For the Right to Life for Palestine, We Will Never Be Silent. We Say: Enough Violence!
Week of Mobilization in Solidarity with Palestine : 20 – 29 November 2024
Join us on Friday, November 29 for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People!
For justice, for dignity, and for the right to life of the Palestinian people, we, social movements around the world, refuse to remain silent. Together, we demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire NOW and accountability for the war crimes of the Israeli occupation!
We will never remain silent in the face of genocide and the deliberate use of starvation as a weapon of war against the Palestinian people in Gaza and throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territories. For over a year, the Israeli occupation has been waging a systematic campaign of mass murder that has resulted in the deaths of over 44,000 Palestinians, more than 104,000 wounded and more than 10,000 missing persons, a staggering testimony to the inhuman siege and atrocities committed. The death toll continues to rise, particularly among children and women, as the brutality of the occupation continues unchecked.
The use of heavy weapons, internationally banned white phosphorus, bombs, and relentless airstrikes has deliberately targeted civilians, healthcare infrastructure, schools and residential buildings. These attacks have also led to the destruction of farmlands, the salination and pollution of waters, and the ecocide of Palestine. Severe restrictions on the entry of food and medical supplies have caused Gaza’s food systems to collapse, plunging Gaza into a famine zone, according to recent IPC reports. Already, 133,000 people have been classified as facing catastrophic food insecurity, resulting in widespread malnutrition. Furthermore, the risk of famine has been declared for the entire Gaza Strip between November 2024 and April 2025.
Now, with 87% of housing units destroyed in the midst of winter, the humanitarian situation is dire. The population faces heightened risks of illness and worsening health conditions, compounded by a lack of shelter and essential resources.
The situation in the West Bank is also extreme. In recent months, attacks by Israeli settlers against the Palestinian population have intensified, especially in rural areas, under the protection and defense of Israeli security forces.
Arbitrary and unfair detentions, without charge, are increasing in the occupied territory, as are reports of ill-treatment, torture and inhumane conditions of detention. Humanitarian access is increasingly limited, and civil society and solidarity with the Palestinian people are persecuted, repressed and criminalized.
This situation deepens the settler colonial project and apartheid over Palestine, amid great impunity. It is urgent to continue to strengthen solidarity with the Palestinian people until their liberation. We will never be silent.
Together, we must stand up for the right of the Palestinian people to establish their state justice and demand for the prosecution of the Israeli occupation for crimes committed against the Palestinian people.
We also support the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. We demand all countries to respect their commitment towards the ICC and do their best to implement this ICC’s decision.
We, La Vía Campesina, the World March of Women, Friends of Earth International, FIAN, Focus on the Global South, Bizilur and Mundubat, call on all free peoples around the world to join the week of mobilization (from 20-29 November) in solidarity with Palestine by carrying out actions online. On the 29th of November, the last day, let’s organise mass actions in our localities. Here are some ways you can show your support:
- Join street protests in your respective communities.
- Participate actively in various initiatives and activities related to the Palestinian cause.
- Use the communication toolkit for Palestine by sharing online this week (after 29 November) the compilation of communication resources and materials on Palestine on different social media platforms.
- Write and share messages of solidarity and demands for justice for Palestine on a placard, take photos, and share them on social media. Tag your posts with #EndStarvation #EndGenocide #FreePalestine or send it to us so we can help in the dissemination.
- Write solidarity letters for women prisoners in Israeli jails
End colonization and occupation NOW !
#EndStarvation #EndGenocide #FreePalestine