Al-Quds Day is celebrated on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. This day commemorates support for the Palestinian people, and their right to independence. Because of the nature of this holiday, extensive anti-Israel rallies occur in various Arab nations; Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria and Pakistan have all shown their support on this day. And all continue to call for Israel to end its illegal occupation of Palestinian land.
Palestine, frustrated by fruitless negotiations with the Israelis that stole their land, has intentions to go before the next U.N. general assembly and request recognition as a nation; such a proposal is expected to easily pass. Yet the United States is a security council member in the U.N., and has the right to veto such recognition. Today I read that we threatened to cut-off funds to the Palestinians if they requested statehood.
Remember; this could be the flashpoint for an expanded regional war in the Middle East, eventually leading into nuclear conflict.
Pakistan also continues to simmer in the "silent" war. Pakistan has now ordered some 250 U.S. officials to leave their country!
In another article, it was seen that Afghan militants have killed 25 Pakistani troops. All this is indicative of the great tensions between the 2 countries, with the U.S. fighting battles within both borders.
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