An anti-war and for freedom of speech meeting will be held tomorrow (Wednesday, March 13) by Peace Partnership at the Abraham Hostel in Jerusalem. According to Peace Partnership, “During the war, alongside the terrible pain and bereavement, a human voice is calling to act responsibly, to avoid escalation and work towards stopping the bloodshed, wars, occupation and oppression. In the shadow of the war, the heavy price that Arabs and Jews are paying for expressing that same voice is not foretold.”
Hadash activists at the protest held by Peace Patronship at Umm al-Fahem city against the war, Saturday, March 9, 2024 (Photo: Zo Haderech)
“Demonstrations against the war were banned across the country in both Arab and Jewish communities and activists were fired from their jobs and removed from their studies because they expressed solidarity with the pain of citizens, all this under acts of threats, violence and negation and deprivation of freedoms.” “Come hear the story of the struggle to bring back the voice for peace to the public sphere and the price paid by those who spoke out against the war in Jerusalem and throughout the country,” they said.
On next Friday (March 15) at noon, the Peace Partnership called for demonstration in front of embassies in Tel Aviv, “demanding the recognition of the State of Palestine state now!” According the coalition, “No people can be free and safe as long as they occupy another people. The denial of the Palestinians’ national rights has been the policy of Israeli governments over many years. The horrible results blew up in all of our faces on October 7th. The Palestinian issue, which the government tried to bury inconspicuously behind ‘separation fences’, has now returned to center stage.”
“And what is the reaction of the right-wing government of Israel? An intensive effort to prevent any possibility of a Palestinian state coming into being. The war of destruction in Gaza, which makes the Strip uninhabitable, the ongoing violence all over the West Bank and ongoing expulsion of communities, and the moves to delegitimize all Palestinian leadership – all of these are designed to eliminate any chance of a Palestinian state being established.”
“In the face of these moves, members of the International Community must state a straight forward position – a Palestinian state is a vital and immediate necessity. Its sovereignty must be recognized within the internationally recognized borders – those of June 5, 1967. Recognition of the State of Palestine by the International Community, and especially by the powers that support Israel, can be a decisive step. It might bring to a successful conclusion an inclusive and calculated international struggle against the occupation and for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel,” added.
The demonstration will be held at 12:00, in front of the embassy of France (Herbert Samuel 112), and march towards the United States embassy (HaYarkon 71), demanding the recognition of a Palestinian state now. “Only a real political solution to the conflict can provide peace and security to both Israelis and Palestinians.”
The Peace Partnership, is a broad coalition of dozens of organizations, movements, groups and parties, was recently established and on January 20 organized the first demonstration against the war in Haifa and the north and on February 16 established an Arab-Jewish conference with wide participation in the city of Tira.
The partnership is built on the basis of agreement between its partners on the need to call for the implementation of 5 principles: An immediate agreement to end the war, prisoners deal now – all for all, promoting a political solution that will lead to an inclusive and stable peace, stopping racist and political persecution and promotion of national and civil equality and an end to the neglect of weakened and marginalized populations – who are the first to pay the price of the war.
Among the civil society and human rights organizations who are members of the coalition: Hadash, Young Communist League, Academia for Equality, All That’s Left, Itach-Ma’aki- Women Lawyers for Social Justice, Mothers Against Violence, Isha L’Isha Feminist Center in Haifa, The School for Peace at Neve Shalom, Gush Shalom, Democracy for All, The Bloc Against Occupation in New, Parents Against Child Detention, Zochrot, Mother’s Cry , Yesh Gvul, This is Not an Ulpan, Combatants for Peace, Mahsom Watch, Mesarvot, Women in Black, Women Against Violence, Osim Shalom -Social Workers for Peace, Oz VeShalom, Standing Together, Ir Amim, Coexistence Forum in the Negev, Parents Circle Families Forum, Psychoactive, Jordan Valley Activists, New Profile, Free Jerusalem, Rabbis for Human Rights, Mizrachi Civil Collective, Breaking Walls , Breaking Silence, Torat Tzedek, Tandi – Democratic Women Movement in Israel, Ta’al – Arab Movement for Change, Israelis for peace – Germany, Haqel – Alliance for the Protection of Human Rights, Mothers for Life and Women Wage Peace.
Related: https://maki.org.il/en/?p=31673
