Gaza in the Heart of Jaffa
supportresistersinisrael | 29.01.2009 22:36
Saturday, Jan 31st, at 15:00, in Gan Hashnaim (Yefet st. corner of Dr. Erlich)
On Saturday, January 31st 2009, at 15:00, we will hold a protest event in Gan Hashnaim (Yefet st. corner of Dr. Erlich), with projections of testimonies from Gaza, art installations and performances.
This park has been the stage, during the war, upon which protest voices of Jews and Arabs could be heard. In the past, taxis from Gaza could reach this park, symbolizing the strong tie that exists between Gaza and Jaffa. 75% of Gaza's population is composed of refugees that have been expelled from their homes and lands in 1948, among which thousands of Jaffa residents.
In this event we ask to return the park its name – Gaza Park – in remembrance to the victims of the aggression, and in the name of a joint future.
On Saturday, January 31st 2009, at 15:00, we will hold a protest event in Gan Hashnaim (Yefet st. corner of Dr. Erlich), with projections of testimonies from Gaza, art installations and performances.
This park has been the stage, during the war, upon which protest voices of Jews and Arabs could be heard. In the past, taxis from Gaza could reach this park, symbolizing the strong tie that exists between Gaza and Jaffa. 75% of Gaza's population is composed of refugees that have been expelled from their homes and lands in 1948, among which thousands of Jaffa residents.
In this event we ask to return the park its name – Gaza Park – in remembrance to the victims of the aggression, and in the name of a joint future.
In the course of three week, Israel has bombarded and destroyed the streets of Gaza, leaving blood baths behind her path. The 'lords of war' rejoiced in another battle, blinding the public's eye to the intensity of the havoc they loosed. They explained that this is a justified and unavoidable war. A war that is to defend the people of the south. And in Israel there is no justice and no judgment.
The last round of violence has reached an end, but what has changed?
* The siege on Gaza continues
* The occupation continues
* And the end to the conflict seems further away than ever
The only thing that has changed is: over 1,400 deaths, of which 410 children and 104 women, and over 5,320 injured that have joined the ranks of the conflict's victims. And Israel has proved, yet again, its destructive power.
As long as Israel continues to oppress the Palestinian people, we will continue to pay the price.
The police, the security services and the media – attempted to suppress the protests, to arrest activists and to silence the resistance. We must continue our struggle without letting the police violence silence us, until –
We lift the siege and open the passages into Gaza
We end the occupation
We bring to justice the 'lords of war', planners and executers, for war crimes
The last round of violence has reached an end, but what has changed?
* The siege on Gaza continues
* The occupation continues
* And the end to the conflict seems further away than ever
The only thing that has changed is: over 1,400 deaths, of which 410 children and 104 women, and over 5,320 injured that have joined the ranks of the conflict's victims. And Israel has proved, yet again, its destructive power.
As long as Israel continues to oppress the Palestinian people, we will continue to pay the price.
The police, the security services and the media – attempted to suppress the protests, to arrest activists and to silence the resistance. We must continue our struggle without letting the police violence silence us, until –
We lift the siege and open the passages into Gaza
We end the occupation
We bring to justice the 'lords of war', planners and executers, for war crimes
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