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‘Al-Aqsa, be patient’: Chants against ‘Zionist scum’ heard at Damascus International Fair - report

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  • Chants calling for the liberation of Palestine and using a slur against Zionists were heard at Damascus’s 63rd International Fair, according to circulated footage and media reports.
  • The fair, held under the theme “Syria Shines Again,” reportedly brought nearly 1,000 entities from about 60 countries, including German and American companies.
  • A Syrian journalist attributed the rhetoric to anti-Israel indoctrination inherited from the Assad era, saying it was not an organized government policy.

A chant calling for the liberation of Palestine and using a slur against Zionists was heard at Damascus’s 63rd International Fair, according to footage circulated from the event and international media reports. The gathering was held as Damascus sought to reconnect Syria with international markets.

“We will liberate Palestine from the Zionist scum,” people chanted on Friday, the fair’s final day. Others called out, “Oh Al-Aqsa, be patient, we’re coming, no matter how many years it takes, I swear to God,” and issued a similar message to Gaza.

We will liberate Palestine from the Zionist scum

· People at the Damascus International FairThe chant was heard on the fair’s final day, according to circulated footage and media reports.

The fair ran under the theme “Syria Shines Again.” Syria’s state news agency SANA said nearly 1,000 participating entities from approximately 60 countries took part, with a planned total of 1.4 million visitors. The event was organized by the Economy and Industry Ministry and the Damascus International Fair Administration.

For the first time, the fair also included the Damascus World Economic Forum, intended as a platform for dialogue among the government, private sector, investors and international partners. SANA reported that Western companies participated, including around 13 German companies and several American firms.

Oh Al-Aqsa, be patient, we’re coming, no matter how many years it takes, I swear to God

· People at the Damascus International FairThe chant invoked Al-Aqsa during the event in Damascus.

Ghassan Ibrahim, a Syrian journalist and editor-in-chief of Syria Focus, told the Post that the chants reflected years of anti-Israel indoctrination under the Assad regime. He said the rhetoric would not change until Jerusalem and Damascus reached some form of peace agreement.

“The current government is trying to be pragmatic in its approach. There are a lot of hiccups here and there, but it’s not organized. It’s not a policy. It’s not a strategy. There is mainly a heritage left from the previous regime,” Ibrahim said. The event followed a recent report of Syrian Arab Army members chanting a violent threat against Jews outside the historic Damascus Citadel.

The current government is trying to be pragmatic in its approach. There are a lot of hiccups here and there, but it’s not organized. It’s not a policy. It’s not a strategy. There is mainly a heritage left from the previous regime

· Ghassan IbrahimIbrahim assessed the rhetoric and its relationship to the Assad-era legacy.
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