On Sunday evening, 11\/24\/2024, a massive march was organized in Ghent (Belgium) in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon: calls to hold the leaders of the Israeli occupation accountable; Belgian city of Ghent witnessed a massive march organized by city’s coalition in solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples, and to denounce the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against the civilian population of both countries. Hundreds of solidarity activists took part in the event, raising Palestinian and Lebanese flags and plaques with names of martyrs. They repeated slogans calling for justice and an end to the occupation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe massacres committed by the occupation forces are not mere incidents, but reflect a systematic approach of crimes and violations against Palestinian and Lebanese civilians. The international community must act to put an end to these crimes and ensure that their perpetrators are held accountable,\u201d said journalist Bassel Al-Tanani, who spoke at the event on behalf of Palestinian Action. Al-Tanani also stressed the importance of documenting these crimes and continuing to expose Israeli policies that violate international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For his part, Palestinian human rights activist Khalil Shaheen called for intensified legal efforts to prosecute Israeli occupation leaders, stating, \u201cThe deliberate targeting of civilians, including children and women, constitutes clear war crimes. It is the duty of international courts and human rights organizations to act immediately to ensure that justice is done and those responsible are held accountable.\u201d Shaheen added that continued impunity encourages the repetition of these crimes, which calls for increased pressure on countries and relevant institutions to act decisively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The marchers, representing various nationalities and cultural backgrounds, affirmed their commitment to continue to support the Palestinian and Lebanese cause and to demand an end to the occupation and the lifting of the siege imposed on Gaza. They considered international solidarity an important message to the occupation leadership that the world rejects these crimes and will not stand idly by.
The event concluded with the organizers calling for continued popular and political pressure around the world to achieve justice and end the occupation, stressing that solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon is a humanitarian and human rights duty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On Sunday evening, 11\/24\/2024, a massive march was organized in Ghent (Belgium) in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon: calls to hold the leaders of the Israeli occupation accountable; Belgian city of Ghent witnessed a massive march organized by city’s coalition in solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples, and to denounce the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against the civilian population of both countries. Hundreds of solidarity activists took part in the event, raising Palestinian and Lebanese flags and plaques with names of martyrs. They repeated slogans calling for justice and an end to the occupation. \u201cThe massacres committed by the occupation forces are not mere incidents, but reflect a systematic approach of crimes and violations against Palestinian and Lebanese civilians. The international community must act to put an end to these crimes and ensure that their perpetrators are held accountable,\u201d said journalist Bassel Al-Tanani, who spoke at the event on behalf of Palestinian Action. Al-Tanani also stressed the importance of documenting these crimes and continuing to expose Israeli policies that violate international law. For his part, Palestinian human rights activist Khalil Shaheen called for intensified legal efforts to prosecute Israeli occupation leaders, stating, \u201cThe deliberate targeting of civilians, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,22,24,23],"tags":[69,48,40,68,39,58],"class_list":["post-827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","category-for-palestine","category-news-solidarity-movement","category-solidarity-movement","tag-belgium","tag-freepalestine","tag-gaza","tag-ghent","tag-palestine","tag-solidarity"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n