“Bread, toil, freedom”: hundreds marched in a May Day demonstration in Nazareth

2023-04-29 22:36:56

Last update: 29.04.2023 | 23:36

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Hundreds gathered today (Saturday) for the May Day parade in Nazareth, this after last Wednesday the police confiscated flags from the Hadash branch in the city ahead of the march. Between the red flags and the flags of Palestine, banners were carried condemning the occupation and in favor of the dignity of the working person. Orchestras filled the air with the sound of drums. Loudspeakers rang out Encouragement for the youth and against the occupation. The veterans of the Communist Party marched at the head, followed by Banki youths as they sang: “Bread, labor, freedom”, “We want work for the workers and bread for the children”.

Rim Hazan, secretary of the Hadash branch in Haifa at the May Day demonstration in Nazareth (Photo: Yaniv Sharon)

Rim Hazan, secretary of the Hadash branch in Haifa, says that the confiscation of the flags convinced the undecided to come to the march today. In her opinion, the combination between the resistance to the occupation and the struggle for democracy and equality is necessary: ​​”There will be no real democracy as long as there is an occupation. The money flowing to the settlements comes from your pocket and mine.”

May Day demonstration in Nazareth (Photo: Yaniv Sharon)