Palestinian Arab delegation in Syria

Palestinian personalities from territories occupied before 1948 currently visiting Syria made a visit on August 9 morning to Martyrs Cemetery in Najha in the governorate of Damascus countryside.

Addressing the guest Palestinians, Damascus countryside governor Mohammed Najeeb al Sayid Ahmad, welcomed the guests to Syria which is supporting the Arab nation’s issues and the Palestinian cause, and at the same time working hard to achieve a just and comprehensive peace which restores for the Palestinian people their rights in full.

Palestinian guest Ibrahim Nimer Hussein, called for a full Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 borders both in Jerusalem and the occupied Syrian Golan, as well as for the implementation of the "peace for land " principle. Peace is unachieved without this, he added.

Peace brokers: the US and Russia must pressure the current Israeli government to give up its intransigence and adhere to international legitimacy resolutions.

Poet Samih al Qasim said during his visit to Najah that the civilization of nations is measured by their dealing with their martyrs. "Syria’s honoring of martyrs fills me with a new hope that this nation is alive forever. This nation, which has sacrificed such a large number of martyrs, will overcome all its enemies," he added.

In the morning, the Palestinian guests made visits to Ommyyad Mosque and Saladin Aubbi’s grave.