Marmara anniversary should refocus attention on Gaza siege

El-Khoudary: Marmara anniversary should refocus attention on Gaza siege

31/05/2012

GAZA,(PIC)-- Independent MP Jamal El-Khoudary, the head of the Popular Committee Against Siege on Gaza, said that the anniversary of the Turkish ship Marmara's massacre has to pave the way for more intensive efforts to end the siege imposed on the Gaza strip.

El-Khoudary greeted in a statement on Wednesday the Turkish ship's martyrs and their families and the Turkish government and people and the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan particularly for his supportive positions for the Palestinian people.

"Turkey is a model of coherence and integration between governmental and non-governmental institutions, and between the Turkish president and heads of government and Parliament who work in parallel for the support of the Palestinian cause,” he added.

"The Marmara massacre marked a milestone in the Israeli siege of Gaza and showed the Palestinian people that the occupation has partially eased the siege in the face of international pressure,” he said.

Khudary stressed that an end to the siege means opening all borders and allowing all kinds of goods in addition to reopening the Gaza airport and passage between the West Bank and Gaza.
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