APN | Lebanon

28 – 30 May 2023

 

APN Chairperson of the Board, Razan Zuayter, and APN Co-founder and Agricultural Advisor, Hassan Al Jaajaa, were invited to participate in the " International Forum of Ambassadors of Return to Palestine" held in Lebanon, and organized by the Global Campaign to Return to Palestine. The event brought together political, cultural, and artistic figures from more than 24 countries around the world.

The invitation included a visit to the Palestinian refugee camp "Borj El Brajneh", as well as a visit to the Lebanese-Palestinian borders and Mleeta Landmark, the Tourist Landmark of Resistance.

The forum held several dialogue sessions under various themes, including "Challenges and Prospects of Solidarity Work with Palestine". The sessions concluded with an honorary ceremony for the ambassadors, where the campaign awarded them the title of Ambassadors for the Return to Palestine. The recipients included Mandela Mandela (grandson of the renowned activist Nelson Mandela), Hafidh Derradji (Algerian sports journalist), Manu Pineda (Member of the European Parliament), Tushar Gandhi, Aleida Che Guevara (daughter of the revolutionary Che Guevara and global political activist), Ghassan bin Jiddo (Tunisian journalist), Mu'in Sharif, and Hussein Al Akraf (poet and singer).

The organizers chose Razan Zuayter to present an honorary shield to Gandhi on behalf of the forum. It is worth noting that APN had invited his father, Mr. Armon Gandhi, as a speaker twenty years ago, where he spoke about the racism of the Zionist entity, which eventually led to his subsequent loss of position.

In her intervention, Zuayter expressed that the Return Campaign serves as a genuine call to embrace hope and engage in meaningful, systematic action, moving beyond mere empty slogans that fail to nourish or satisfy the hunger for change. She also extended greetings to the ambassadors and its president, Sheikh Youssef Abbas, as well as its secretary, Abdul Malik Sukkariah, and the team that worked tirelessly to organize this important gathering. Zuayter also paid tribute to Dr. Haydar Dakmak, who was one of the pioneering activists in establishing the Global Forum.