Hadash and Israeli peace organizations said
Wednesday they would hold demonstrations in Tel Aviv to support Palestine's bid
to upgrade its status at the UN. Another rally was held in Nazareth by Israeli
and Palestinian women organizations.
A coalition of Hadash and Israeli peace
organizations said in a statement they would rally on Rothschild Blvd. in Tel
Aviv on Thursday ahead of the vote in the General Assembly. "We are
citizens in the state of Israel, and we support the UN bid," the statement
said.
"We support Palestinian non-member status
at the United Nations which will help both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples.
The continuous conflict between two people has killed thousands of children, women,
and innocent people," the statement said.
From the Hadash public campaign:
"Israel said yes to the Palestinian State" (Photos: Hadash)
"The conflict will not be solved by force,
and the only solution is negotiations which will lead to Palestine's independence,
and Israel's as well”, wrote Nava Sonnenschein, co-founder of the School for
Peace of Neve Shalom / Wahat al-Salam village. Among groups taking part in the
initiative are the School of Peace and the village of Neve Shalom / Wahat
al-Salam, Hadash (The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality – Communist Party
of Israel), the Forum of Peace Organizations, Psychoactive, Gush Shalom, One
Voice, Peace Now, Machsom Watch, Combatants for Peace, Ir Amim, Friends of the
Earth and the Association of Arab Environmentalists.The rally in support of recognition of Palestine at the UN, to be held Thursday, November 29, in Tel Aviv, at 6:00 pm opposite "Independence Hall" on 16 Rothschild Blvd. Another rally was held by the Democratic Women Movement in Israel and the Union of Palestinian Women in the occupied territories in Paulus VI road, Nazareth, on Wednesday, November 28.
President Mahmoud Abbas will address the UN General Assembly in New York before it votes on upgrading the PLO's status, Foreign Ministry official Omar Awadallah said Wednesday.
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