Lebanese women organisations in solidarity with Gaza against the Israeli assault

A number of Lebanese women organizations held yesterday a sit-in at the offices of the general Union of Palestinian Women in Shatila in solidarity with Palestinian people and against the Israeli assault on Gaza.  The head of the General Union of Palestinian Women, Amneh Gebril, expressed her appreciation of this gesture and that the Israeli assault not only targeted Gaza but also the larger Palestinian dream to have their own state and return to their homeland.  For her part, Linda Matar, the responsible of international affairs at the Lebanese League for Women’s Rights and the general coordinator of the Arab Regional Centre of the International Union of Democratic Women noted that the Palestinian cause is central to the Arab world and added that Arab leaders disappointed their people by failing to sever their relations with Israel. The sit-in also included speeches by members of the visiting delegation who condemned the Israeli attacks and asked the international community to refer Israel to the International Criminal Court given that it has committed war crimes.

Source: Al-Mustaqbal 20 August 2014