Genocide Hotline – action that will save Palestinian lives
The genocide hotline we launched last week has taken off. It has enthused our supporters with a campaign which gets civil society to act when our government cowers. Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and is about to resume its industrial scale killing of Palestinians.
This campaign will do more to save Palestinian lives than any other initiative we have taken so far in the campaign against Israel’s genocide. The message to Israel is that they may have the New Zealand government in their pocket but New Zealand civil society will take action to hold Israel to account for the genocide they are perpetrating in Gaza.
As is to be expected the pro-Israel lobby is squirming and trying to claim the campaign in somehow anti-semitic. These people would find anti-semitism in the words “the” and “and” if it was all they had to go on. They are furious we are telling genocidal Israeli soldiers they are not welcome here while never speaking a word of criticism of Israel for its daily war crimes.
Through our poster, the message on the genocide hotline and our publicity we are making it clear what the campaign is doing and what it is NOT about. The focus is NOT on Israelis – the focus is on IDF soldiers and reservists here for “rest and recreation” from the industrial-scale killing of Palestinians.
Our supporters have welcomed the campaign and the poster and media release have been widely shared on social media. The actions we take with the information that is coming in will be clear and consistent – these Israeli soldiers are not welcome here.
The most important message the campaign sends is to Israel and says that even if western governments are complicit in genocide, civil society in the western world does not accept Israeli impunity for war crimes. In that sense it’s a disruptive campaign from the cosy position Israel enjoys through government inaction here.
Of everything we have done in the past 16 months – this action is one that will save Palestinian lives.
Genocide Hotline – action that will save Palestinian lives
The genocide hotline we launched last week has taken off. It has enthused our supporters with a campaign which gets civil society to act when our government cowers. Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and is about to resume its industrial scale killing of Palestinians.
This campaign will do more to save Palestinian lives than any other initiative we have taken so far in the campaign against Israel’s genocide. The message to Israel is that they may have the New Zealand government in their pocket but New Zealand civil society will take action to hold Israel to account for the genocide they are perpetrating in Gaza.
As is to be expected the pro-Israel lobby is squirming and trying to claim the campaign in somehow anti-semitic. These people would find anti-semitism in the words “the” and “and” if it was all they had to go on. They are furious we are telling genocidal Israeli soldiers they are not welcome here while never speaking a word of criticism of Israel for its daily war crimes.
Through our poster, the message on the genocide hotline and our publicity we are making it clear what the campaign is doing and what it is NOT about. The focus is NOT on Israelis – the focus is on IDF soldiers and reservists here for “rest and recreation” from the industrial-scale killing of Palestinians.
Our supporters have welcomed the campaign and the poster and media release have been widely shared on social media. The actions we take with the information that is coming in will be clear and consistent – these Israeli soldiers are not welcome here.
The most important message the campaign sends is to Israel and says that even if western governments are complicit in genocide, civil society in the western world does not accept Israeli impunity for war crimes. In that sense it’s a disruptive campaign from the cosy position Israel enjoys through government inaction here.
Of everything we have done in the past 16 months – this action is one that will save Palestinian lives.
John Minto
National Chair
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
Our government is deeply hypocritical. Would it be okay for Russian soldiers to be doing R&R here in Aotearoa.
Well, if civil society actually gave a damn, we’d be banging on government’s door, calling for change. This ain’t happening, so we have what we have with a lot more in store to come, no doubts.
Perhaps we can follow them around the country as we did with those litterers and non-payers from Brit a few years ago. We were highly indignant about them I remember. And they weren’t soldiers and trained shooters just dorks ripping us off. These Israelis at home are copying vindictive, callousness behaviour their relatives observed from before and within the Nazi camps and repeating the same brutal attitudes, so it seems worse to me?!
John, I had a bloke calling himself Levi trying to sell me a pager. I gave him your number.
Appreciate the enthusiasm John, but isn’t a phone hotline is a bit last years tech. Wouldn’t a picture and hash tag profile links on social media sites be a bit more modern convenience in today’s day and age?