AN Inishowen seaside
town will gather tomorrow, Friday July 25th, in
solidarity with the people of Gaza.
A ‘Vigil of Compassionate Solidarity for Palestine’
has been organised for Moville town centre and the
entire community has been invited to take part.
The event has been co-organised by local primary
school teacher Rose Kelly who has previously visited
Palestine on a humanitarian basis.
“The violence being unleashed on Gaza these days is
so horrendous that it is almost unbearable to read
the accounts or view the pictures,” said Rose.
“However turning our heads and hearts away from the
people under siege and attack is of no use to them,
nor will it help stop the carnage.
“According to international human rights
organisations, 80 per cent of the casualties are
civilian, with one in five deaths being that of a
child. This is not an attack on terrorists, it is an
attack on innocent and already abused Palestinians.”
Rose added: “Even within the dubious standards of
war and colonialism, what Israel is and has been
doing to Gaza and the rest of Palestine for decades
is internationally recognised and condemned as
illegal.”
There will be a minute’s silence during the vigil.
Traditional Palestinian coffee flavoured with
cardamom pods and hummus made with Palestinian olive
oil will also be served.
Rose Kelly added: “History is being created as we
live and breathe and how it will be told in
generations to come depends on how we act or fail to
act now.
"It is easy to look back at the atrocities of
history and ask ‘why didn’t somebody do something?'
Palestine might seem far away in terms of space but
human rights don’t stop at borders and are universal
in nature.
Participants are being asked to bring candles and
flowers to the vigil in the Square, Moville at
2.30pm. |
