Despite the “four day pause” in Israel’s war on Gaza Palestine solidarity supporters will be rallying and marching around New Zealand again this weekend.
“A pause in Israel’s genocidal rampage through Gaza is a welcome small step but must be made permanent” says John Minto, National Chair of Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa. “This will just be a “tea break” in Israel’s wholesale slaughter of Palestinians unless governments like New Zealand speak up and act now”.
“Palestinians are under sustained attack because western countries such as New Zealand refuse to hold Israel accountable for its 75-year history of war crimes and systematic brutality against the Palestinian people.”
“As well as a permanent ceasefire the rallies will also be calling for:
· our political leaders to condemn Israeli war crimes just as they have condemned the killing of Israeli civilians
· an international protection force to be put in place across all the Occupied Palestinian Territories – Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem
· a well-resourced International Criminal Court investigation into war crimes committed on and since the 6th October attack on Israel -including the crimes of genocide snd apartheid
· Kicking out the Israeli ambassador
· BDS – Boycotts Divestment and Sanctions – against apartheid Israel just we did against apartheid South Africa
All good demands and suggestions John–hit the Israeli state where it hurts–economically, politically and culturally.
Also:
• International campaign to end the blockade on Gaza
• Union bans with community support on trade with Israel
Nice to know, still, a pause in the rampage. Fcuk me. Goes to show that there was always room for negotiation despite all the b/s talk to the contrary. Hope we find out, one day, why now and why this did not happen earlier given that smaller or less significant – consequence-wise – negotiations had taken place earlier. A pause in the rampage.
Otherwise, what is being called for now, permanent ceasefire aside (ceasefire meaning back to the usual apartheid, subjugating crap) and holding our pollies to account aside also, what is being called for now is so obvious that it should have been in place a long ago, meaning it ain’t gonna happen now. Better to keep our calls simpler and more in-tune with what everyone identifies with like freedom as in equal rights, equality, democracy for all – from the river to the sea.
The political world is rotten and our Govt goes right along with it – its all rotten and yet we believe in them anyway. Bout time we learnt what side of humanity our pollies are on, aka, money and self interest trumps the interests, the humanity of the people.
A pause is something you do with a video game, you can not pause real life.
Under pressure from Israeli protesters, who demanded their government negotiate for a prisoner exchange Israel’s government has stopped their genocide with a promise to restart it.
The people of the world must increase the pressure on our governments to demand that the genocide in Gaza must not be resumed.
Young people in Australia lead the way.
Australian students to walkout of schools in support of Palestine
By Anna McGuinness
November 21 2023 – 8:44pm
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….A genocide is taking place in Palestine. Since the siege on Gaza began over 13,000 people have been killed, entire regions turned to rubble, and millions of Palestinians displaced with no electricity, water or food and nowhere safe to go. We have to take action!
Israel wants all land between the river and the sea. It will not stop until the people of the West Bank and Gaza are rubbed out.
This is what genocide means.
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