Monday, May 16, 2011

The Palestinian president says that "the blood shed will not be in vain"

Ramallah. .- The President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, said today in a televised speech to mark the Day of the Nakba (Catastrophe), the "blood shed for freedom of the Palestinians will not be in vain." "The will of the people is stronger than the power of oppressive forces," he said in a speech on Palestinian television, referring to at least fifteen people were killed in protests the day that commemorates the exile and the loss of land the creation in 1948 of the State of Israel.

"Their blood has been shed in vain, he added, but for the freedom of our people and their rights." Abbas stressed that the large participation in the protests shows that "the determination of the Palestinian people to achieve freedom."

No comments:

Post a Comment