On the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Nakba, EDON expresses its total solidarity with the struggle of the Palestinian youth for the liberation of their land and the prosperity of the Palestinian people. Every year on May 15, our thoughts turn to the hundreds of thousands of refugees whose homes burned down 72 years ago. To the millions of Palestinians living today, under the constant threat of Israeli occupation, and in those who live far from their homeland, very often under inhumane conditions in refugee camps. At the same time, we are thinking of the Palestinians who are fighting and not giving up the struggle for freedom.
The ties between the peoples and the youth of Cyprus and Palestine exist for reasons beyond our geographical proximity. In addition to the fact that our peoples have coexisted side by side for centuries, we are both victims of the brutality of imperialism. In the same way that imperialism is trying to exploit Palestine, with the state of Israel as its right hand, it is trying to do the same to us, using the Turkish occupation and the British bases on the island. This is another reason why the struggling youth of Cyprus, EDON, is standing with the Palestinian youth in this difficult fight against our number one enemy, imperialism.
Once again, we express our full support for the struggle of the Palestinian people for an independent and viable Palestinian state, based on the borders of 1967 with east Jerusalem as its capital, and the application of all the legitimate international agreements including the United Nations resolutions in the cause of Palestine
Long live the struggle of the Palestinian people.
From Cyprus, freedom in Palestine!