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Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington D. C. on Saturday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, where Israeli forces have killed some 24,000 Palestinians since Oct. 7.
Photos posted online showed protesters holding banners, with some reading “Stop Investment Apartheid Now” and “Free Palestine. “
We are in Washington for the March on Washington for Gaza????Genocide Joe, you can’t hide! #CeasefireNOW #FreePalestine pic. twitter. com/If1azYs4an
One photo showed protesters traveling by bus from Boston to Washington, D. C. , to attend ceasefire demonstrations.
Boston is heading to the National #Marcha4Gaza in Washington DC!Join us for this great rally at 1 p. m. At Freedom Plaza to call for an end to the U. S. -Israeli genocide in Gaza!pic. twitter. com/DTJoURNKVm
Another video showed protesters waving a huge Palestinian flag.
#marchaforgaza in Washington DC pic. twitter. com/fAQ2BuQYGm
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Here’s how the day is:
The crisis in Gaza is a man-made disaster, compounded by dehumanizing language and the use of food, water and fuel as tools of war.
The humanitarian operation has temporarily become one of the most complex and challenging in the world; largely due to cumbersome procedures for entering aid into the Gaza Strip and countless obstacles to the orderly distribution of aid, adding to the ongoing hostilities.
Humanitarian aid alone will not be enough to deal with a looming famine. A large number of advertising products will also need to be allowed.
International humanitarian law, established to protect civilians and the conduct of hostilities, is systematically flouted.
Civilians and civilian infrastructure, including UNRWA hospitals and shelters, have been affected over the past three months, killing many civilians and injuring thousands. UNRWA facilities should be available at all times and provide the cover civilians seek. They deserve to never be available. used for military purposes through anywhere.
We are proud of who we are. We are proud of what we stand for and we are proud of who we stand for and who we stand against. Let the deaf hear, let the blind see that we are here in the tens of thousands, from all over America …
History will celebrate you. History will register your names. History will register the victory of Gaza. And history will disregard Genocide Joe, Hakeem Jeffries, [Chuck] Schumer and the rest of the gang, the corrupt gang …
My dear brothers and sisters, this is not one activity for Palestine … It didn’t start today. It’s not going to end tomorrow. We have to continue this walk. We are entering a new era in America, an era for a free Palestine.
I need you to realize that this is not our first protest in this country. We have been taking to the streets on behalf of a victim of state violence for months. If we were to take to the streets for one and both victims and for both users who have been under the rubble for the last 3 months, it would take us a hundred years to honor those victims.
And if we were to take to the streets together for the rest of our lives just for one of the other people on those posters, for a certain Wael al-Dahdouh, it would be worth it.
They ask us where our Nelson Mandelas are. We say that our Mandelas are suing criminals at the Hague right now for genocide. We say that our Mandelas are the children that have resisted over seven decades of occupation, standing in front of Israeli tanks. We say that our Mandelas are the Wael al-Dahdouhs and the Motazes [Azaiza] of the world who continue to hold up cameras to your genocide, unintimidated.
Preparations for the Herero-Nama genocide in Namibia, carried out through Germany, began on January 12, 1904.
The absurdity of Germany’s rejection of accusations of genocide against Israel on January 12, 2024 and caution against the “political instrumentalization of the accusation” escapes us.