Fatah calls on Palestinians to “mobilize the activists and masses” to "defend Jerusalem" by stopping the Israeli flag march
Headline: “Fatah calls for general mobilization to defend Jerusalem and fight the settlers’ march on Thursday”
“The Fatah Movement Central Committee called for a general mobilization of its activists and the masses of our people this Thursday [June 10, 2021]. [It also called] to stand as one line to defend Jerusalem and the sites that are holy to Islam and Christianity, and to fight the march of the extremist settlers (refers to Israeli flag march, after the traditional Jerusalem Day flag march was cancelled by violent Arab riots on June 10, 2021; see note below -Ed.).
In a statement that was issued today, Sunday, the Fatah Central Committee emphasized that Jerusalem is a red line, and that the Palestinian people has a strong willpower and determination to resist the occupation in Jerusalem and in all the occupied Palestinian territories.
It noted that 100 years of conflict have proven that it is impossible that our people will submit to the policy of determining facts on the ground, but that it will continue to stand firm and resist, until it removes the last of the Israeli soldiers and settlers from its homeland. It also emphasized that our people will not agree to pay the price of the struggles for rule between the fascists in Israel, and that the masses of our heroic people in Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Interior (i.e., Palestinian term for Israel), and the diaspora will defeat these fascists from the racist right-wing and their plans…
It held the government of Israel fully responsible for the explosion in the situation of Jerusalem and all the Palestinian areas, and called on the international community to intervene quickly to stop the hysteria of [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and the Israeli extremist right-wing, and to block its moves in Jerusalem that are threatening to explode the entire region.”