Call for ceasefire in war against Palestine

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Call for ceasefire in war against Palestine

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Some of the people who joined the rally outside the US Embassy in Port of Spain on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in war against Palestine. - Angelo Marcelle Public relations officer of Concerned Muslims of TT Imtiaz Mohammed said it was time for the United States to step in to stop the Israel-Palestine war. Speaking at a march organised by a group opposite the US Embassy around the Queen’s […]

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