed by Israel against them and their holy sites.

In capital Sana’a, the popular committee for the support of Palestine organized a massive rally in the Sab’ein arena, in which head of the committee Sheikh Sadiq Al-Ahmar called on Arab leaders to enable their peoples to give Palestine all kinds of spiritual and material support.

Sheikh Ahmar stressed in his speech that the people of Jerusalem do not need men because their steadfastness in the face of the Israeli occupation for 62 years affirmed that they are the most powerful people and able to defend their land and holy sites, adding that they need now an urgent financial support.

For his part, Sheikh Abdelmajid Al-Zandani, a very noted Yemeni scholar, called for supporting the initiative on the establishment of an Arab union which was submitted by his country to the Arab summit to be held in Libya later this month.

Sheikh Zandani also demanded the Arab leaders to withdraw the Arab peace initiative in response to the Israeli escalation against the Islamic holy places in Palestine.

Many other rallies and marches took place in different governorates in which Yemeni officials delivered speeches deploring the Israeli violations against the Islamic holy places.

For their part, Yemeni mosque preachers throughout Yemen highlighted the latest developments happened in occupied Palestine and the Zionist dangers threatening the Islamic holy sites in Palestine especially the Aqsa Mosque.

In the same context, thousands of Turkish people participated in a massive march in Istanbul city on Friday in protest at the Zionist attacks on the Islamic holy sites in Palestine.

Participating speakers urged all Muslim countries to move to defend Jerusalem and the Aqsa Mosque and highlighted that the Turkish people will never forsake the children and women of the holy city and let them alone in the face of the Israeli occupation.

The protesters waved flags of Palestine and its resistance factions as well as banners wishing death to Israel and calling for burning its flags.

For their part, the Palestinian refugees in Iraq organized a rally outside Al-Quds mosque in Baghdad to protest against the Israeli campaign of Judaization in Jerusalem.

Preacher of the mosque Shiekh Fadl Abu Lu’ay urged the worshipers to support the people of Jerusalem spiritually and declare their rejection of what is happening in the holy city in order to raise their spirits and make them feel they are not alone.