Retailers, colleges and authorities places of work have been shut throughout the occupied West Financial institution and East Jerusalem as Palestinians stage a basic strike in protest towards Israel’s relentless bombing of the Gaza Strip.
The bloodiest ever battle in Gaza has killed greater than 18,000 Palestinians in two months, most of them girls and kids. Almost 50,000 have been wounded in what some nations have referred to as a “genocide”.
The Nationwide and Islamic Forces, a coalition of main Palestinian factions, referred to as Monday’s basic strike by individuals within the West Financial institution and supporters the world over.
Many Palestinians shut their companies, and rallies have been held, in response to Essam Abu Baker, who coordinates the Palestinian factions in Ramallah.
“Al-Manara Square, often seen as a place for anti-war demonstrations, was filled today [Monday] by one of the largest crowds we have seen in some time,” Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reported from Ramallah.
“There were people of all ages here. Children decorated a canvas with messages of love to Gaza. They drew Palestinian flags,” he stated.
Basravi stated the strike and protest have been aimed toward reminding those that the Palestinians in Gaza are related to these within the West Financial institution. “Raising their voices is the least they can do. In some cases, it is all they can do,” he stated.
“A chant we heard people saying was ‘We will die so Palestine can live.’ There were some pro-Hamas chants. There were chants against [Palestinian Authority] President Mahmoud Abbas, calling him to do more,” he added.
“We have also heard people say things like ‘Put the bullet in the barrel and fire on us. We are not afraid.’”
