(Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Ehud Rosen - In January 2012, the European Preparatory Committee for the Global March to Jerusalem announced marches to Jerusalem "or the nearest point to it" on March 30, to coincide with the annual Palestinian "Land Day." Marches are planned in Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. The European Preparatory Committee is comprised of members of UK Muslim Brotherhood circles and a member of the Free Gaza movement (founded by the International Solidarity Movement, ISM), this time joined by the anti-imperialist camp. National committees in Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan, Lebanon, and Iran have begun preparations, while more than twenty Palestinian organizations have endorsed the march. It is hard to predict the results of these preparations. However, the participation of Sunni-Islamist circles is increasing, encouraged by their rise due to the Arab Spring. Fatah, the PLO, and the PA are becoming more involved as well, as are more Islamist jihadi forces and far-right European elements.
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