to distract attention from crimes perpetuated against Palestinians.

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Global march to Jerusalem launches ahead of June protest

GAZA CITY (Ma‘an) 10 May — The Al-Quds international foundation on Saturday launched activities for the Global March to Jerusalem on Saturday, an event organized annually on June 6 in commemoration of the outbreak of the Six Day War that led to the 1967 Israeli occupation of Jerusalem. Hamas-affiliated lawmaker Ahmad Abu Halabiya announced that marches would set off from Jerusalem as well as from cities in the West Bank, Gaza, and inside Israel. Similar marches will be arranged in Egypt, Syria and Lebanon, in addition to marches in 45 Arab and predominantly-Muslim countries. The lawmaker called for Palestinians and all Palestinian parties and institutions to participate in the march and its activitiesEast Jerusalem and Ramallah condemned the demolitions and called on Israel “to meet its obligations regarding the living conditions of the Palestinian population in Area C, including by halting the forced transfer of population and demolitions of Palestinian housing and infrastructure.”

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Jewish settlers desecrate West Bank mosque

World Bulletin 11 May — A member of the Palestinian Legislative Council on Sunday denounced the desecration of a West Bank mosque by scores of Jewish settlers. “Tens of settlers broke into the Mosque of Prophet Yunus [Jonah] in the town of Halhul in the south of the occupied West Bank in the early hours of Sunday and defiled it,” Mariam Saleh told Anadolu Agency. “The desecration of the mosque happened under official protection from the Israeli army,” she said. Saleh said settler