{"id":19020,"date":"2025-06-17T17:35:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=19020"},"modified":"2025-06-17T17:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T17:35:59","slug":"mauritania-rallies-for-gaza-mass-protests-aid-campaigns-and-unified-solidarity-with-palestine-and-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/06\/17\/mauritania-rallies-for-gaza-mass-protests-aid-campaigns-and-unified-solidarity-with-palestine-and-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauritania Rallies for Gaza: Mass Protests, Aid Campaigns, and Unified Solidarity With Palestine and Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Nearly two years into Israel\u2019s war of annihilation on Gaza, the people of Mauritania continue to demonstrate unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and the Al-Aqsa Flood resistance, with grassroots and elite initiatives showing no signs of decline.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday evening, the National Alliance for the Support of the Palestinian People organized a mass rally in Nouakchott under the slogan: \u201cYes to Breaking the Siege.\u201d<\/p>\n

Participants reaffirmed their popular support for the resistance in Gaza, condemning the recent \u201ccriminal aggression\u201d against Iran, which they described as exposing the fascist nature of the Zionist entity\u2014emboldened by direct American and Western backing.<\/p>\n

Unified Support for Palestine and Iran<\/h3>\n

In a statement, the Alliance expressed solidarity with the Iranian people in the face of the “brutal aggression carried out by the occupying entity,” and called on Arab and Muslim nations and global activists to escalate mass mobilization against Israeli expansionism. It emphasized the importance of continued Mauritanian support for the Al-Aqsa Flood resistance.<\/p>\n

Saleh Hanenna, leader of the Mauritanian Party for Change, delivered a passionate speech:\u201cWe are here not to celebrate but to declare that Gaza is not alone, and Palestine remains our central cause as long as we breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n

He condemned international silence and complicity, stating that no power will deter Mauritanians from their moral stance against the siege and ongoing aggression.<\/p>\n

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Mauritania Gaza solidarity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scholarly, Political, and Popular Voices Unite<\/h3>\n

Sheikh Mahfouz Ibrahim Fall, Vice President of the Center for Scholar Training, addressed participants:\u201cYour support today is worship, testimony, and resistance. The assault on Iran and Gaza is part of the same war. The project is one. The enemy is one. Silence is betrayal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Parliamentarian Zhoura bint Bedia affirmed:\u201cThe Palestinian cause is not a political burden; it\u2019s a historic and moral duty. Today, **Mauritanian women reaffirm that the siege must be broken\u2014physically and symbolically.\u201d<\/p>\n

She condemned the Israeli strike on Iran as a \u201cbarbaric crime,\u201d reaffirming:\u201cPalestine is our compass toward liberation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Student Protests and Anti-Normalization<\/h3>\n

The Student Initiative held a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Nouakchott, denouncing the Israeli attack on Iran and reiterating firm rejection of normalization with the occupation.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the group described the strike as part of a broader Zionist project targeting the Muslim world, adding:\u201cThis adds to the occupation\u2019s record of terrorism and aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mauritanian Delegation and Nationwide Aid Efforts<\/h3>\n

Mauritanians proudly highlighted the presence of a national delegation in the \u201cCaravan of Steadfastness\u201d to break the Gaza siege. The delegation includes:<\/p>\n