Tunisia to approve draft law criminalizing normalization: Official
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The Secretary-General of the People's Movement in Tunisia says his party requested the expedited approval of the draft law.
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Protesters gather for a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza in Tunisia's capital (AFP)
The Secretary-General of the People's Movement in Tunisia, Zouhair al-Maghzaoui, announced on Friday that the Tunisian Parliament will approve in the next few weeks a draft law criminalizing normalization with the Israeli occupation.
"We requested the expedited approval of the draft law to criminalize normalization with the Zionist enemy," emphasizing that "this battle is different from all previous battles, and this momentum should not be like previous ones," al-Maghzaoui told Al Mayadeen.
He affirmed that anyone who wants to stand with the Palestinian people must support the resistance, arm it, provide financial assistance, and open the borders to the masses "because this is a time of jihad, not a time for summits. Either the resistance will prevail and liberate Palestine, or the enemy will prevail and advance into all Arab countries."
The Tunisian official concluded by explaining that the Palestinian people realize that they have a Resistance capable of liberating the land and are standing strong in the face of Israeli shelling, refusing to be forcibly displaced.
Earlier, Tunisia witnessed massive demonstrations in support of the Palestinian people and the Resistance.
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in Tunisia on Wednesday outside the French embassy, condemning Western support for the Israeli occupation.
Some protesters were waving Palestinian flags while others demanded the ambassador be expelled, accusing France of being among the Western "allies of the Zionists."
Speaking at an overnight meeting of his National Security Council, Tunisian President Kais Saied condemned the "international silence" about the "genocide" perpetrated by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people.
In the same context, the Tunisian government announced the cancellation of the 34th Carthage Film Festival, Africa's oldest cinema showcase, in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Scheduled to take place from October 28 to November 4, the festival, which accepts entries only from Arab or African directors, is a major event in the Tunisian cultural calendar.
The Culture Ministry said in a statement it was canceling the event "in solidarity with our Palestinian brothers and considering the critical humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip... following the brutal Zionist aggression."
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