Gaza-Interior Ministry
Ministry of agriculture in Gaza , has appealed to all organizations working in the agricultural field to defend the rights of Palestinian farmers and fishermen and support their steadfastness against Israel's constant violations.
In a press release on the labor day, the ministry stated that the farmers in the West Bank suffer a lot from Israel's segregation wall, the vicious attacks on their property by Jewish settlers and the settlement expansion.
It also pointed out to the suffering of Gaza farmers and fishermen who are exposed to constant attacks and harassment by the Israeli army.
The ministry affirmed that the assistance provided for Gaza farmers and fishermen is not more than helping them to stand barely on their own feet again when their source of living sustain damages during Israeli attacks or financial losses as a result of the blockade.
In another context, specialist in prisoners' affairs Abdulnaser Farwana said that the majority of Palestinians who have experienced detention since 1967 and until today are from the working class.
Farwana added in a statement on the occasion of the labor day that more than 60 percent of the prisoners who are still in Israeli jails are labourers.
He appealed to official bodies, civil society institutions and the private sector to work hard to support workmen who are still imprisoned in Israeli jails or were released.
