Statue of Arafat erected in Venezuela by Palestinian embassy, ambassador expresses support for regime
Headline: “Erecting a statue of [former PA] President Martyr Yasser Arafat in Liberator Simon Bolivar Monument Square in Venezuela”
“The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Venezuela marked the 71st anniversary of the Nakba (i.e., “the catastrophe,” Palestinian term for the establishment of the State of Israel) by erecting a statue of [former PLO Chairman and PA] President Martyr Yasser Arafat in Liberator Simon Bolivar Monument Square…
Ambassador Linda Sobeh gave a speech in which she thanked Venezuela for its support, which is represented by its President Nicolás Maduro, and again emphasized Palestine’s support for Venezuela in light of the situation that it is going through (refers to violent clashes between regime and opposition forces following Maduro’s fraudulent election; see note below –Ed.).
She added that we, as a people that has been suffering from the occupation’s blows for 71 years, cannot agree to external interference in Venezuela or that there be a new Nakba there. In addition, Sobeh gave a lecture at the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters… and emphasized the importance of the Palestinian refugees’ right of return, and that we will not renounce this right regardless of how much time passes.”