REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA;

At least 27 Indonesian delegates departed for Karachi in Pakistan on Friday to join “Global March to Jerusalem (GMJ)”. From Pakistan, the convoy will travel by land then join with millions of activists in Jordan border on March 30, 2012.

Indonesian delegation consists of some activists from Aqsa Working Group and Voice of Palestine (VoP), a medical team of Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C), student, and journalists form Republika, MetroTV, and TVOne. According to Executive Director of VoP, Ir Mujtahid Hashem, there some more delegations would follow suit and to meet in Teheran, Istanbul, Beirut, and Jordan.

“The land travel is very important to gather support from every country we visit during the journey,” he said in a ceremony.

In the same occasion, Yakhsyallah Mansur from Aqsha Working Group (AWG) delivered his message to the delegation. “Starts the journey with Bismillah and thank God that you have been chosen to be the defenders for religion and humanity as well. Depend on God only, then let Him decides the rest,” he said.

Dr Joserizal Jurnalis, SpOT, from Mer-C added, “GMJ is pivotal part to diminish the reputation built by Zionist,” he said. Read more