Turkish non-governmental group Humanitarian Relief Fund (IHH) is organizing a convoy in solidarity with Palestine amid Israel’s assaults on the Gaza Strip, heading to the U.S. base within the nation’s south.
The “Freedom Convoy for Palestine,” departed from Istanbul en path to Incirlik Air Base in Adana on Friday.
Numerous NGOs and people assembled beneath the management of the IHH on the parking zone of the Ataturk Olympic Stadium.
Participants chanted slogans in opposition to Israel and expressed their outrage over the assaults on Gaza.
Bülent Yıldırım, the president of the IHH, acknowledged in his remarks that their actions aren’t solely directed in opposition to Incirlik Air Base however in opposition to all American bases worldwide.
Former U.S. diplomat and activist Ann Wright, in addition to activists from nations such because the U.Ok., Norway, Finland, and Canada, supported the convoy.
Ann Wright, who resigned from her put up as a result of U.S. invasion of Iraq, mentioned, “I have tried to go to Gaza several times. I’m sorry on behalf of my country for supporting Israel. It is a terrible attack on the people of Gaza. There have been reactions in the U.S. as well.”
The convoy, consisting of 250 automobiles adorned with Turkish and Palestinian flags, set out for Incirlik Air Base after the speeches. It plans to achieve Incirlik Air Base in Adana on Sunday, Nov. 5, after organizing numerous occasions in Kocaeli, Ankara, and Konya.
The U.S. has come beneath hearth for its unwavering help of Israel and for its refusal to cease Israel from brazenly committing struggle crimes or condemning its struggle crimes in opposition to civilians in Gaza.
The U.S. House of Representatives handed a standalone $14.3 billion army help package deal Thursday for Israel amid Tel Aviv’s ongoing invasion of the besieged Gaza Strip
Washington already offers Israel with about $3.8 billion in army support yearly – essentially the most of any nation worldwide.
The new funding would go towards changing arms beforehand equipped to Israel, replenishing Israel’s Iron Dome and David’s Sling air and missile protection methods and aiding the event of the Iron Beam laser air protection system.
Source: www.dailysabah.com