São Paulo – Palestine’s embassy in Brasília welcomed this Wednesday (25) 24 children from the “Sem Terrinha”, the children’s group from the Landless Workers Movement (MST). The group of children, ages 8 to 12, coming from 19 Brazilian states, stayed for around two hours at the embassy and talked to ambassador Ibrahim Alzeben, planted an olive tree, the symbol of the Arab country, and performed the song “Free Palestine”.
On Tuesday evening, Alzeben attended an event at the 1st National Meeting of the Sem Terrinha Children at Parque da Cidade, in Brasília, where he delivered a short speech and invited the children to visit the embassy the next day. The event, which held music and games, took place from July 23 to 26, gathering approximately 1,200 children. The theme of the first edition of the event was “Sem Terrinha on the move: play, smile, fight for a popular land reform!”.
By phone, Alzeben told ANBA that he was very happy to welcome the children at the embassy and that it was a very special day. “It’s important for us to protect the right of children worldwide to have a dignified life in their own land, especially in this moment, in which we’re experiencing the Israeli occupation, a power occupying our territory, in the Jerusalem district,” said the ambassador.
The Landless Workers Movement, said Alzeben, is a national movement of workers fighting for a dignified life and their right to their own land, and that recognizes that Palestine has a righteous cause. “Every year, in October, MST sends a delegation to Palestine, to help with the olive harvest; we’re very happy to receive the support and any display of solidarity is a cause for joy for us,” he concluded.
Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
