People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin has said that Israel is guilty of genocide in Israel ahead of a rally in support of Palestinians in Derry tomorrow, Saturday, January 13.
Said Cllr Harkin: “Israel is guilty of genocide.
“The presentations by representatives for the South African government at the International Court of Justice in The Hague documented the genocidal words and deeds of the apartheid state’s political and military leaders.
“The destruction of Gaza, the murder of tens of thousands of Palestinians and the displacement of millions of people in the Strip is the outworking of Israel’s settler colonial project.
“Israel has used terror to drive Palestinians from their homes – and is using terror now to drive Palestinians out of Gaza.
“Israel must be held accountable for its barbaric actions in Gaza.
“We call upon the Irish government to back South Africa’s case to the ICJ.
“The British government took another step this week towards ramming through legislation designed to prohibit the peaceful non-violent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel and corporations complicit in its war on Palestinians.
“No matter what regressive legislation the British government puts through, people in Derry will back the struggle of Palestinians for freedom and will campaign to implement BDS.
“We urge people in Derry and the North West to join the march and rally for Palestine on Saturday January 13 assembling noon at the Waterside Train Station.
“From Derry to Dublin to Washington DC, this will one of the biggest global days of action for Palestine in history.
“Up to a million protestors are expected to march to Freedom Plaza in Washington DC calling on Joe Biden to end US support for Israel’s terror in Gaza by supporting an immediate ceasefire.
“When we march in Derry, we are are marching for Palestine but for ourselves too. We don’t want a world where what’s happening in Gaza is condoned and justified.
“A new Ireland has to stand for a world opposed to apartheid and imperialism.”
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