The hashtag #comprehensive_strike in both Arabic and English topped the trending list in several Arab countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and Egypt, coinciding with the entry into a comprehensive strike in many Arab countries after calls made by activists to participate in a general strike today, Monday, in condemnation of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and in solidarity with the besieged people of Gaza. Those who have been subjected to Israeli aggression and war of annihilation since the seventh of last October.
Through the hashtag, audiences on social media platforms shared video clips showing the closure of shops, schools and some civil institutions in their countries, and the strike spread throughout many Palestinian areas such as Hebron and Jerusalem.
This is how the streets of Hebron, the occupied West Bank, look today amid calls for a global one-day strike in protest of the ongoing Israeli genocide campaign in Gaza.#StrikeForGaza pic.twitter.com/YV4ld2M2a7
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) December 11, 2023
Tweeters circulated video clips showing commercial markets closing their doors completely in various Jordanian cities. Other clips also showed traffic stopping in the streets of Beirut and other Lebanese cities in response to calls for a general strike, and other clips of shops closing in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
Jordan today 🇯🇴 👏 #global_strike #Comprehensive_strike pic.twitter.com/uVhZoMdl5Z
— Turkish algebra. (@aljuber_t) December 11, 2023
From Lebanon Akkar
Here you go, Gaza
Commitment to the global strike in support of Gaza.#StrikeForGaza pic.twitter.com/leD8Iu2Xbe– mohamad alass3ad (@MAlass3ad) December 11, 2023
Part of the strike of some shops in Istanbul in the global strike in victory for Gaza pic.twitter.com/MIiovhfH8v
– Al-Qastal News (@AlQastalps) December 11, 2023
Activists called on everyone to participate in the comprehensive strike, and said that Western countries provided moral, material, and military support as well to the Israeli occupation authorities, and in return, everyone in the Arab and Islamic world must stand in solidarity in word and deed with the people of Gaza. Activists stressed the importance of intensifying digital campaigns on advocacy social media platforms. For the Palestinian cause and condemning the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
Bloggers called for not using the Facebook and Instagram platforms owned by Meta to support the Israeli occupation, and for restricting them to content in solidarity with the Palestinian cause, which they said also highlights the Israeli massacres against the people of the Gaza Strip who have been besieged for 17 years.
#StrikeForGaza
Today the world is participating in a strike for the sake of Gaza by not using Instagram and Facebook, not purchasing electronically, not leaving the house except for necessity, stopping any recreational or sports activity, or visiting markets and restaurants, and using the above hashtags in English.– Nasser Al-Duwailah (@nasser_duwailah) December 11, 2023
The Secretary-General of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Dr. Ali Al-Qaradaghi, called for participation in the strike, and tweeted, via his account on the The launch of a comprehensive global strike by the International Union of Muslim Scholars on Monday reflects comprehensive awareness of the importance of participating in this issue, and carries a strong message to the entire world.”
Dr. Al-Qaradaghi added that the strike is not just a protest, but rather an effective tool for peaceful and legitimate pressure on the forces concerned to stop injustice and persecution. Given the international failure to stop the war on Gaza, the strike remains an important option to express rejection and protest.
Al-Qaradaghi pointed out that the strike and the response to it means that Muslims have the capabilities and means necessary to influence public opinion, and they can find effective media strategies to attract attention and participate in the comprehensive strike. By calling for participation and conveying the message clearly and transparently, Muslims can play a major role in the success of this campaign. We must all realize that the strike is not just a humanitarian and Islamic duty, but it is also a position of pressure to stand in solidarity with our brothers in Gaza and stop the unjust war against them.
“Let us all stand in solidarity and support the call for a comprehensive strike. I call on everyone to actively participate in the comprehensive strike, and let us all stand united in the face of injustice and persecution.”
We called for a strike tomorrow…according to the jurisprudence of Al-Mizan…
There is no doubt that the current events in the Gaza Strip call for solidarity and solidarity from all of us, and bring us together to support the Palestinian cause and stop the unjust war against it.
The call launched by the International Union of Muslim Scholars for a comprehensive global strike tomorrow, Monday, reflects the comprehensive awareness… pic.twitter.com/zyzK8FiQON– Dr. Ali Al-Qaradaghi (@Ali_AlQaradaghi) December 10, 2023