5.000 people march in Bruxelles
www.DeWaarheid.nu - 02.03.2002 20:10
MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE from EUROPE DEMOSTRATE IN FRONT OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN BRUXELLES FOR THE END OF OCCUPATION AND A JUST PEACE IN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL.
Great success for the first European demonstration ever held in Bruxelles for a just and lasting peace in Palestine. and Israel, asking for the immediate withdrawal of Israeli arms from occupied territories within the borders of 1967, the presence of an international force in the zone to protect Palestinian civil population and the
immediate suspension of trade agreement between EU and Israel.
Yesterday; more than 5,000 people from Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands,
and other countries, together with Palestinans and Arabs and many yewish group for peace; marched in the normally quiet Bruxelles asking to European Union to act
positively for peace in Palestine. The demonstration was organized through European
countries by and several NGO; Trade Unions, political parties took part to it. The
warm and crowded presence of so many people from different countries and organizations, all so concerned and ready to organize themselves in support of Palestinians; is also the result of the determined and patient work of several ONG in:
organizing civil missions in Palestine; to give their support and to guarantee
international protection to civil population in occupied territories. The work these
groups of volunteers has been important for those suffering people, but also helped to
arise the consciousness of people in Europe about the Palestinian question.
While the crowd, with flags and posters asking "STOP OCCUPATION", "NO APARTHEID", "NO MORE KILLING", STOP SHARON "OCCUPATION KILLS US ALL" - was streaming through the road in front of European Commission; the European Parliament and the European Council;
international delegations went to meet members of the Parliament ,of the Commission
AND Council of Erurope to ask a prompt intervention of Europe in the matter, beyond
the words several time expressed by the Parliament.
Many European members of parliament took part to the demonstrations; from differents
political groups , like the Unitarian Left Green-Nordics, Verts/ale, Socialist
group, liberal group.
The march ended in a hall; so full that the people stayed crowding the street in front
of the entrance in order to discuss future action where many representative of
different ong took the floor.
Just before, in front of the European Parliament in place Luxembourg, where the demo gathered, Jamal Zakout from Gaza and member of the Palestinian National Council; Michel Warshascky from the Alternative Information Center from Israel, Luisa Morgantini member of Eurpean Parliament and Women in Black from Italy, Pierre Galand Coordinator of ECPP from Belgium and Fernand Thuile coordinator of the twinning between
palestinian refugee camps and towns from France, spoke denouncing the situation and
asking again the European authorities to play an autonomous role in Foreing Policies
and to act according to the resolution very clearly and strongly blaming the
occupation and the constant violation of human rights performed by Israel and asking
an international force in the Region.
In the meantime the Movement for Civil Mission to protect civilian population is going on. The nextmassive partecipation in Palestine and Israel, in coordination with Grass Root International Protection for Palestinian population , coordinated by the
umbrella of ONG in PNGO and other from Palestine, will see new massive events on
Easter Time.
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