Former Israeli Arab MP calls Fatah/Hamas riot and rocket war a "recurring victory of the Palestinian identity" and an "uprising of honour"
Headline: “Events for the anniversary of the Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque uprising concluded with a central procession in Sakhnin”
“Events for the 21st anniversary of the Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque uprising (i.e., October 2000 riots in which Israeli Arabs violently rioted nationwide), during which 13 Martyrs who were shot and killed by the Israeli police in the 1948 territories (i.e., Israel) ascended to Heaven, concluded yesterday evening, Saturday [Oct. 2, 2021] with a central procession and rally in Sakhnin (i.e., an Israeli Arab city in northern Israel)…
Chairman of the [High] Follow-Up Committee [for Arab Citizens of Israel] (i.e., an extra-parliamentary umbrella organization that represents Arab citizens of Israel) Muhammad Barakeh said in his speech: ‘In 2000 the Martyrs were the sons of their mothers and fathers, while today they are the sons of their entire people. We are not just marking the anniversary, but also convening in honor of the commitment that we took upon ourselves – we will know no rest until we achieve the goals for whose sake the Martyrs sacrificed, the national principles, the right of return, and Jerusalem.’
Barakeh added: ‘We want to fulfill our role also regarding the return [of the Palestinian refugees] and the Palestinian cause. This cause is not disconnected from the context. We announce here to the refugees outside of the homeland on behalf of our people in the Interior (i.e., Israel and the PA areas) that we are waiting for you when you will return, and you will return sooner or later.’ He continued: ‘It is also our duty to support the freedom prisoners. The prisoner who bears the cause is occupied every day with the dream of freedom, and he will attempt to gain freedom every day (apparently refers to 6 terrorist prisoners who escaped from Gilboa Prison; see note below -Ed.). This is the natural situation. The unnatural situation is the imprisonment of more than 5,000 prisoners, and it is unnatural that we would adopt the Israeli narrative. At this opportunity we condemn the continuation of the Palestinian [Fatah-Hamas] rift and the treason of normalization with Israel (apparently refers to Abraham Accords; see note below -Ed.).’
Barakeh concluded his speech by saying: ‘The Palestinian people’s cause is a just cause, and it does not ask for charity from anyone. The recurring uprisings are a victory of the Palestinian identity, and this is what we saw in May [2021] in the uprising of honor (refers to Fatah/Hamas riot and rocket war; see note below -Ed.), and also before it. Blessings to Acre, to Haifa, to Lod, to Ramle, and to Jaffa the Bride of Palestine (i.e., all Israeli cities). On behalf of every city and on behalf of us all, we declare that we stand alongside the dozens of prisoners. We must stand alongside them and support the local authorities and popular committees so that they will gain their right to freedom.’”
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