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The Damascus Gate, which leads to the Old City of Jerusalem, is projected with the word 'love'. in different languages in the honor of the capital. 10th International Festival of Light, 2018.
(Photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
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The Palestinian Authority condemned the Jerusalem Light Festival, claiming that it is part of Israeli efforts to "Judaize" the city.
This year's festival, which runs from June 28 to July 6, features the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem and the buildings of the nearby Jaffa Street. The festival is jointly organized by the Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage, the Jerusalem Development Authority and the Jerusalem Municipality.
Yusef al-Mahmoud, spokesman for the Palestinian government in Ramallah, said Sunday that "Judaize" Jerusalem.
"What the occupation authorities call the International Light Festival in our occupied capital is nothing but a tool of Judaization that the authorities of the world. occupation try to impose, "said the spokesman. Palestinians have long accused Israel of working to enhance the Jewish character of Jerusalem while seeking to erase its "Arab and Islamic identity."
"The truth demands that the holiday be called the Festival of Light and not the Festival of Light." Al-Mahmoud said. "The occupation is working to use all means, including light and its aesthetics, to serve its dark goals."
The spokesman for the Palestinian Authority also accused Israel of imposing "more darkness on history and Mahmoud described the Festival of Light as a" practice Destructive "of Israel to erase its character" Arab and Palestinian ".
The whole world, he added, agrees that East Jerusalem is a" Palestinian occupied city recognized by more of 138 countries as the capital of Palestine. This, in addition to the fact that most historians, including Arabs, foreigners and some Israelis, recognize Jerusalem as an Arab city since the dawn of history. "
Hatem Abdel-Qader, Senior Fatah Official in East Jerusalem and Former Palestinian Minister of Jerusalem Affairs told the Palestinian news agency Ma that the festival was aimed at" forging the historical facts and present an Israeli narrative that contradicts the true narrative that focuses on the Arab identity of Jerusalem. "
Jerusalem, he said," will not establish for her a story or a policy or law in an Arab Islamic city that is the capital of the Palestinian state. "
Abdel-Qader noted that the festival coincided with an Israeli crackdown Palestinian political activities in East Jerusalem.In recent weeks , he said, Israeli authorities have banned a number of events in East Jerusalem, including a reception to celebrate the Russian national holiday and a Ramadan meal for the Iftar festival. Israeli authorities, he added, also arrested and summoned to interrogate dozens of Palestinian personalities accused of violating a law prohibiting the Palestinian Authority and other Palestinian factions from carrying out political activities in Jerusalem. -East.
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