ARAB FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE TO STAGE TWO MARCHES ON “LAND DAY”

Al-Quds (Jerusalem), 2 Jumadil Akhir 1436/22 March 2015 (MINA) – The high follow-up committee for Arab citizens in the 1948 occupied lands said it would organize massive marches on March 30 to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the Land Day.

In a press release on Saturday, the committee explained that one march would start from Deir Hanna town, north of occupied Palestine, and the other would move from the Negev in the south, The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) as reporting.

This came during a meeting held yesterday afternoon at the headquarters of the follow-up committee in Nazareth city and attended by Arab Knesset members and officials from political parties and groups, and other institutions.

For his part, former Arab MK Mohamed Baraka stated that, “The Land Day would come this year as new challenges emerged as a result of the extremist government which the election generated.”

Baraka emphasized that the Palestinians in the 1948 occupied lands “must be prepared to face the coming dangers threatening them,” with regard to the Jewish nation-state law, their presence in the Negev, and their national and civil rights.

“This election has produced a government that will be more dangerous than its predecessors, which will affect our people, the future of the conflict, and the regional stability,” he added.

He also highlighted the importance of the Arab follow-up committee’s role in mobilizing the Arab masses to confront a series of potential Israeli political battles. (T/P008/P3)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)