On July 1, the zionist occupation plans to annex all illegal settlements in the West Bank and large swaths of the Jordan Valley, consuming the remaining areas under Palestinian control. While the media claims 30% of the West Bank will be annexed, the little left to Palestinians will be divided by Jewish only roads, checkpoints and walls.

Palestinians are left less than 10% of land over which they partially control subject to israeli military occupation, while the occupation’s full control will extend to 90% of Palestinian land. This is the latest stage of the ongoing Nakba and the most aggressive plan since the 1967 Naksa to steal Palestinian land and expand illegal israeli settlements. It is further institutionalization of genocide.

Cleveland is home to one of the largest Palestinian populations in America. We must stand firmly against colonization, demand more from our city which has conducted joint police trainings, our state which has millions of dollars in bonds and holdings from the zionist entity, and the United States which directly funds Palestinian oppression.