GAZA, (PIC)
Amnesty International (AI) said on Saturday that Land Day is a reminder of the Palestinian struggle against Israeli apartheid. The organization made this statement in a series of posts on its “X” account on the occasion of the annual commemoration of the Palestinian Land Day, which dates back to 1976 when Israeli authorities seized large areas of Arab land.
Palestinians commemorate Land Day on March 30th of each year in all the places where they reside by launching various activities. The organization added that this year, Palestinians in Gaza commemorate Land Day and the Great Return March while facing a real threat of genocide, deliberate famine, and extermination by Israel.
AI pointed out that Land Day serves as a reminder of the Palestinian struggle against Israeli apartheid. The organization also called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
It emphasized that it is the right of Palestinians to live on their land without discrimination, persecution, or forced displacement. AI explained that on March 30th, 1976, Palestinians living inside Israel went on strike in protest against the government’s decision to confiscate about 20,000 dunums (one dunum equals one thousand square meters) of land belonging to three Palestinian villages in the Galilee. The Israeli police brutally suppressed the protests, resulting in the killing of six Palestinians.
Land Day has gained significant importance among Palestinians as it was the first confrontation between the Palestinian masses inside Israel and the authorities, according to observers.
