Lotomau Fiafia (72), a community elder, stands with his grandson John at the point where he remembers the shoreline used to be when he was a boy. Salia Bay, Kioa Island, Fiji.
#Fiji#HumanRights advocacy coalition has condemned Fiji’s “profoundly troubling” stance as being one of only two countries supporting continued illegal occupation by #Israel of the #Palestinian territories.
Fiji NGO Coalition on Human Rights #NGOCHR said the occupation had been widely recognised by the international community - including #UnitedNations — as a “violation of international law” and an impediment to peace and self-determination of the Palestinian people”.
"An undersea plateau in the Pacific Ocean that is bigger than Idaho first started forming with volcanic eruptions during the Cretaceous period (145 to 66 million years ago), and it is still growing today."
In a region historically linked more closely with Israel than Palestine, some activists in the Pacific Islands have been speaking up against the status quo, staging rallies and voicing solidarity on social media.
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Conheça os top 15 hotéis flutuantes do mundo Entre os destinos estão Tailândia, Polinésia, Camboja, Fiji, Malásia, Ilhas Maurício e Vietnã
The Pacific is generally closer linked to Israel than Palestine — but these activists are speaking up - ABC Pacific (www.abc.net.au)
In a region historically linked more closely with Israel than Palestine, some activists in the Pacific Islands have been speaking up against the status quo, staging rallies and voicing solidarity on social media.