June 21, 2004
For Immediate Release

Friday July 23, Palestinians from the West Bank, supported by international and Israeli peace activists, will travel to the military check points surrounding the holy city of Jerusalem. They will demand freedom of access to the holy sites.

Buses will leave from Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nablus to convene at Zatara checkpoint at 10am before beginning the march. The march to Jerusalem will begin at Al-Ram checkpoint at 11am.

For twelve years East Jerusalem has been cut off from the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories. In the past three years people of Muslim and Christian faiths have been denied the right to worship in Jerusalem.

This Friday faithful Moslems and Christians will march peacefully towards Jerusalem to join the Friday prayer in Al-Aqsa mosque and a special prayer in the Holy Sepulcher.

ISM Media Office: 02-277-4602

For further information, contact:
Randa (Jenin): 059-744-037 or 067-715-968
Abed el Karim (Tulkarem): 059-836-783
Saif (Nablus): 054-439-2184
Hisham (Jerusalem): 067-429-651 or 052-244-983
Mohammed Mansour (Al-Ram): 055-420-464
Abu Ahmad (North West Ramallah Area): 067-924-952