As Israel prepared to mark 55 years to the liberation of Jerusalem, coalition member Meretz MK Moshe Raz joined Joint Arab List MK Aida Touma-Suleiman announced they were organizing a Knesset caucus meeting to mark 55 years to the "occupation."
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Wednesday's meeting will be attended by left-wing organizations such as Breaking the Silence, HaMoked, Doctors for Human Rights, Combatants for Peace, Rabbis for Human Rights, and Gisha, among others.
"For 55 years, we have ruled, contrary to our own morals, justice, and both our and their interests, another people," Raz said in a statement.
He said: "This rule harms all facets of Palestinian life and costs both peoples lives and security. This is probably the most important issue affecting our lives here, and that is why it needs to be raised and discussed in the Knesset as well. Thank you to the important human-rights organizations and those struggling against the occupation set to take part in the event."
In a statement, Touma-Suleiman said: "Land grabbing, settlement expansion, settler terrorism, arrests without trial, the killing of protesters, and a criminal blockade, these are the faces of the occupation. These are all the faces of Israel under the 'change' government.
"From the Knesset, it is our obligation to remind Israel and the world that the cycle of horror will not stop as long as the Palestinian people live under occupation and blockade. Only the establishment of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel will ensure freedom and security for both peoples," she said.
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