VIDEO| Algerian spectators chant for Palestine at opening ceremony of Mediterranean Games 2022
Oran (QNN)- Thousands of Algerian spectators chanted in support of Palestine at the opening ceremony of the 19th Mediterranean Games kicked off on Saturday night in the province of Oran, northwest Algeria.
During the two-hour-long opening ceremony held at a crowded Oran Olympic Stadium and as athletes representing 26 Mediterranean nations walked into the stadium with their national colors, the pro-Palestine Algerian spectators chanted one of the most organic and popular chants evolved among Algerian football fans: “Falasteen Chouhada”, meaning “Palestine, the [land of] martyrs,” while waving the Palestinian and Algerian flags.
Watch: Thousands of Algerian spectators chant in support of Palestine at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria. pic.twitter.com/tJ9VKzBGYF
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That chant is sung in the stands throughout matches where the Algerian national or club teams play.
Algerian solidarity for Palestine is prevalent among the government and the people – in stark contrast to several Arab countries that have isolated themselves from the popular support of the Palestinian people and have normalized ties with ‘Israel’.
