By
New Worker
correspondent
HUNDREDS
of protesters gathered in Portland Place last Friday to mark Al-Quds Day in
London to support Palestinian resistance against Zionist oppression.
The theme of this year’s Al-Quds march
was the liberation of Palestine. Many organisations, including Stop the War
Coalition, the Muslim Council of Britain, Friends of Lebanon, Innovative Minds,
Jews for Boycotting Israeli Goods and IHRC, supported Al-Quds Day 2013 the
rally and march the American embassy in Grosvenor Square.
In August 1979, the late founder of the
Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khomeini declared the last Friday of the Muslim holy
month of Ramadan as International Quds Day, calling on Muslims across the world
to mark the annual occasion by holding street rallies.
Millions
of people around the world take to the streets on this day in a show of support
for the people of Palestine, demanding an end to the Israeli occupation of
Palestinian lands.
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