LONDON(Palestine Foundation Information Center)The Global Campaign for an Immediate and Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza has called for New Year’s Eve celebrations to be made an opportunity to call for a ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian enclave.
A statement from this campaign said that it calls for making the New Year’s celebration “an opportunity to make decisions for a brighter future.”
“With the killing of nearly 30,000 civilians, including more than 10,000 children, our only decision in the new year is to call for a permanent ceasefire”, the statement added.
The campaign aims to mobilize people from around the world to join their local New Year’s Eve celebrations, on 31 December, to call for an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
“Our goal is to turn the traditional countdown to the new year into an effective and resounding countdown to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza,” the statement highlighted.
“The campaign has been successfully embraced by more than 30 countries united in its mission to stop the brutal killing of civilians and save lives in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel,” the statement said.
The campaign spokeswoman Bushra Mohammed said, “A permanent ceasefire is the first step to ending the current unfortunate situation, and a concrete move towards a future where trauma-affected communities can rebuild and recover”.
According to its founders, the campaign was launched in London in mid-December by a group of young activists on social media.
