{"id":58083,"date":"2025-08-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/08\/16\/global-resilience-caravan-demonstrations-in-asia-demand-gaza-blockade-lift-condemn-israeli-crimes\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:00:00","slug":"global-resilience-caravan-demonstrations-in-asia-demand-gaza-blockade-lift-condemn-israeli-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/08\/16\/global-resilience-caravan-demonstrations-in-asia-demand-gaza-blockade-lift-condemn-israeli-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGlobal Resilience Caravan\u201d Demonstrations in Asia Demand Gaza Blockade Lift, Condemn Israeli Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">\u201cGlobal Resilience Caravan\u201d Demonstrations in Asia Demand Gaza<br \/>\nBlockade Lift, Condemn Israeli Crimes<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Yesterday,<br \/>\nFriday, countries in South and Southeast Asia witnessed simultaneous<br \/>\ndemonstrations as part of a global grassroots movement called the \u201cGlobal<br \/>\nResilience Caravan,\u201d demanding the lifting of the blockade on the Gaza Strip<br \/>\nand condemning the crimes of the Israeli occupation, according to Nader<br \/>\nAl-Nouri, one of the organizers and a Malaysian activist who lived in Gaza for<br \/>\nseveral years.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The<br \/>\nmarches took place in Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, the Philippines, and<br \/>\nIndonesia. Al-Nouri expects these demonstrations to continue across various<br \/>\nAsian cities, with the largest planned for next Saturday in the Malaysian<br \/>\ncapital, Kuala Lumpur, with the participation of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">Nepal: Challenging Israeli Influence<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">In<br \/>\nNepal, hundreds of people gathered in the capital, Kathmandu, to denounce<br \/>\nIsraeli war crimes, noting that \u201cIsraeli influence\u201d in their country has<br \/>\nobscured the Palestinian cause for decades, especially amid political and<br \/>\neconomic instability.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">The<br \/>\nNepalese government\u2019s neutral stance on international conflicts is largely<br \/>\nbased on its political and economic interests with India and Western powers,<br \/>\nincluding the United States. The government has also rejected calls to halt the<br \/>\nexport of labor to Israel.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">Sri Lanka: Widespread Popular Solidarity<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">In<br \/>\nColombo, protesters carried the slogan \u201cSri Lanka United for Palestine,\u201d<br \/>\nholding banners demanding an end to starvation and genocide, while chanting<br \/>\nagainst occupation crimes and Western support for Israel.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">A<br \/>\nsolidarity festival was held at the historic Galle Face Green, attended by<br \/>\npolitical leaders and writers, including Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Radwa<br \/>\nSaleh. Intellectuals and politicians warned of previous Israeli attempts to<br \/>\nexpand influence on the island, emphasizing the need to monitor any illegal<br \/>\nactivities by Israeli citizens.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">Maldives: Rejecting Israeli War Crimes<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">In the<br \/>\ncapital, Mal\u00e9, thousands of citizens and political parties participated in a<br \/>\nlarge solidarity festival, condemning occupation crimes and the blockade<br \/>\nimposed on Gaza.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Government<br \/>\nofficials affirmed continued support for the Palestinian people, barred entry<br \/>\nto Israeli passport holders, and criticized statements by Israeli Prime<br \/>\nMinister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding settlement expansion in the West Bank.<span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">Source:<br \/>\nAl Jazeera<span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>)<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height: 150%; 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