These demonstrations have a considerable cost. We need your support so that we can continue to organise these demonstrations and let the Belgian and European governments know that we want them to act now!
Immediate and permanent ceasefire, Justice for Palestine
What is happening today in Gaza is a continuation of the Nakba, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forcibly displaced in 1948. It is the continuation of 75 years of Israeli violations of international law, marked by colonialism and apartheid against the entire Palestinian people, the occupation of their land and 16 years of blockade imposed on the Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip.
For over 7 months, more than 33 797 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed. More than 76 465 people have been wounded. More than 7,000 people are missing. Some 2 million people have been forcibly displaced, while much of the civilian infrastructure has been totally destroyed.
The international community must act to put an end to the continuing injustice and, as a matter of urgency, implement an immediate and permanent ceasefire and ensure the protection of all civilian populations, the release of all captives, the lifting of the siege, and access to international aid for the Palestinians of Gaza currently in absolute humanitarian emergency.
Let’s get together for the national march on May 19th at 1.30 pm at Brussels North Station to demand Europe and Member States :
- to take the initiative in imposing a complete international military embargo, and in the European context, to activate article 2 on respect for human rights in the EU-Israel association agreement, with a view to economic and diplomatic consequences for the State of Israel.
- fully support the ongoing investigations of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and encourage its prosecutor to make the prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity and apartheid an absolute priority.
- fully support the proceedings against Israel brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to halt Israel’s genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people, and comply fully with all provisional measures decided by the Court.
- to put an end to all complicity with the apartheid imposed on the Palestinian people in accordance with international law, starting by reinforcing its political and budgetary support for the proper functioning and updating of the UN database on companies involved in colonization, and by banning all trade with Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
🙏 The organizers call on participants to respect these slogans and demonstrate peacefully.
❌Any apology for war crimes or attacks on civilians, or any manifestation of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia or any other form of racism, will result in exclusion from the rally.
At the request of our Palestinian partners, only the Palestinian national flag will be allowed.