{"id":8018,"date":"2014-07-25T13:27:03","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T10:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/?p=8018"},"modified":"2014-07-26T22:27:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T19:27:29","slug":"rally-in-damascus-marking-al-quds-day-and-expressing-support-for-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/fa\/?p=8018","title":{"rendered":"Massive rally in Damascus marking al-Quds Day and expressing support for Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA \u2013 A massive rally was held Friday in Damascus starting from the entrance of al-Hamidiyeh market towards the Umayyad Mosque marking the International al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day, an annual event held on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n<p>The event was first initiated by the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 to express solidarity with the Palestinian people in the face of the Zionist Israeli entity and its control of Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8026 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Rally-on-al-Quds-Day2-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"Rally on al-Quds Day2\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Rally-on-al-Quds-Day2-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Rally-on-al-Quds-Day2-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Rally-on-al-Quds-Day2.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Popular figures and representatives of Palestinian and Syrian forces, factions and commissions took part in the rally, expressing support with the besieged people of the Gaza Strip who have been under barbaric Israel aggression for 19 consecutive days that has left over 815 Palestinians dead and more than 5220 wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Member of the Regional Leadership of al-Baath Party, Head of Media and Culture Office,\u00a0Khalaf al-Muftah\u00a0said that the Palestinian people in Gaza are repelling bravely the Zionist aggression waged against them in cooperation and support from the enemies of the Arab nation and their tools in the region as the Gulf countries and Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The aggression on Gaza was not the first and will not be the last because it reflects the criminal mentality of the Zionist entity,&#8221; al-Muftah said.<\/p>\n<p>He considered the aggression on Gaza a genocide against the Palestinian people, condemning the West&#8217;s double standards regarding what is happening in the region.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Assistant Secretary General of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command Talal Naji\u00a0said that al-Quds Day\u00a0 is for the Arab and Islamic people around the world, hailing the sacrifices of the Palestinian people in Gaza in confronting Zionist enemy which seeks to liquidate the Palestinian cause.<\/p>\n<p>He also called on all free people around the world to support the Palestinian people against the brutal Israeli aggression \u00a0amid the silence of the countries and organizations that claim \u00a0protection of human rights.<\/p>\n<p>The participants said that Syria will support resistance until it achieves freedom.<\/p>\n<p>B. Mousa\/ M. Ismael<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Damascus, SANA \u2013 A massive rally was held Friday in Damascus starting from the entrance of al-Hamidiyeh market towards the Umayyad Mosque marking the International al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day, an annual event held on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. 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