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Protesters march through NYC after high
school students across the city held a walk out |
Emergency actions demand: Hands off Rafah!
In outraged response to Israel's threats to take its genocide in
Gaza to new heights, protesters held emergency actions nationwide to
Shut It Down for Palestine! The majority of Gaza's population has been
forced to flee to Rafah, the southernmost region along the border with
Egypt. Roughly 1.5 million people are now packed into an area half the
size of San Francisco, many without shelter or food. Now, the
U.S.-supplied Israeli war machine is pledging to smash into the area
with its full destructive force to achieve a horrific "final
victory".
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Emergency action held at City Hall in
Houston, Texas |
Mass marches numbering in the thousands broke out in major cities
nationwide, and countless actions large and small took place in every
part of the country. High school students in New York City took a
stand and walked out of class on Friday, underscoring how young people
in particular are disgusted with the genocidal policies of the Biden
administration. Civil disobedience, die-ins and other forms of action
disrupted business as usual.
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Hands off Rafah march in Washington,
D.C. |
An invasion of Rafah would be the final move in Israel's plot to
carry out a mass displacement of Palestinians of historic proportions,
similar to the 1948 Nakba that led to the establishment of the
colonial regime. Netanyahu wants to force people out of Gaza and into
Egypt by the hundreds of thousands to make way for the colonization of
the area. But amid massive pressure from the people of the world,
Israel's imperialist backers are beginning to hesitate. Now is the
time to intensify the struggle!
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Marchers take over Pike Place in
Seattle |
Shamefully, while this new massacre is being prepared, the
politicians in Congress are maneuvering to pass a giant new package of
military aid for Israel, totaling over $14 billion. Shut It Down for
Palestine activists picketed the office of Senator Chuck Schumer all
day on Thursday to demand money for people's needs, not genocide
against Gaza. Schumer is the top ranking leader in the Senate, and an
ardent supporter of Israeli colonialism. But no matter how many
politicians and powerful institutions line up behind Israel, nothing
can stop the people from mobilizing for Palestine!
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Shut it Down for Palestine picket in
front of Sen. Chuck Schumer's office |
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