Tuesday, 8 May
10:00 am
Piazza Camilo Benso di Cavour
Catania, Italy
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On the departure of the Giro d’Italia from Catania, we will gather to make our objection clear to the exploitation of sport by a state that practices apartheid against the Palestinian people and has no respect for UN resolutions or international law.

Martedì 8 maggio, alle ore 10.00 in Piazza Cavour (“Borgo”), in occasione della partenza del Giro d’Italia da Catania, ci incontreremo per fare sentire tutto il nostro dissenso contro la strumentalizzazione dello sport da parte di uno Stato che pratica da decenni l’apartheid nei confronti dei Palestinesi e che non rispetta le risoluzioni ONU sui territori occupati.

Comitato catanese di solidarietà col popolo palestinese

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Dietro un ingente contributo da parte di Israele gli organizzatori del Giro d’Italia di quest’anno hanno deciso di far diventare lo sport uno strumento di propaganda scegliendo di destinare tre tappe del giro a città israeliane, quasi a ricordare i tempi della Berlino nazista durante le olimpiadi del ’36.

Le tappe
Le tre tappe israeliane prevedono il passaggio dalle città di Gerusalemme, Haifa Tel Aviv e di Be’er Sheva Heilat. La scelta di partire da Gerusalemme non è casuale, soprattutto dopo che il Presidente USA Donald Trump ha tentato di farla dichiarare all’ONU capitale di Israele.
Che, se mai avvenisse, sarebbe l’atto simbolicamente conclusivo dell’annessione dei territori palestinesi.

La data
Così come nel 2008 il Salone del Libro di Torino venne strumentalizzato per celebrare l’anniversario della fondazione dello Stato d’Israele anche il Giro d’Italia viene usato per ricordarne il 70° anniversario oscurando volutamente la data che sancisce la Nakba, ossia la diaspora del popolo palestinese a seguito dell’occupazione del 1948.

Gli interessi italiani politici…
L’Italia ha votato all’ONU per il non riconoscimento ufficiale di Gerusalemme capitale, ma non ha mai smesso di essere “amica” di Israele. In questo modo l’Italia obbedisce al diktat USA di sostenere Israele quale stretto alleato nel Medio Oriente, contrastando anche militarmente ogni paese che vi si opponga come accade con la Siria e l’Iran.

…ed economico-militari
Al di là dello stanziamento per finanziare il Giro, l’Italia intrattiene altri rapporti con Israele di tipo economico-militare. Dal 2005 infatti i due Paesi hanno avviato vari tipi di collaborazione che riguardano la reciproca fornitura di materiale bellico, attività di addestramento ed esercitazioni congiunte e sviluppo e produzione di armamenti. Gli accordi tra le altre cose permettono ad un’impresa privata come Finmeccanica di avviare contratti per un valore di circa 850 milioni di dollari attraverso Alenia Aermachi, Telespazio e Selex Elsag. Più recentemente un accordo di cooperazione militare tra Tel Aviv e Roma ha inoltre permesso all’Italia di vendere l’Opsat-3000 (il satellite lanciato dalla Guyana francese lo scorso agosto che permette di fornire immagini ad altissima risoluzione di qualsiasi parte della Terra), l’aereo G550 Caew e 30 velivoli militari di addestramento avanzato M-346. Tutto questo non è altro che un’ulteriore dimostrazione dei legami tra lo stato sionista d’Israele, cane da guardia nell’area mediorientale, e il blocco occidentale imperialista.

MOBILITIAMOCI CONTRO IL GIRO D’ITALIA
AL SERVIZIO DEI CRIMINI ISRAELIANI
8 MAGGIO h. 10 – CONCENTRAMENTO IN PIAZZA CAVOUR (BORGO)

Comitato catanese di solidarietà col popolo palestinese

Sunday, 6 May
1:00 pm
Calgary City Hall
Calgary, Alberta
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THIS SUNDAY MAY 6th–we will rally for Gaza at city hall. It is the 6th week of protests for the #GreatReturnMarch and we will stand in solidarity with the protesters who have risked life and limb to peacefully demand their human rights and end Israel’s cruel and illegal siege and the humanitarian catastrophe it has caused. So far 47 protesters have been killed by Israeli snipers and over 6500 wounded. A second journalist was shot and killed.

Calgary stands with them.

Saturday, 5 May
2:00 pm
Friedensplatz
Bonn, Germany
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More than 45 dead and 6400 wounded in massacres in Gaza.

The Day of the Land on 30 March is an annual commemoration and protest in Palestine against the expropriation of Arab land by the Israeli state. On 30 March 1976, six Palestinians were shot dead as they participated in a general strike by Palestinian citizens of Israel against the seizure and expropriation of their land by the Israeli state.

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Gaza on 30 March this year in a mass rally for the right of return of Palestinian refugees, the Great March of Return. Over 70 percent of the Palestinian population in Gaza are refugees who have been denied the right to return to their homes, lands and villages for 70 years.

And again, the Israeli state revealed its nature: soldiers shot and killed 19 protesters and injured over 1500!

The international community must finally put pressure on Israel to recognize international law and Palestinian self-determination. This means:
– the end of the occupation and colonization of Palestine and the demolition of the apartheid wall
– the legal equality of the Palestinian citizens of Israel with their Jewish fellow citizens
– the recognition of Palestinian refugees’ right to return to their homeland under UN resolution 194 of 1948.

Der Tag des Bodens am 30. März ist ein jährlicher Gedenk- und Protesttag in Palästina, der sich gegen die Landenteignung der arabischen Bevölkerung durch Israel richtet. Am 30. März 1976 wurden sechs Palä­sti­nen­ser erschossen, als sich die palästinensische Bevölkerung Israels mit einem Generalstreik gegen die Be­schlag­nahme und Enteignung ihres Landes durch den israelischen Staat zur Wehr setzte.

Auch in diesem Jahr er­hoben sich am 30. März in Gaza wieder Zehn­­tau­sende von De­mon­­strant­en in einem Massen­­marsch, der an diesen Tag das Recht auf Rück­kehr der pa­lä­sti­­nen­sischen Flücht­­­­­linge in den Mit­tel­punkt stellte – der Große Marsch der Rück­­kehr.

Und wieder einmal of­fen­­barte der isra­eli­sche Staat seine Natur: Soldaten er­schossen 19 Demon­stran­ten und verletzten mehr als 1500!

Über 70 Prozent der palästinensischen Bevölkerung in Gaza sind Flüchtlinge, denen das Recht auf Rückkehr in ihre Heimat, ihr Land und ihre Dörfer seit 70 Jahren verweigert wird. Nach Angaben von Badil (Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights) gibt es heute weltweit 7,1 Millionen palästinensische Flüchtlinge. http://www.badil.org/en/

Welchen Ausweg kann es aus dieser uner­träg­lichen Lage geben? Israel als Besat­zungs­macht muss durch inter­nationalen Druck, wie z.B. Sanktionen dazu gebracht werden, das Recht des palästinensischen Volkes auf Selbst­be­stim­mung anzu­er­ken­nen und die Bestimmungen des Völker­rechts zu akzeptieren.

Dies bedeutet:

– das Ende der Besetzung und der Kolonialisierung Palästinas und der Abriss der Apartheidmauer

– die rechtliche Gleichstellung der palästinensischen Bürger Israels mit ihren jüdischen Mitbürgern

– die Anerkennung des Rechts der palästinensischen Flüchtlinge auf die Rückkehr in ihre Heimat gemäß dem UN-Beschluss 194 von 1948.

Saturday, 5 May
3:00 pm
Castellet de Perpiñán
Place de Verdun
Perpignan, France
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At the request of Manal Tamimi, Ahed Tamimi’s aunt, we rally in solidarity with children imprisoned by the Israeli occupation army. We urge you to join us to denounce the massacres in Gaza and the crimes against the Palestinian people. Ahed’s aunt will join us by phone.

À la demande de Manal Tamimi la tante d’Aheed Tamimi, des rassemblements en Europe de solidarité avec les enfants emprisonnés par l’armée d’occupation israélienne s’organisent. À Perpignan, nous vous invitons à venir par votre présence dénoncer le massacre de gaza, dénoncer les crimes subis par le peuple palestinien. La tante d’Aheed nous joindra par téléphone.

Sunday, 6 May
1:00 pm
Guild Cinema
3405 Central Ave NE
Albuquerque, NM
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Winner of Best Documentary at Respect Human Rights Festival in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Radiance of Resistance tells the story of how Palestinian Janna Ayyad, 9 years old, and Ahed Tamimi, 14 years old, have gained international recognition for their creative resistance to Israeli incursion into their village Nabi Saleh. In December 2017 Ahed Tamimi (now 17) was arrested by the Israeli Defense Force and continues to be held in a military detention center. Her arrest has prompted international protests and news coverage.
The event launches a campaign to pass U.S. House Resolution 4391, ensuring that U.S. dollars do not fund Israeli military detention of Palestinian children. After the film a panel of speakers will lead a discussion.
The film is an intimate look at their everyday lives and their importance as part of the new generation of Palestinian non-violent resistance. “Nabi Saleh images illustrate changing asymmetry of Israeli-Palestinian conflict:”–The Guardian

https://mccollum.house.gov/palestinianchildrensrights

Sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace-Albq; Friends of Sabeel Albq; the Red Nation; Santa Feans for Justice in Palestine: Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center; Stop the War Machine. Suggested donation: $10.00. no one turned away.

Teach-In:
Saturday, 5 May
4:00 pm
Houston Hall (University of Pennsylvania), Bodek Lounge
Philadelphia, PA
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Rally:
Saturday, 5 May
6:30 pm
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
300 S Broad St
Philadelphia, PA
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Despite Israel’s decades-long documented suppression of Palestinian voices and Palestinian human rights the Philadelphia Orchestra has made plans to perform in Israel this June. Despite the calls from the local community calling for the boycott of this trip, the Philadelphia Orchestra is claiming that their performance in Israel is a form “cultural diplomacy,” and not “a political mission.”

Inspired by the global cultural boycott that helped end Apartheid in South Africa, Palestinian civil society has called on the international cultural institutions to not perform in Israel. This cultural boycott is used as a means of popular non-violent activism to pressure Israel to end their occupation and apartheid policies.

Over 100 musicians, artists, scholars, union members and activists, as well as 33 social justice organizations have called on the Philadelphia Orchestra to cancel their planned June tour in Israel. Citing that such a tour would be regarded as the orchestra’s participation in what’s considered as the Israeli government’s, “Brand Israel propaganda strategy.”

Philly BDS invites you to learn about “Philly, Don’t Orchestrate Apartheid.”

What is a cultural boycott? How and why do they work?
What are some strategies for an effective cultural boycott campaign?

How to involve more Palestinians in the movement.

A TEACH-IN on CULTURAL BOYCOTT
Saturday, May 5, 2018
UPENN, Houston Hall Bodek Lounge
4:00 – 6:00 PM

Panelists:
Dr. Lawrence Davidson, retired professor of Middle East history at West Chester University. He is an Advisory Board member of the U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.

Hannah Mermelstein is a school librarian and Palestine solidarity activist based in Brooklyn, NY. She is an active member of Adalah-NY: Campaign for the Boycott of Israel and a founder of Librarians and Archivists with Palestine. She has led more than 25 delegations to Palestine and has been involved in many BDS campaigns in the US.

Karima Saab, a Palestinian American representing Philly BDS will talk about the group’s current campaign–demanding The Philadelphia Orchestra to cancel their upcoming performance in Israel. In addition, Karima will discuss the apparent misconnection present in the Palestinian-American community regarding activism as it is compared to non-Palestinian Activism in the Philadelphia area.

A moderated discussion will follow.

As growing protests enter their fifth week, join the Philly Don’t Orchestrate Apartheid Coalition at the Kimmel Center to continue broadcasting our demand that the Philadelphia Orchestra cancel its tour to Apartheid Israel. The Philadelphia Orchestra’s co-president Ryan Fleur has gone on the defensive in the op-ed section of the Philly Inquirer. And yet he has still refused to meet with the PDOA coalition.

This demonstration will take place immediately after a panel discussion on Penn’s campus hosted by Philly BDS. Please join us at both events!

Saturday, 5 May
5:00 pm
Circolo Arci Lavoratori
Porta al Prato
via delle Porte Nuove 33
Firenze, Italy
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Learn more about the implications and the struggle against the departure of the Giro d’Italia from Israel, in order to understand how the use of this cycle race is an attempt to conceal the military occupation and oppression of the Palestinian people by the Israeli state. At the same time, it boosts Israel’s air of impunity, fueling a continuous denial of Palestinian rights with no international action. This is an opportunity to advance the struggle for the right of return, especially amid the March of Return taking place in Gaza and facing massacres by the Israeli army.

Un’occasione per approfondire insieme il significato della partenza del Giro d’Italia da Israele, per comprendere come tenere il “Giro d’Italia” in Israele occulta l’occupazione militare e la discriminazione contro i palestinesi da parte di Israele e al contempo ne incentiva la sensazione di impunità, alimentando la continua negazione dei diritti dei palestinesi sanciti dall’ONU.
Un’occasione per approfondire la tematica del diritto al ritorno e il significato della Marcia del Ritorno che si sta svolgendo a Gaza e del cecchinaggio portato avanti dall’esercito israeliano.

Saturday, 5 May
12:00 pm
Piccadilly Gardens
Manchester, UK
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STAND WITH GAZA AND THE GREAT RETURN MARCH
STAND WITH PALESTINIANS FACING ISRAEL’S MASSACRES

Demonstrate and march this Saturday 5th May, 12pm Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester

Another three Palestinian protesters killed and more than 950 were wounded last Friday as Israeli forces again open fire at Gaza border on Friday as the besieged territory entered the fifth week of demonstrations as part of the “Great March of Return”. A fourth victim, a 15-year old boy named Azzam Hillal, died of his wounds on Saturday. He was shot in the head by Israeli military during Friday’s protest.

They go again this Friday, facing the same barrage of exploding bullets, and tear gas, as they demand freedom from Israeli imprisonment and a return to their homes. We will be out in support again this Saturday in Manchester.

46 Palestinians in Gaza have been murdered and 1000s shot and injured since the Great Return March began on 31st March – and still they go out, unarmed to face the Israeli snipers, jeeps, drones and tanks shooting them at the Gaza border. The least we can do is stand with them.

Palestinians have been mobilising for the Great Return March to protest the ongoing occupation and siege of Gaza and despite Israel’s brutal massacre, they have remained resilient and determined to protest their oppressors and plan to march every Friday until 15th May 2018, which marks 70 years since the Al-Nakba – the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.

Israeli forces have been ruthlessly murdering Palestinian protesters with impunity, and using this as a source of entertainment, with images coming out of Israeli forces treating the massacre as a spectator sport.

We will keep marching in Manchester and continue to oppose all UK companies and organisations complicit in Israel’s massacres of Palestinians. We will stand against those investing in Israeli Arms companies whose profits increase the more bombs are dropped and the more protesters they kill.

Join the emergency protest/ march calling for an end to complicity in Israel’s military regime. We will meet at Manchester Piccadilly gardens at 12pm, and at 1pm will begin the march.

Together, our voices will and must be heard!

#StopArmingIsrael #FreePalestine #BDS #GreatReturnMarch #LandDay

Demonstration called by:
Manchester Palestine Action
Fight Racism, Fight Imperialism
Manchester Palestine Solidarity Campaign
BDS University of Manchester
Manchester Jewish Action for Palestine

Friday, 4 May
4:00 pm
Campo San Geremia
Venezia, Italy
(under RAI headquarters)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/186316098664276/

No to the sport-washing of Zionist attacks against the Palestinian people! No to the launch of the Giro d’Italia in Israel!

This is not just about sport – this is a tribute to Israel by the Italian state, which makes itself an accomplice to the theft of the land and freedom of a people.

This is not just about sports – it is a business! Israel has paid 4 million for this event, an investment to clean its image soiled by its criminal policies against the Palestinian people to find a return in tourism and international legitimacy.

Israeli Zionist violence cannot be justified by the “right to defend itself” – Israel is occupying Palestinians’ rightful land.

Let’s mobilize against the launch of the Giro d’Italia from Israel. Solidarity with the Palestinian people and all those who resist imperialism. Free Palestine!

North-East Committee to Curb the Wheels of Occupation

FRENIAMO LE RUOTE DELL’OCCUPAZIONE SIONISTA!
ISRAELE MAGLIA NERA!

No allo sport-washing delle barbarie sioniste contro il Popolo Palestinese!
No alla partenza del Giro d’Italia 2018 in Israele!

Non si tratta di sport: questo è un omaggio ad Israele da parte dello stato italiano, che in questo modo si rende complice del furto della terra e della libertà di un popolo.
Non si tratta di sport: questo è business! Israele ha pagato 4 milioni per questo evento: un investimento con cui pulisce la propria immagine sporcata dalle politiche criminali contro i palestinesi e che gli ritornerà in termini di turismo e legittimazione internazionale.
Le violenze sioniste israeliane non si giustificano con “diritto a difendersi”: Israele occupa una terra che è di diritto dei Palestinesi.

Mobilitiamoci contro la partenza del Giro d’Italia da Israele.
Solidarietà al popolo palestinese e a tutti i popoli che resistono all’imperialismo.
Palestina libera!

Organizza: “Comitato del Nord-Est Freniamo le ruote dell’occupazione” – un insieme di realtà del Nord Est che si stanno mobilitando contro la partenza del Giro d’Italia da israele.
Per info e adesioni: freniamoisraele.nordest@gmail.com

Friday, 18 May
3:00 pm
Times Square
New York City
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ALL OUT IN COMMEMORATION OF THE NAKBA AND THE ONGOING STRUGGLE FOR LIBERATION AND RETURN

March 30th, Land Day, marked the first day of the Great March of Return, a 46 day struggle leading vup to Nakba Day on May 15th. From now until then and beyond, we in New York and around the globe must support the ongoing struggle in Palestine. As the struggle escalates throughout historic Palestine and the diaspora, join NY4Palestine as we reiterate our commitment to the liberation and the right of return of all of historic Palestine from the strangles of the settler colonial Zionist state of “israel.”

It has been 70 years since nearly 1 million Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes by Zionist forces during the Al-Nakba (Arabic for the Catastrophe) To this day they and their descendants are still barred from returning. Israel has recently escalated its racist and genocidal policies, with the detention and killing of children increasing whilst Al-Quds, the capital of Palestine, is under threat. In reaction to the increase in these policies of ethnic cleansing the resilient Palestinian people, alongside their international allies, are organizing to let the world know that the land, from Haifa to Jerusalem to Gaza and all in between, will be liberated and that a sovereign, independent, free Palestine is inevitable as long as its people remain beacons of resistance.

While we mourn the Nakba, we celebrate the resistance and its steadfast sacrifices in ensuring that the question of Palestine gets an answer. The Zionists did not expect that 70 years later Palestinians would still be fighting for their freedom and dignity. As the fight for liberation continues in the homeland, the fight for liberation continues from inside the belly of the beast. We will be rallying to demand the right of return for ALL Palestinians in the diaspora, to demand Israel keep its hands off al-Quds, to celebrate 70 years of resilience and resistance, and to denounce the settler colonial state of “israel.”

The Nakba did not end in 1948, nor did the resistance.

There is only one solution!
Intifada Revolution!

We don’t want two states!
We want all of it!