Khudari to the Arab summit: Break the siege on Gaza now

GAZA, (PIC)-- MP Jamal Al-Khudari, the head of the popular committee against the siege, on Thursday asked the Arab summit conference to open in Libya on Saturday to send a high level delegation to Gaza to get acquainted with the effects of the one thousand days of siege. Khudari, addressing a mass rally in Gaza city organized by the committee, beseeched the Arab summiteers to aid besieged Gaza and occupied Jerusalem with deeds rather than words. He said that the current atmosphere on the regional and international levels is suitable more than ever before to break the siege on Gaza, asking the Arab leaders to assist all layers of the Palestinian people; the unemployed workers, needy families, students who could not complete their studies, families of martyrs, wounded and captives and to support the handicapped and finance small projects. The summit should start immediately the reconstruction of Gaza and make use of the budgets allocated at various platforms for this purpose, the lawmaker elaborated. He said that a special allocation should be made for occupied Jerusalem that is the target of a massive judaization and settlement campaign, which includes expelling Palestinians from their homes and lands, in addition to the accelerating excavations under the holy Aqsa Mosque. Khudari said that the Israeli occupation authority does not offer any peace project but rather was challenging the Arab decision to resume indirect negotiations by announcing new settlement schemes in occupied Jerusalem. The MP asked the Arab economy and trade ministers, who are meeting today in Libya in preparation for the Arab summit, to prioritize the financial support for occupied Jerusalem and Gaza.