Activists in Brussels stage silent protest for Nakba

By Yusuf Hatip

BRUSSELS

Activists held a silent protest in Belgium's capital Brussels on Tuesday in solidarity with the Palestinians on the 70th anniversary of Nakba.

Israel's establishment is referred to by Palestinians as the "Nakba" or "the Catastrophe".

Some 50 protesters stood in a circle around placards placed on the ground with the names of more than 500 Palestinian villages destroyed by Israel.

The activists held a candlelight vigil for the Palestinian martyrs and raised white flags to protest against Israel.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Julie Goditiabois, the organizer of the protest, said their aim is to send a message of solidarity to the Palestinians.

Goditiabois said they had staged protests in 12 different areas in Belgium.

Thousands of Palestinians have gathered on Gaza Strip’s eastern border since Monday morning to take part in demonstrations aimed to commemorate the Nakba anniversary and protest relocating of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, at least 60 Palestinian demonstrators have been martyred by cross-border Israeli gunfire in one of the deadliest single day massacres in the country's history.