This year, in 2026, the International Day of Al-Quds, the international day of action held on the third Friday of Ramadan for the Palestinian cause and the liberation of Jerusalem from Zionism and imperialism, takes on an extremely urgent and historic significance. Marked since 1979, when it was first declared by Imam Ruhollah Khomeini, this year’s commemoration arrives amid one of the most dangerous escalations faced by the peoples of the region. As the world marks the 47th International Al-Quds Day, the struggle for the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem stands at the center of a regional and global confrontation with Zionism and imperialism.
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network reiterates our urgent call to action for Al-Quds Day, Friday, March 13, and throughout the weekend, March 14-15, for actions, mass mobilization and protest, direct actions and confronting the Zionist and imperialist war machine everywhere.
As the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement and the Popular Democratic Party in Lebanon appealed: “Declare International Quds Day, Friday, March 13, a global day against war and aggression, and a day of solidarity and unity for Palestine, Iran, and Lebanon, affirming the peoples’ right to liberation, sovereignty, and self-determination.”
On this Al-Quds Day, the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaged in a major battle in defense of its sovereignty and in defense of al-Quds, Palestine, and the peoples of the region against the aggression of the Zionist occupation and its imperialist sponsors, the United States and its European, British, Canadian and Australian partners. Iran is confronting a relentless war of aggression and daily war crimes carried out by U.S. and Zionist forces. The Leader of the Islamic Republic, Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, was martyred while preparing the defense of the nation and confronting this aggression, after a lifetime devoted to scholarship, leadership, service and deep faith in God, the Islamic Republic and the people of Iran and to the cause of Palestine and Al-Quds.
The Islamic Republic of Iran does not stand alone in this struggle. Across the region, the Resistance Front is confronting the expanding war of imperialism and Zionism.
In Lebanon, the Resistance continues to defend Lebanon, Palestine and al-Quds in the face of constant aggression. During the so-called “ceasefire” observed only by one side for 15 months, the Zionist occupation carried out more than 15,000 violations, including assassinations, abductions of Lebanese political prisoners, and massacres in the Beqaa and in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Helweh. In the early hours of of Thursday, March 12, Zionist forces, armed and backed by the U.S. and supported by the European imperialist powers, bombed displaced civilians in tents on the beach in Ramlet al-Baida, Beirut; later on the same day, amid a series of massacres and assaults, they bombed the Lebanese University in Beirut, martyring two prominent academics.
Over 800,000 Lebanese, including Palestinian refugees from the camps, have been displaced from the South of Lebanon and al-Dahiyeh, the southern suburbs of Beirut, while the Zionist drones, planes, and naval forces carry out massacres, assassinations and an overall assault on Lebanon, as they seek to occupy and colonize south Lebanon, destroy al-Dahiyeh and remake Lebanon as a subservient vassal to Zionism and imperialism.
Amid this assault, Hezbollah is leading a powerful Resistance that has astounded the enemy and the world with its coordination and strength, repelling invading occupation forces and once again decolonizing the north of Palestine with its missiles. The armed resistance in Lebanon is defending the sovereignty and future of Lebanon — and of Palestine.
In Iraq, Resistance forces continue to confront the presence of U.S. and European imperialist forces and defend the sovereignty of the country and the cause of Palestine, liberating Iraq of the foreign military bases that seek to plunder Iraq’s wealth and direct its future.
In Yemen, the people and armed forces remain mobilized in their millions in defense of Palestine and the region, providing an inspiring example of collective popular and military mobilization against imperialist domination that stands before the world.
The Palestinian resistance, in the occupied homeland and everywhere in exile and diaspora, has confronted the genocidal Zionist colonial project for more than 78 years, armed, funded and directed by British, U.S. and European imperialism. Following the launch of the Al-Aqsa Flood and the historic operation of 7 October 2023, the day that changed the world, the Zionist regime has escalated its genocidal campaign against Gaza and against the Palestinian people as a whole. Once again, there is an unjust, so-called “ceasefire” that exists for one side only, as the occupation continues its massacres with the full political, military and financial support of the United States and its European imperialist partners and the so-called “Board of Peace,” which is nothing more than a council of war, empire and plunder.
The Zionist entity and U.S. imperialism have misjudged the strength, resilience and determination of the Islamic Republic of Iran, of the Lebanese Resistance, and of the resistance front throughout the region. Every one of the missiles targeting U.S. bases and the center of imperialism in the region, the Zionist entity, is an arrow of liberation shot through the heart of the colonial project.
Internationally, Al-Quds Day carries a clear responsibility: to build the international popular cradle of the resistance that can be a meaningful partner in the Resistance Front. This Al-Quds Day must be a powerful day of mobilization, popular action and mass demonstration for Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq and all those standing on the front lines of this struggle, with Al-Quds and its liberation at the heart.
As Imam Khomeini stated when declaring Al-Quds Day:
“Al-Quds Day is an international day and is not exclusive to Quds. It is the day when the oppressed confront the arrogant.”
Today, al-Quds itself remains under siege. For the past 13 days, amid the holy month of Ramadan, he Zionist occupation has forcibly closed Al-Aqsa Mosque, as its officials and settlers make no secret of their demands for its destruction. Palestinians in Jerusalem face relentless ethnic cleansing and displacement as the occupation attempts to erase the Palestinian identity of the city — the eternal capital of Palestine. Every night, occupation forces invade homes and abduct dozens of Palestinians, even as settlers rampage and kill in the villages of the West Bank in a drive to steal even more Palestinian land. More than 9,500 Palestinian prisoners remain held in Zionist prisons under brutal and torturous conditions.
The imprisoned Palestinians are at the heart of the struggle for liberation. Their steadfastness embodies the spirit of resistance that Al-Quds Day represents. Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei himself said, when speaking about Al-Quds Day, in a special appeal about the prisoners, “Commemorate al-Quds Day and if world propaganda does not broadcast it, it does not matter. The prisoner behind the walls of the prisons in Occupied Palestine must not feel lonely to resist. Those men and women who are attacked by Zionists in alleys and streets of Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, and other cities of Occupied Palestine need to feel that you support them in resistance.”
The Zionist regime seeks to escape accountability for these crimes. Yet around the world, more people than ever recognize the reality of Zionism as a colonial project that must be dismantled. In cities across the globe and in the heart of the imperial core, including New York, Toronto, London, Paris and Berlin, people are mobilize to demand an end to the aggression on Iran, Lebanon and the region, an arms embargo on the Zionist regime, the liberation of Palestinian prisoners, and the freedom of Palestine from the river to the sea.
It is precisely because Al-Quds Day expresses this global unity and resistance that governments across Europe and the imperial core attempt to suppress it. Authorities in Britain have banned the Al-Quds Day march in London, while Germany has banned Al-Quds Day mobilizations in Berlin for years. In fact, it was the first of the major mobilizations for Palestine — followed shortly thereafter by Al-Nakba Day and Palestinian Prisoners’ Day — to be banned in Berlin. In Canada, Zionist organizations and the Ontario government are attempting to ban the massive Al-Quds Day protests in Toronto, which bring out thousands annually. These bans expose these Western imperialist governments that claim to defend freedom while repressing solidarity with Palestine. In fact, as they make clear their imperial solidarity with unlimited Zionist aggression on the region and genocide in occupied Palestine, they want to silence the call of Al-Quds Day: that Palestine can and will be free of Zionism and the entire region can and will be free of imperialism.
On this International Al-Quds Day, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network calls on people everywhere to mobilize, organize and escalate their solidarity with Palestine and the prisoners, to stand with the forces confronting Zionism and imperialism, and to continue marching on the road to liberation of Al-Quds and the victory of Palestine.
Al-Quds will be liberated. Palestine will be free — from the river to the sea.
Posters being used by Plate-forme Charleroi-Palestine (French):
- https://samidoun.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/affiche_a3_soutien-iran-pal-liban.pdf
- https://samidoun.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/affiche-a3_contre-guerre-iran_b.pdf
Join the demonstrations and mobilizations (send yours to samidoun@samidoun.net to be added to this list):
Massive demonstrations are being organized in Pakistan, Kashmir, Yemen, and in cities throughout Iran; we do not have precise time and location information but will share all reports.
Note: In the United States, the Unified National Antiwar Coalition is maintaining a list at https://unac.notowar.net/al-quds-day-solidarity-actions-with-palestine-and-iran/
New York City:
Friday, March 13
3:30 pm
Times Square (42nd and Broadway)
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVzHg1dESBX/
Seattle:
Friday, March 13
4:30 pm
Victor Steinbreuck Park
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVwbARVEirY/
Vancouver:
Friday, March 13
4:30 pm
Grandview Park
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVtdY2FDgb7/
Toronto:
Saturday, March 14
3 pm
US Consulate, 360 University Ave
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVtf9M1kRZ4/
Montreal:
Friday, March 13
6 pm
Place Norman-Bethune Town Sq.
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVpMkOJkXkX/
Saturday, March 14
2 pm
Zionist Consulate, 1 Westmount Square
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVG0PZcDiBH/
London:
Sunday, 15 March
1 pm
Home Office, 2 Marsham St, Westminster
NOTE: Despite the march ban, a stationary protest at least will take place and the organizers are waging an urgent legal battle.
Details: https://www.ihrc.org.uk/al-quds-day-2026/
Dallas:
Friday, 13 March
1:45 pm – Jummah Prayer
3:00 pm – Rally
The Grassy Knoll
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVE0fYfkQ6d/
Houston:
Friday, 13 March
3:30 pm
Westheimer and Post Oak
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVclW8Oju5C/
Charleroi:
Friday, 13 March
5 pm (17h)
Pont devant la gare de Charleroi-Central
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DV0Fy3Ogju4/
Brussels:
Sunday, 15 March
2 pm (14h)
European Parliament – Place du Luxembourg
Stockholm:
Friday, 13 March
3:30 pm (15h30)
Zionist Embassy, Stockholm
Saturday, 14 March
1 pm (13h)
Medborgarplatsen to Slussen
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVytXYOChwQ/
Washington, DC:
Saturday, 14 March
12 pm
White House
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVynwt5jjLj/
Chicago:
Friday, 13 March
4 pm
Consulate General of “Israel”, 500 W Madison St
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVhfBNlCn53/
Paterson, NJ:
Friday, 13 March
3 pm
Little Palestine, Main St, 76 Gould Avenue
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVzoU-wj50w/
Paris:
Saturday, 14 March
2 pm (14h)
Place de la Nation
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVvSxhsCIGV/
Ottawa:
Friday, 13 March
3 pm
50 O’Connor St, Ottawa
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVyP1L5jhVF/
Portland:
Sunday, 15 March
3 pm
Sewallcrest Park, 1715 SE 32nd Place
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVuPo8uj5Ls/
Minneapolis:
Friday, 13 March
8 pm (Candlelight Vigil for Minab School Massacre Victims)
Whittier Park
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVvr6S7ERlV/
Sunday, 15 March
1:30 pm
28 University Ave SE
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVy2P3tDpww/
Detroit:
Sunday, 15 March
3 pm
Spirit of Detroit
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVyyqi2iYnP/
Rosario, Argentina:
Friday, 13 March
6 pm (18h)
Aula 12ER – Facultad de Humanidades y Artes/UNR
Info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVmhxYkj-f5/
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