Shops, schools and government offices have been shut across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem as Palestinians stage a general strike in protest against Israel\u2019s relentless bombing of the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bloodiest ever war in Gaza has killed more than 18,000 Palestinians in two months, most of them women and children. Nearly 50,000 have been wounded in what some nations have called a \u201cgenocide.\u201d The National and Islamic Forces, a coalition of major Palestinian factions, called Monday\u2019s general strike by people in the West Bank and supporters across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many Palestinians shut their businesses, and rallies were held, according to Essam Abu Baker, who coordinates the Palestinian factions in Ramallah. \u201cAl-Manara Square, often seen as a place for anti-war demonstrations, was filled today [Monday] by one of the largest crowds we have seen in some time,\u201d Al Jazeera\u2019s Zein Basravi reported from Ramallah. \u201cThere were people of all ages here. Children decorated a canvas with messages of love to Gaza. They drew Palestinian flags,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Basravi said the strike and protest were aimed at reminding people that the Palestinians in Gaza are connected to those in the West Bank. \u201cRaising their voices is the least they can do. In some cases, it is all they can do,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA chant we heard people saying was \u2018We will die so Palestine can live.\u2019 \u201cWe have also heard people say things like \u2018Put the bullet in the barrel and fire on us. We are not afraid.’\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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