Palestinians brutalized despite
ceasefire | Protests continue to demand end to Israeli
apartheid
Just hours after a military ceasefire
had been established and the 11-day bombing spree on Gaza was halted,
Israeli forces attacked Palestinians celebrating the ceasefire at the
Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. Attacked with stun grenades
and gas bombs, at least 20 Palestinians have been injured. These
endless violent provocations and brutal attacks on Palestinians are
the status quo under the Israeli occupation.
The determined resistance of the
Palestinian people to the colonial occupation and a massive
international solidarity movement has forced the Israeli state to
declare the ceasefire. This recent period has demonstrated the
continued need for strengthening the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions
(BDS) anti-apartheid movement. With a solidarity movement of millions
of people willing to take to the streets for Palestine, the Israeli
apartheid state faces mounting international pressure for its
despicable crimes of terror, and countless violations of human rights
and international law.
In Gaza, bodies continue to be pulled
out of the rubble. Israel claims success of its genocidal operation,
claiming to have hit military infrastructure and tunnels inside Gaza.
In fact, Israel killed Palestinian civilians and targeted critical
civilian infrastructure inside Gaza. Over 243 Palestinians are dead,
66 of whom were children. Over 1,900 are wounded, and tens of
thousands are displaced. This latest escalation was just one among
many periodic campaigns of terrorism and ethnic cleansing carried out
by the Israeli state, in addition to its program of siege and
blockade.
The need for international solidarity
for Palestine is greater than ever. The right for Palestinians to
return to their homeland remains a core demand of the Palestinian
diaspora and the solidarity movement. This movement must underscore
the role of the U.S. government in maintaining and facilitating
Israeli apartheid—with billions of dollars in aid, provision of deadly
weapons of war, and immunity from prosecution. Not one more penny for
racist terror and apartheid!
The struggle against apartheid and
occupation is one in which all people of conscience must continue to
engage in. Solidarity protests are set to take place over the course
of this weekend in the United States and across the world.
Find upcoming actions in your
city:
For
updates on current or new actions in U.S.
cities, please check this page. If you have information about an
action in your area not already listed here, or if you are planning an
action, please let us know by clicking
here.
Alabama
Huntsville: Saturday, May 22, 10 AM |
Location: Whitesburg Drive and Airport Road | North Alabama Peace
Network, Green Party of Madison County
California
Anaheim: Friday, May 21, 4PM | Location:
Intersection of W Orange Ave & S Brookhurst St | Organized by
Palestinian Youth Movement, Arab American Civic Council, Yalla
Indivisible, ANSWER Coalition
Eureka: Friday, May 21, 5 PM | Location:
Eureka Court House | Organized by Humboldt Peace and Freedom Party
| Spread
the word on Facebook
Fresno: Saturday, May 22, 7 PM | Location:
Blackstone and Nees
Modesto: Friday, May 21, 5 PM | Location:
Modesto Centre Plaza, 1000 L St, Modesto, CA 95354
Modesto: Saturday, May 22, 10 AM | Location:
Vintage Faire Mall, 3401 Dale Rd Suite 483 | Organized by Central
Valley BIPOC Coalition & ANSWER Coalition
Modesto: Saturday, May 22, 2 PM | Location:
Islamic Center of Modesto, 1445 N Carpenter Rd, Modesto, CA 95358 |
Organized by Concerned Citizens of Modesto
Sacramento: Friday, May 21, 3:30 PM |
Location: 1600 J St | Organized by ANSWER and NorCal Resist | Spread
the word on Facebook
San Francisco: Saturday, May 22, 11 AM |
Location: 16th & Mission Sts. | Organized by Norcal Islamic
Council, endorsed by AROC-Arab Resource & Organizing Center,
ANSWER Coalition, and many others
Santa Rosa: Saturday, May 22, 12 noon |
Location: Courthouse Square | Organized by North Coast Coalition for
Palestine, endorsed by ANSWER Coalition
Colorado
Denver: Saturday, May 22, 12 PM | Location:
Colorado State Capitol (West Steps) | Organized by Colorado Palestine
Club, Act for Palestine | Spread the word on Facebook
Connecticut
New Haven: Saturday, May 22, 12 PM |
Location: New Haven Green (New Haven City Hall and County Courthouse)
| Spread the word on Facebook
Florida
Fort Myers: Saturday, May 22, 5 PM | Location:
2405 1st St, Fort Myers, FL 33901 | Organized
by SWFL Democratic Socialists of
America | Spread the word on Facebook
Georgia
Athens: Saturday, May 22, 12noon-2PM | Location:
UGA Arch | Organized by the ANSWER Coalition, DSA Athens, Students for
Justice in Palestine
Illinois
Chicago: Friday, May 21, 4:30 PM | Location:
Michigan Ave & Ida B. Wells Drive | Organized by Coalition for
Justice in Palestine (AMP, USPCN, SJP, Al-Nahda, Palestinian American
Community Center, Palestinian American Council)
Urbana: Sunday, May 23, 2 PM | Location: 202 S
Broadway Ave, Urbana, IL | Organized by Muslim American Youth
Organization ; Students for Justice in Palestine (UIUC) | Spread the word on Facebook
Indiana
Indianapolis: Friday, May 21, 6:30 PM | Location:
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (1 Monument Circle) | Organized by
Palestinian Youth Movement, Students for Justice
in Palestine Butler and IUPUI, ANSWER
Indiana, PSL Indianapolis, Indy10 Black Lives Matter, Indy SURJ,
Jewish Voice for Peace - Indiana | Spread
the word on Facebook
Louisiana
New Orleans: Sunday, May 23, 5 PM | Location: 219
Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112-2007, United States | Organized by
Muslim Youth of New Orleans | Spread
the word on Facebook
Massachusetts
Fall River: Friday, May 21, 6 PM | Location: 1
Government Center | Organized by SouthCoast Greens | Spread
the word on Facebook
New York
Albany: Friday, May 21, 6 PM | Location: Townsend
Park | Organized by Masjid As-Salam, Al-Hidaya Center
| Spread
the word on Facebook
Rhode Island
Providence: Friday, May 21, 5 PM | Location:
Burnside Park, Providence | Organized by Rhode Island for Palestine,
Brown SJP, RISD SJP, RI Council for Muslim Advancement, PSL, DSA,
ANSWER, SURJ, Sunrise, Reclaim RI, JVP, Black Lives Matter PAC RI
| Spread
the word on Facebook
Tennessee
Nashville: Friday, May 21, 4 PM |
Location: Estes Kefauver Federal Building & Courthouse
Annex, 801 Broadway Unit 800 Nashville Tennessee | Spread the word on Facebook
Texas
Dallas: Sunday, May 23, 2 PM | Location: Dallas
City Hall 1500 Marilla St | Organized by Dallas Palestine Coalition,
Palestinian Youth Movement, UT Dallas Students for Palestine, American
Muslims for Palestine - Texas, MAS PACE | Spread
the word on Facebook
Utah
Salt Lake
City: Saturday, May 22, 12:30 PM |
Location: Wallace Bennett Federal Building | Organized by Party for
Socialism and Liberation Salt Lake | Spread the word on Facebook
Washington
Spokane: Saturday, May 22, 1 PM | Organized
by ANSWER, DSA, PSL, DorthyDay Labor | Spread the word on Facebook
Wisconsin
Green Bay: Saturday, May 22, 4 PM |
Location: Leicht Memorial Park, Dousman Ave | Organized by PSL
| Spread the word on Facebook
Janesville: Sunday, May 23, 2 PM | Location: Near
1818 Milton Ave #100, Janesville, WI 53545 | Organized
by ANSWER Coalition | Spread the word on Facebook
For updates on current or
new actions in U.S. cities, please check this page. If you have information about an action in your area not
already listed here, or if you are planning an action, please let us know by clicking
here.
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