Pro-Palestinian Christians sympathize with the people of Gaza at Christmas
Under the heavy shadow of the Zionist regime's attacks against Palestinian civilians, this year Christmas will be celebrated not only in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, but also in many parts of the world with a ritual different from previous years, and the supporters of Palestine, especially by holding rallies in Western countries, sympathize with the Palestinians and call boycotting brands that support the invaders.
The city of Bethlehem is usually the center of Christmas celebrations around the world, with bright decorations and Christmas trees, but this historic city has canceled all Christmas celebrations this year, due to the atrocities of the Israeli occupation regime. In the Manger square of Bethlehem, where the Christmas tree is usually placed, an installation called "The birth of Christ under the rubble" was installed. A nativity scene amidst the rubble of a destroyed building. Thus, they express their solidarity with the Palestinians, because with 20,000 Palestinian victims in the Gaza Strip, there is no reason to rejoice anymore. In addition to the Christians of Bethlehem, many Western countries also followed this protest and staged mass demonstrations and marches, boycotting this year's Christmas shopping to somehow show their anger against the pro-Zionist policies of their country's leaders. In New York, London, Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto, social media users posted slogans such as "Bombs fall on people's heads while you shop" calling for people to take to the streets and demand boycotts of brands that support Zionism and the Palestinians. To sympathize, S. is mentioned in a different way. Birth. The situation in London was no better than in America, and protesters in London called the British government complicit with the Zionist regime in the massacres in Gaza.
They marched in the direction of stores of pro-Zionist brands, including Puma and Zara, and forced these stores to close. These two brands, one of which sponsors a Zionist football team and the other uses anti-Palestinian themes in their advertisements, were heavily criticized during the Gaza war and were placed on the pro-Palestinian sanctions list. The organizers of these protests also published statements emphasizing the complicity of the British government in the crimes committed by the Zionists in Gaza. The announcements read: “Christmas will not be the same during the massacres. Britain is complicit. "Don't finance the massacre of Palestine and boycott Israel." On Christmas Eve, many cities around the world, including the French capital Paris, Sydney and Melbourne, Cork, Ottawa, were also the scene of various gatherings and rituals in support of Palestine. According to Anatoli news agency, demonstrators in Paris protested against the Zionist invasion with the slogan "We don't have Christmas in Gaza" and called for an immediate ceasefire. Olivia Zimmer, a political activist and one of the organizers of this EU-Palestine meeting, said: "Without a doubt, we will hold more rallies in support of Palestine in the new year. We have a duty to convey the message to the Palestinian people that they are not alone and have the support of millions of citizens in all countries. We have said many times and we will say it again that the Palestinian people are living the most painful hours of their long history and have been rejected by the leaders of world powers, led by Biden and Macron.
