Caracas, May 15, 2025 — This Thursday, the headquarters of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America–Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) hosted the event titled “77 Years of the Nakba: Resistance and Memory. Palestine Belongs to the Palestinians, We Will Never Leave.”

The Executive Secretary of the Alliance, Jorge Arreaza, opened the event by condemning the death and suffering inflicted upon Palestine by Israel and other nations over the past 77 years. He warned that the project to uproot Palestine has not ceased.

“Seventy-seven years ago, the creation of that entity, later referred to as the State of Israel, led to the forced displacement and death of tens and hundreds of thousands, and eventually millions, of people from the diverse Palestinian nation,” he added.

He noted that in Venezuela and throughout the countries of the Bolivarian Alliance, Palestine remains a cause that is always defended. “When it comes to Palestine, support is immediate and unanimous,” he emphasized, while affirming that it is the desire of the Global South to continue defending this State and to uphold peace with sovereignty and respect for the sacred people of Palestine.

Additionally, the Palestinian Ambassador to Venezuela, Fadi Alzaben, expressed gratitude for this ALBA-TCP initiative on behalf of the Palestinian people. He stated that 77 years ago, his people began to endure the colonial process initiated by Israel, “at the expense of the Palestinians who have perished,” he stressed.

Alzaben underscored that the entire world must fight against Zionism and against genocide, which has killed thousands of girls and boys and left millions homeless. “What our people are experiencing daily is horrifying,” he added, noting that there are currently more than 40,000 dead and over 2 million displaced.

He called for the struggle for a free Palestine to continue and for the right to food, health, and life to be demanded.

At the conclusion of the event, poet Celenia Arreaza recited the story “A Place Called Palestine,” followed by a tour of the art exhibition “Resistance and Memory,” accompanied by background music performed by the Hugo Blanco Orchestra.