GAZA/RAMALLAH, Feb 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated in the West Bank and the Gaza strip, against the U.S. Mideast peace plan.
A main rally was held in the centre of the West Bank city of Ramallah, in the aftermath of demonstrations all over the West Bank. Demonstrators waved Palestinian flags and carried banners that slammed the U.S. plan.
Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, said at the rally that, “the Palestinians are united behind their leaders in rejecting the American plan until toppling it.”
He stressed that the Palestinians “are able to topple all deals and projects, which aim at eliminating the just Palestinian cause.”
Mahmoud Aloul, deputy chairman of Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party, told the participants of the rally that “we are all united against the American plan.”
“There is no single Palestinian citizen, who is ready to accept the deal, which targets the Palestinian people’s legitimate rights and their holy places,” said Aloul.
In Gaza, hundreds of Palestinians also demonstrated against the U.S. peace plan. They waved Palestinian flags and chanted slogans against the United States and Israel.– NNN-XINHUA
