Thousands rally in Tunisia in support for Jerusalem Intifada

Thousands of Tunisian activists, protesters, and university students afternoon Saturday joined a mass-rally staged in Tunis in support for the Palestinian Jerusalem Intifada.

Tunisian masses flocked to the Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunisia’s capital city, Tunis, chanting pro-Palestine slogans and condemning Israeli aggressions on Palestinian civilians and Islamic places of worship.

The rally, was staged by the Islamic Ennahda Party and joined by scores of prominent anti-Israel activists.

The rally goers lifted Palestinian and Tunisian flags along with the pictures of the holy al-Aqsa Mosque and prominent activist (co-founder of Hamas Movement) the late Sheikh Ahmad Yassin.

Scores of demonstrators wore the Palestinian national scarf while children carried stones in solidarity with the Palestinian stone-throwers.

A number of Tunisian activists addressed the masses in speeches aimed at mobilizing mass-support for the Jerusalem Uprising and condemnation of Israeli terrorism.