almotamar.net - Yemeni Jews living in Kharif district, Amran governorate, 50km north of the capital Sana’a participated Tuesday in demonstrations condemning the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip that has been going on for two weeks.
The Jewish citizen Saad bin Saeed Naathi told almotamar.net,” We are Yemeni citizens and /Arab and our stand does not differ from our brethren in condemnation of the Zionist aggression on the Palestinians. It pains us what the Palestinian elderly, women and children are exposed today to killing that God and His Messenger do not accept.”
Secretary General of the local council of Kharif Muamar Abuhajib estimated the number of demonstrators at 5 thousand Yemeni persons who expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people. He pointed out the stand of the Yemenis by the national issues and rights of the Palestinian people and that Yemen as people, government under leadership of President Ali Abdullah Saleh always renewed the stands supporting the brethren in Palestine.
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