'We are united as a people': Palestinians celebrate a historic strike, urge supporters to 'keep momentum going' – Mondoweiss
George Zeidan, founder of Right To Movement Palestine, holds up a sign saying “We are not rioters or terrorists, we are demanding our freedom”, during a protest on Tuesday May 18th, for the general strike in Palestine. Bethlehem, West Bank (Photo: Akram al-Waara) When Humam Abu Srour, 46, a furniture store owner in the city of Bethlehem, looked around at the massive crowds of people surrounding him on Tuesday, he was in awe. “I saw my neighbors, friends, family, other business owners and shop keepers, and people of all different class backgrounds — people who you don’t typi...
Source: mondoweiss.net