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Quds Day marked in Rome

Saturday, 15 April 2023 2:01 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 16 April 2023 4:40 AM ]

Max Civili
Press TV, Rome

International Quds Day has been marked in the Italian capital. On Friday, a conference organized by a group of Middle-east experts and geopolitical analysts was held at a convention center in central Rome. The initiative was supported by the Iranian embassy and attended by the leader of the Rome and Lazio Palestinian community.

In Ramadan of 1979, Imam Khomeini introduced Quds Day to the world calling on Muslims across the globe to unite in solidarity against Israel and in support of the Palestinians.

The recent attack against the Al-Aqsa mosque has been widely seen as the Netanyahu government's far-right religious constituency of its commitment to securing full Israeli Jewish sovereignty over Muslim and Christian holy places in Al-Quds.

Historically, Israel has also targeted Christian sites, not just Muslim ones, to acquire political capital in Palestine. As celebrations for Orthodox Easter get underway, authorities in Tel Aviv canceled travel permits granted to hundreds of Gaza Christians planning to go to Al-Quds and the West Bank for the festivity and to visit relatives.

A commemoration of International Quds Day has also been held at Rome's Imam Mehdi Islamic Association, where dozens of Shia gathered on Thursday for an evening of prayers and to discuss the latest developments in Palestine.

In his speech, Shaykh Di Palma said Al-Quds is a global issue and not a problem for one nation. It is about the injustice being done to innocent people and the need for justice to prevail.

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