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Hamas: European pro-Gaza rallies strike a blow at the Israeli occupation

9998483548The mass European pro-Gaza rallies flaring up across many countries in the continent is a real setback for Israel, Hamas said Saturday.

Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum acclaimed in a statement Saturday afternoon the sweeping anti-Israel demos staged in Europe as being at the same time promising moves for Palestinians and severe blows hitting the Israeli occupation.

“The sweeping rallies display a crucial metamorphosis in the international public opinion in favor of Gaza and the legitimacy of our people’s causes”, he added.

Thousands of European citizens have been taking to the streets to voice their disapproval over the Israeli genocides perpetrated against Gaza civilians.

Media Advisor, Houssem Shaker, said, in statement delivered from Brussels, Gaza is ringing a bell in everybody’s heart as it has become “the world’s icon.”

The mass European rallies staged Saturday make part of a programmed pressure campaign, Shaker told Quds Press.

The European rally extending over more than 200 points in Europe coincide with a wave of international anti-Israel mass protests.

“This is an international mass demonstration in all senses of the term. It has swept Australia, Africa, Scandinavia, and the Americas,” he added.

Shaker further stated: “The Israeli occupation has become almost isolated in terms of its mass back-ups and pro-marches. Millions have been rallying in solidarity with Gaza since the launch of the notorious Gaza offensive.”

Shaker has detected three transition stages in such pro-Gaza rallies. The first is connected to the form which has become more of a symbolic nature. Shaker said the mass-simulation of Palestinian martyrs, by lying down on the ground for example and lifting symbolic coffins are dramaturgic techniques used to transmit a live picture of the Israeli aggression.

The second stage marks a transformation in the list of demands waved throughout the marches from a general framework, like the call for halting the aggression and lifting the siege, to a more specific frame imposed by the demonstrating masses, including calls to stop restocking Israel with weapons and the criminalization of enlisting in the Israeli army among non-Israelis.

As for the third metamorphosis Shaker summed it up in what he called “a practical leap” manifested in the organization of the boycott of Israel campaigns, the imposition of sanctions on the occupation, the prosecution of the Israeli soldiers using unprecedented charges, and the development of relief and medical assistance for the Gaza people.

Such solidarity campaigns flare up with every further step-up in the Israeli aggression, Shaker declared.

“There is a new episode re-charted by Palestine in terms of the international humanitarian scene. Ever since the Israeli occupation authorities ruled for the launch of the Gaza offensive, the world has been taking sides with Palestine, marking a vital transition in power balance,” Shaker explained.

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