If you've been following the international news, you will know that since July 8th, Israel has been bombing Palestine in the Gaza territory.
And while international conflicts don't usually make local news, today a few members and sympathizers of the Local Muslim community brought the matter to the forefront with a protest in Battlefield Park. They believe that the plight of those civilians in the embattled states should be important to all those who respect human dignity:
Rt. Hon. Said Musa
"Over 1,900 innocent civilians have been bombed and killed and Belize is a part of the world community and we should express our outrage and our shock at this senseless killing that is going on; Because we want the world to pay attention to what is happening in Belize as well, with all the senseless killing of young people and children taking place in our country. Senseless, senseless death, murder taking place in our country and we believe that the Gaza situation should shock the conscience of the world and that is why I'm out here to protest; also of course the fact remains that I have Palestinian heritage in my upbringing. My father was a Palestinian, my family from my father's side have been disposed from their land and driven out of their land, so I have every reason to show my concern."
Yasser Musa
"We are seeing yesterday and the day before how extreme things have become, where you have in one sense it takes months to go through a circus to try and get Penner arrested and have the government orchestrate all kinds of hoops and ridicule the people who are trying to take a stand. And then you see one day after the innocent workers being abused and trampled on and put behind bars as if it's a joke. And so when you have these kinds of extremes history didn't begin yesterday and we need to understand that unless we take a side whether it is a side for the Palestinians or a side for the workers, then we will just be told what to think and told what to do."
Belize cemented diplomatic ties with Palestine last month and also supported its statehood at the UN.
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