Palestinian youth camp official T-shirt features map of "Palestine" replacing Israel with text "Know Your Homeland 2017"
Images and text posted on the Facebook page of the PLO Supreme Council for Sport and Youth Affairs
Posted text: “The occupation army prevented members of the first Wandering Youth Camp from entering the Ibrahimi Mosque (i.e., the Cave of the Patriarchs)
Ramallah – Jericho – The Information Department of the [PLO] Supreme Council for Sport and Youth Affairs
The Israeli occupation army prevented members of the first Wandering Youth Camp, under the title 'Know Your Homeland,' from entering the Ibrahimi Mosque on Thursday [March 16, 2017] as part of a tour that was set by the Hebron district. This was on the pretext that the participants wore the camp’s shirt, on which is the map of Palestine (i.e., the PA map of “Palestine” that presents all of Israel as “Palestine” together with the PA areas) alongside the slogan ‘Know Your Homeland.’
The occupation army was not satisfied with this arbitrary step, but also intentionally delayed the participants for an hour, which encouraged the participants to refuse to obey this unfair decision. They also firmly opposed taking off the camp shirt, because it bears symbols that instill adherence to the land and identity in the minds of the youth and the participants themselves.”
The image on the left shows the camp shirt, featuring the PA map of “Palestine.”
Text on shirt: “Know Your Homeland
2017”
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Posted text: “The occupation army prevented members of the first Wandering Youth Camp from entering the Ibrahimi Mosque (i.e., the Cave of the Patriarchs)
Ramallah – Jericho – The Information Department of the [PLO] Supreme Council for Sport and Youth Affairs
The Israeli occupation army prevented members of the first Wandering Youth Camp, under the title 'Know Your Homeland,' from entering the Ibrahimi Mosque on Thursday [March 16, 2017] as part of a tour that was set by the Hebron district. This was on the pretext that the participants wore the camp’s shirt, on which is the map of Palestine (i.e., the PA map of “Palestine” that presents all of Israel as “Palestine” together with the PA areas) alongside the slogan ‘Know Your Homeland.’
The occupation army was not satisfied with this arbitrary step, but also intentionally delayed the participants for an hour, which encouraged the participants to refuse to obey this unfair decision. They also firmly opposed taking off the camp shirt, because it bears symbols that instill adherence to the land and identity in the minds of the youth and the participants themselves.”
The image on the left shows the camp shirt, featuring the PA map of “Palestine.”
Text on shirt: “Know Your Homeland
2017”
Click to view bulletin
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