63 orgs refuse to recognize Israel

63 organizations have refused to recognize Israel, calling on all concerned parties to press ahead with Palestinian refugees’ right of return to their native homes.

The declaration was issued following a press conference in Gaza on Wednesday afternoon on the occasion of the inaugurating ceremony of the coordination committee to commemorate 66th Nakba anniversary.

Several committee members and representatives of the signatories partook in the conference.

The committee declared, in its statement’s outset, "the Zionist entity is an invading, racist, terrorist, criminal, extremist, and illegitimate colonizing force that crept over Palestinian and Arab lands and displaced their natives by force”.

“Palestine has and will always be Arab and Islamic and we will never surrender a single inch of it.  We take it upon ourselves to liberate the land. This is our responsibility and that of all free people across the globe.”

The statement further stressed Palestinian refugees’ right of return, with no statute of limitations for the compensations.

The statement further called on the UN and UNRWA to assume their human and legal responsibilities vis-à-vis Palestinian refugees and the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip.

Different events, including political seminars, art exhibitions, and theatrical performances covering the entire Gaza Strip will be taking place so as to promote the right of return, among many other legitimate rights, and condemn Israeli crimes committed during the Nakba years.

The closing statement called on Gazans to rally round all the projected events and partake in the commemoration, en masse, as a means to confirm Palestinians’ steadfastness and unyielding commitment to the right of return, freedom and self-determination.