A high level delegation of Italy Palestine Friendship Association accompanied by Hani Gaber, the Palestine's Consul in Italy visits Hebron City to get a first-hand view of Palestine's condition particularly Hebron on the ground thus to express solidarity with its citizens.
Dr. Daoud Zataril, Mayor of Hebron, well as Dr. Raghad Dweik and Eng. Yousef Al-Jabari, Members of Hebron's municipal Council welcomed and thanked the visited delegation for being in solidarity with Palestinians, touching the close ties between Italy and Palstine's People and Leaderships in addition to the positive stances of Italian Government in supporting Palestinians' rights.
The mayor of Hebron stressed that Palestinians are peace-loving people who aimed at achieving freedom, getting the right to self-determination, building their state and ending occupation to have a peacefully life which is away to be achieved due to Israeli Intransigence of disapproving achievement a fair and just peace.
Moreover, Dr. Zatrai spoke about Hebron's history and described the economic and commercial importance of Hebron, given its sacred character and religious significance to the existence of Prophet Abraham's tomb in the heart of the City. He then spoke about daily inhabitant's sufferings due to Israeli Occupation's measures and practices, division the city into H1 and H2 and the increasing of settlement activity in Hebron's Old City.
Dr. Zatari then called the delegation to convey the Palestinians' sufferance and plight to Italy's Government and People. "Ending the Occupations with creation of a fully sovereign Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital will promote Palestine's human capabilities to accomplish more developments" added the mayor.
Mrs. Mara Scagni, the President of Italy-Palestine Friendship Association and the former Mayor of Italy-Alexandria Municipality, expressed solidarity with Hebron, as Hebron considered as a vivid example of people suffering, and said "the Association is seek to constantly send delegations to Palestine in order to support the civilian's steadfastness, and in corporation with Italy's Foreign Ministry and the Union of Italian Municipalities we aim at visiting the Palestinians Cities with a view to provide the inhabitants with basic needs and services by giving special attention to put Hebron City on the Association's top priority"
By the end of the meeting, both delegations exchanged symbolic gifts, and then toured the Old City and visited the Abraham Mosque.
11.3.2014