Local petition against Israel gains 12,000 signatures

A petition, circulated by a local youth group seeking the parliament to call on the international community to take a stronger action against Israeli aggression in Gaza, gained over 12,000 signatures by Thursday, the youth group has said.

A senior member of the group told Sun Online the petition gained 12,000 signatures from the capital Male’ region within 5 days. He said that the group has planned a special event in Usfasgandu, Male’ tonight to raise awareness on the issue.

“We will have an event at Usfasgandu at 9:30 tonight. The event will highlight the reasons behind Israel’s attacks against Palestine and the current situation in Palestine. The objective is to raise awareness amongst Maldivians,” said the official.

The group is seeking to gather more support for the petition during the Eid al-Fitr holidays, and plans to submit the petition to parliament on the first sitting after the holidays.