Palestine photo exhibition

The Sri Lanka Committee for Solidarity with Palestine will hold a photography Exhibition depicting dilemma of the Palestinians since their historical state was wiped off the map by Western powers to make way for colonial state of Israel and also their struggle for freedom and justice.

This exhibition is to coincide with UN Palestine Day which falls on November 29 and will be held at the J R Jayewardene Centre from 10 am. Admittance is free of charge and is open to public.

The exhibition will be opened by Prime Minister D M Jayaratne. UNP Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya will be the Guest of Honour.

The exhibits will show how the Palestinians were expelled from their homes in 1948 by the Israeli forces. The main feature of the exhibition is to focus on how the youth have suffered since the inception of Israel and how whole families that had lived for generations in Palestine were forced to flee their homes and move into squalid refugee camps.

Some pictures illustrate the slaughter of the village of Deir Yassin where over 250 villagers mostly women and children were killed in cold blood. The Deir Yassin massacre was intended to frighten the Palestinians.