Syrians, Palestinians march through Damascus to mark Jerusalem Day

Scores of Syrians and Palestinians mark the Iran-backed Jerusalem Day by marching through the streets of Damascus while chanting anti-Israel slogans.

The protesters march from the Hamidyeh market in the old city of Damascus to the Umayyad Mosque and wave the Syrian and Palestinian flags.

Hamid Hassan, 73, a Palestinian, says that the Jerusalem Day “means a lot for us. Jerusalem is an Arab land and it’s the land of all religions.”

He adds: “We will continue to offer martyrs until we liberate it. We will never kneel.”

Syrian citizen Samah Abdullah, 42, says the issue of Jerusalem is the cause of all Muslims, adding that commemorating the day is a “motivation for us and for all Palestinians to restore the occupied land.”

— AP