I simply Googled “Quds Day,” which was yesterday. Although tens of millions of individuals in dozens of nations rallied for Palestine and in opposition to Zionism, I couldn’t discover any Western mainstream media tales. As a substitute, I obtained an extended checklist of non-Western retailers: Al-Jazeera, CGTN, Xinhua, Al-Mayadin, Press TV…
And talking of Press TV, here’s a tough transcript my interview, alongside Shabbir Rizvi, throughout rolling protection of Quds Day protests.
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Welcome to a different version of the Information Evaluation. On this version, folks the world over have taken half within the worldwide Quds Day rallies taking to the streets as Israel continues its genocidal warfare within the Gaza Strip. Protesters throughout Iran waved Palestinian flags and condemned the Israeli regime for its crimes within the besieged territory. The members additionally slammed the U.S. over its assist for Tel Aviv. Iranians referred to as on the worldwide group to take motion and cease the onslaught in Gaza. Protesters additionally demanded an finish to Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestine.
Worldwide Quds Day was additionally noticed within the Syrian capital, Damascus, the place a whole lot of Palestinian refugees attended the ceremony. The attendees additionally saluted the parading resistance fighters elsewhere in Yemen and Sana’a. They reaffirmed their unwavering assist for Palestine in one other Million Man March. Pakistan and Bahrain had been additionally amongst these West Asian international locations that held nationwide rallies. Jordanians additionally staged an enormous protest within the metropolis of Erbid, which they referred to as Friday of Anger. They absolutely rejected the Arab nation’s normalization agreements with Israel.
Rallies have additionally been held in a number of different international locations the world over, together with in London, Tanzania, India, Malaysia and Nigeria.
Worldwide Quds Day was established by the late founding father of Iran’s Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, in 1979. It goals to take care of and lift consciousness concerning the plight of the Palestinian folks and their battle. It’s held on the final Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in most international locations and on the final Sunday of the month in some others.
To debate the importance of Worldwide Quds Day, we’ve got with us Shabir Rizvi, political commentator, who’s becoming a member of us dwell from Chicago. We’re additionally joined by Kevin Barrett, political commentator, who’s becoming a member of us dwell from Morocco. Thanks very a lot to each of you gents. Let’s start with Mr. Shabir Rizvi. Inform us concerning the worldwide Quds Day rallies. When are they going to be held within the U.S.? Is it going to be on Sunday or was it as we speak? And what’s the significance of those rallies, significantly at this cut-off date?
Shabbir Rizvi: That’s an excellent query. The rallies are beginning now. As you may see behind me, I’m in Chicago. This rally is simply getting began. We are literally in entrance of the Zionist consulate right here, which supplies us a great alternative to make our voices heard, to make our discourse heard. Chicago has a big Palestinian group, one of many largest Palestinian communities in the US. So we may have this demonstration as we speak. Then we’ve got it tomorrow. After which Joe Biden is definitely coming right here Monday. And so we plan to exhibit then.
I might say one thing that’s very completely different about the US versus extra different international locations is that there’s a heavy police presence right here. You may’t see it in my digital camera, however on the opposite facet, there are a variety of cops. To the alternative of me, there are a variety of cops, and there’s a line of cops defending the Zionist consulate, which is over there. And it simply actually goes to indicate you ways many individuals are pouring into the streets of the fruits of the Islamic revolution that was began by Imam Khomeini and the reason for Quds Day and the way it’s grow to be worldwide to the purpose of even being on American soil attended by 1000’s of individuals within the very coronary heart of America, within the very Midwest. It simply goes to indicate how fashionable the Palestinian trigger is.
Thanks very a lot, Mr. Rizvi. Let’s herald Mr. Kevin Barrett. So in your opinion, contemplating the Israeli atrocities, the nonstop bombardment regardless of UN resolutions, a number of UN resolutions demanding a ceasefire, why the Israeli regime continues these atrocities, and the way important is worldwide Quds State below these circumstances?
Kevin Barrett: It was based many, many many years in the past as a result of the Zionist entity is now in a dying spiral. They’re unable to perform any of their army targets. All they can do is mass homicide civilians, girls, kids, after which the help staff who’re attempting to feed them. All they will do is attempt to exterminate a civilian inhabitants in probably the most clear act of genocide in all of human historical past. And that is completely demolishing any legitimacy that they could have loved within the eyes of any substantial portion of the world’s inhabitants.
So this 12 months, Quds Day is going on below the shadow of this clear genocide that’s taking Israel down. And it’s actually a testomony to the religion of the Palestinians and their supporters around the globe, and the braveness of the Palestinians who’ve been standing in opposition to this onslaught, not solely in opposition to Palestine, however the Zionist genocide of Palestine can also be an all-out warfare in opposition to all the world of Islam, and to a lesser extent, the world of Christianity as effectively.
This Holy Land is holy to the entire main Abrahamic religions, We’ve 3 billion Christians, 2 billion Muslims. That’s a transparent majority of the world’s inhabitants. A tiny handful of Jews, 15 million with an M, who imagine that their tribal god gave them this land and so they have the proper to commit genocide, to come back and steal it after 1000’s of years. It’s completely ludicrous.
And this warfare of extermination in opposition to the Palestinians and this warfare to desecrate the Holy Land, has gone on lengthy sufficient. It’s the accountability and the responsibility of all Muslims and Christians to face in opposition to this genocidal assault on the Holy Land, and Quds Day will get that proper.
Quds Day was a superb transfer to place within the foreground the spiritual responsibility of all God-fearing folks to do the proper factor and stand in opposition to the forces of the satanic dajjal forces of Zionism.
It’s a spiritual concern, this can be a spiritual warfare, it’s a warfare of satanic offshoot of the faith of Judaism, that’s Zionism, which idolatrously worships themselves. It’s a cosmic narcissism, and so they have gone into the Holy Land to spill huge quantities of blood in hopes that that can by some means set off the approaching of somebody they name their messiah. And the Zionist messiah clearly could be the Antichrist or Dajjal.
It is a spiritual concern. And Quds Day has put the spiritual dimension of this battle entrance and heart, and because the Zionists head in the direction of Armageddon with their utter lunacy, this mass, meaningless mass slaughters of civilians, we’re reaching the purpose the place this criterion between good and evil turns into completely clear to all the world.
Thanks very a lot. And Mr. Rizvi, earlier than I say goodbye, I can see that you simply’re offering us with first-hand footage of this Worldwide Quds Day rally, which goes to happen in Chicago. Thanks very a lot for giving us this chance to see what’s occurring there in Chicago. However may you please additionally evaluate this 12 months’s rally with earlier years and the variety of folks by way of the variety of people who find themselves participating in.
Shabbir Rizvi: Yeah, that’s an excellent query. I’ve been coming to Cook dinner’s as we speak at this very location for not less than six years now. I’ve by no means seen a crowd like this. We’re numbering within the 1000’s. There’s a plan to really march downtown to the town. And I feel actually that is how all of that is going to be executed is—Now there’s a police helicopter flying above us. We’ve by no means seen a police helicopter. It’s the primary time we’re seeing it. You may take that as an indication of simply how fashionable the Palestinian trigger is and simply how afraid the ruling class of the US is. In actual fact, they’re sending all their police mercenaries, they’re sending their cops, they’re sending Zionists to spy on us and take photos of us.
They’re afraid, and so they’re afraid of the change that’s coming. And the order of occasions which have began, the cycle of occasions that began since October seventh is irreversible. The world has modified perpetually. The plight of the Palestinians has modified perpetually. And it’s trying like from the place I’m standing, the Palestinian trigger will prevail and Zionism will probably be eradicated.
