Palestinians in Europe to mark Nakba anniversary at conference

Date: 29 / 04 / 2008 Time: 12:39
Nablus – Ma'an –

The organization of Palestinians living in Europe will begin its sixth conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 3 May 2008, conference planners said on Tuesday.

The General Secretariat of the Palestinians in Europe said the meeting will mark the 60th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba ("Catastrophe") of the expulsion of Palestinians from much of their homeland by Zionist forces in 1948.

According to the General Secretariat, Palestinian delegations from all over Europe will participate in the conference under the banner "60 Years: And the Return is Nearer."

The guest list includes former Lebanese Prime Minister Saleem Al-Hus, chair of the Palestinian National Conference Bassam Shak'a, the head of the Islamic movement in Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, and the general director of the Union of Arab Community Based Organizations (Ittijah), Amir Mukhwal,

Furthermore, the conference is scheduled to host renowned Palestinian academic Salma Al-Jayyusi, Dr Hafidh Al-Karmi, chair of the Palestinian Forum in Britain, human rights activist 'Aisha Abu Salih who is based in Spain and Dr Ali Al-Jarbawi from the Ramallah-based Birzeit University.

Emerging Palestinian poet Tamim Barghouthi is also expected to attend the conference as well as a leader in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Layla Khalid.

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