On December 8, 2017 pro Palestinian activists held a rally in Vancouver, BC titled “Emergency rally for Palestine: Defend Al-Quds/Jerusalem.” More on the organizers and their political statement see the previous article “Vancouver rally: “Al-Quds (Jerusalem) is the sacred land of Palestinian Arabs”.
Two young girls, who were invited to the stage, led the crowd in chanting the following slogans [originally in Arabic]:
Girl A: We will sacrifice our soul and blood for you, O [Al-] Aqsa [Mosque] [Note: also translated as “With soul and blood we redeem al-Aqsa”].
Crowd: We will sacrifice our soul and blood for you, O [Al-] Aqsa [Mosque]
We will sacrifice our soul and blood for you, O [Al-] Aqsa [Mosque]
We will sacrifice our soul and blood for you, O [Al-] Aqsa [Mosque]
Girl B: Down Down [Donald] Trump’s declaration [recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel]
Crowd: Down Down [Donald] Trump’s declaration [recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel]
Girl B: Down Down [Donald] Trump’s declaration [recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel]
Crowd: Down Down [Donald] Trump’s declaration [recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel]
Girl B: Down Down [Donald] Trump’s declaration [recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel]
Crowd: Down Down [Donald] Trump’s declaration [recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel]
Girl B: We will sacrifice our soul and blood for you, O [Al-] Aqsa [Mosque]
Crowd: We will sacrifice our soul and blood for you, O [Al-] Aqsa [Mosque]
Girl B: We will sacrifice our soul and blood for you, O [Al-] Aqsa [Mosque]
Crowd: We will sacrifice our soul and blood for you, O [Al-] Aqsa [Mosque]
Girl A: O guardian of the frontiers [armed operative], O fighter, harry up and take revenge [against Israel]
Crowd: O guardian of the frontiers [armed operative], O fighter, harry up and take revenge [against Israel]
Girl A: O guardian of the frontiers [armed operative], O fighter, harry up and take revenge [against Israel]
Crowd: O guardian of the frontiers [armed operative], O fighter, harry up and take revenge [against Israel]
Crowd cheering.
Speaker (woman wearing read-and-white kufiya): “Thank you so much. This is amazing.”