Palestinian man on PA TV: Any Muslim, Christian or Jew “has a part in the land of Palestine”
PA TV program Diaspora Issues interviewed people in the street on the meaning of Land Day for them:
Palestinian refugee in Lebanon: “The meaning of Land Day for me is that even if I remain away from my land for a thousand years, it will continue to be my land. First of all, the land of Palestine does not belong to Palestinians alone. It belongs to ]the people] of all countries in the world. Any person who says that there is no god but Allah (i.e., Muslims), and any Christian or Jew, has a part in the land of Palestine.”
Note: Land Day - an annual commemoration of the general strike and demonstrations organized by Israeli Arab residents of the Galilee on March 30, 1976 to protest the Israeli government's decision to expropriate land in the Galilee for security and settlement purposes, which it later implemented. During the protests, demonstrators burnt tires, blocked roads, and threw rocks and firebombs. Six demonstrators were shot and killed by the Israeli army and police. Israeli Arabs and Palestinians consider Land Day a national day.
Palestinian refugee in Lebanon: “The meaning of Land Day for me is that even if I remain away from my land for a thousand years, it will continue to be my land. First of all, the land of Palestine does not belong to Palestinians alone. It belongs to ]the people] of all countries in the world. Any person who says that there is no god but Allah (i.e., Muslims), and any Christian or Jew, has a part in the land of Palestine.”
Note: Land Day - an annual commemoration of the general strike and demonstrations organized by Israeli Arab residents of the Galilee on March 30, 1976 to protest the Israeli government's decision to expropriate land in the Galilee for security and settlement purposes, which it later implemented. During the protests, demonstrators burnt tires, blocked roads, and threw rocks and firebombs. Six demonstrators were shot and killed by the Israeli army and police. Israeli Arabs and Palestinians consider Land Day a national day.