Qatar Press Centre stands in solidarity with Gaza

The Qatar Press Centre (QPC) organised Tuesday evening, a stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people against the brutal Israeli attack on the people of Gaza. The stand also included the QPC’s support for journalists and civilians in Gaza. A large number of members of the Arab and Palestinian communities residing in Doha participated.
The QPC witnessed some artistic performances that included a number of songs and chants in support of the Palestinian cause, presented by the children of the“Earth Building Initiative” initiative, coordinated by Munira Abdel Rahman al-Nuaimi, the trailblazer of this initiative.
The participants organised a solidarity stand in front of the QPC, raising Palestinian flags and chanting slogans in support of the people of Gaza against the Israeli aggression. They chanted many slogans in support of the media professionals working in Gaza, many of whom fell as martyrs in order to convey the truth about the massacres that are taking place, where children, women, civilians and elderly people of the Gaza Strip are exposed to them.
In his speech on this occasion, Saad bin Mohammed al-Rumaihi, chairman of the Board of Directors of the QPC, praised “the struggle of the Palestinian people against the brutal occupation of the Palestinian territories, extending his greetings and appreciation to the people of Gaza for their heroism that they present every day in front of the Zionist occupation forces, and for standing united to preserve the territories of their land, which has belonged to the Palestinians for thousands of years.”
Al-Rumaihi pointed out that "the Palestinian people are a struggling people who love their Arab nation, and the Arab nation must exchange love for these people, and all Arab peoples must stand by this great people who sacrifice the lives of their children every day for the sake of their Arab nation and preserve its honor against this horrendous aggression.” He pointed out that according to the latest statistics, the number of martyrs provided by Gaza to date reached 5,300, including 1,119 women and more than 2,000 children, in addition to 15,200 refugees.
Al-Rumaihi explained that the stand at the QPC comes in support of media professionals working in the Gaza Strip, who play an important role in supporting the Palestinian cause, as many of them were martyred and wounded in order to inform the world of the entity’s brutal aggression against this defenseless people.
The chairman also noted that the QPC will organsze many activities, including workshops and seminars, to support the Palestinian people, starting on October 29, when the British journalist, David Hirst, is to talk about the Arab struggle in the face of the brutal aggression on the Palestinian territories.
Munira Abdel Rahman al-Nuaimi, trailblazer of the “Earth Building Initiative”, told Gulf Times that she attended the solidarity stand with a group of more than 40 pupils whom came to express their rejection of the human rights violations taking place in Gaza, and the continued bombing of innocent children, women, civilians and the elderly, and to instill the spirit of patriotism in them.
Al-Nuaimi noted that the pupils also appreciated the spirit of patriotism enjoyed by the solidarity stand held by the QPC, especially since they all affirmed that the Palestinian issue is the issue of every Arab, and indeed every human being who sides with the truth in the entire world.
Lebanese lawyer and social activist, Hoda al-Nabulsi, told Gulf Times that the stand in solidarity, organised by the QPC, came to express what is felt in the hearts of the Qatari people and the Arab peoples who support the Palestinian people to preserve their homeland and territory, the cradle of all heavenly religions, as well as in defense of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the first of the two Qiblatain, the third of the Two Holy Mosques, and the place of pilgrimage of the Holy Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace.
Al-Nabulsi praised the position of Qatar in support and solidarity of the Palestinian issue, noting that this position is not new to Qatar, which considers the Palestinian issue to be the main Arab cause, and history bears witness to the extent of the solid position that Qatar adopts towards supporting the people of Gaza and the desperate defense of Al-Aqsa Mosque against any harmful attempts.
She referred to the speech of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, before the Shura Council, in which he stressed that “it is not permissible to remain silent about the unprecedented barbaric bombing to which civilians are exposed in the Gaza Strip”, noting that Qatar is the compass for the Arab constants that are still preserved in the being of every Arab.
Yemeni social activist and journalist Raed Abed told Gulf Times that “this stand in solidarity is the least that journalists and those who oppose brutality can do for the sake of our people in Gaza. He praised the role played by the QPC in this regard, as it is constantly keen to keep up with important events and express the positions of our Arab societies. Also to prove during this event, that the Palestinian issue will remain present at all times, and our Arab voice will be highlighted to the world, to emphasize that what is happening in Gaza is a collective punishment war, an ethnic cleansing and a genocide. He added: “I visited many Palestinian cities, but I was not able to visit Gaza due to the security barriers, and during these visits I witnessed that the occupation army has been only trained to kill children and innocents, arrest athletes, and destroy sports clubs. What is practiced does not belong to the work of regular armies, but is nothing more than bullying carried out only by gangs. Therefore, it will remain far from direct confrontation and ground war, because they realize that they will suffer defeat at the earliest confrontation, although they possess complex technology, they are confronting men who have been true to what they have promised God.” Abed concluded.