Tuesday, 15 May
6:30 pm
Sydney Town Hall
Sydney, Australia
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May 15th 1948 marks the day that over 750,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes and made refugees.

In 1948, the establishment of the Israeli state in Palestine through violent ethnic cleansing not only forced Palestinians from their homes, but also led to massacres of indigenous populations and the destruction of villages.

After 70 years this bloodshed has not been forgotten, nor the right of Palestinians to return to their homeland.

Join us to commemorate 70 years since the Nakba (catastrophe) and to protest against the ongoing occupation of Palestine, on Monday May 15th, 6:30PM Town Hall.

Cultural Event: Our Power, Our Resilience, Our Resistance
Saturday, 12 May
2:00 pm
Impact Hub
1885 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA

Nakba 70: All Out for Palestine
Tuesday, 15 May
4:00 pm
Israeli Consulate – SF
456 Montgomery St
San Francisco, CA

Colonizers Aren’t Welcome: Barak Out of SF!
Wednesday, 16 May
6:00 pm
3200 California St
San Francisco, CA

Nakba Art Exhibit
Throughout May
Eric Quezada Center
518 Valencia St
San Francisco, CA

Nakba: May 15, 1948, which commemorates the forcible expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians from their lands to make way for the creation of the settler colonial state of Israel.

Saturday, 12 May
1:30 pm
180 Bloor St W
Toronto, Canada
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/833352156872943/

Join us as we commemorate 70 years of NAKBA, and as we stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza who are marching for their right of return!

In 1948, Zionist forces expelled 750,000 Palestinians from their homes to create the state of Israel. Palestinians commemorate this tragedy as the Nakba – the Palestinian Catastrophe.

The ethnic cleansing campaign left hundreds of Palestinian towns and villages destroyed in its wake, and turned two-thirds of the Palestinian people into refugees still struggling for their inalienable right to return—a right enshrined in international law and stipulated in UN General Assembly resolution 194.

On March 30, 2018, on the annual Palestinian Land Day, thousands of Palestinians in Gaza marched to the militarized boundary fence to demand their right to return and an end to Israel’s illegal blockade. They were met with violence as Israeli snipers took position behind the fence and above the hills to shoot at the protesters. So far, at least 30 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured.

Palestinian civil society has reiterated its call for a global arms embargo on Israel. It’s time for Canada to comply.

This demonstration is proudly organized as the launching event of the Association of Progressive Palestinian Canadians.

Saturday, 12 May
3:00 pm
Piazza dell’Esquilino
Rome, Italy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/941921019305373/

Coordination of Palestinian Communities in Italy
Palestinian Arab Democratic Union (UDAP)

call on all to join the rally for self-determination of the Palestinian people and the Right of Return, and against the transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem. Demand an end to the siege on the Gaza Strip and urge freedom for all Palestinian political prisoners.

Manifestazione Nazionale a Roma
GERUSALEMME CAPITALE ETERNA DELLA PALESTINA

Coordinamento delle Comunità Palestinesi
Unione Democratica Arabo Palestinese (UDAP)

Invitano a
PARTECIPARE ALLA MANIFESTAZIONE NAZIONALE A ROMA – PIAZZA DELL’ESQUILINO, SABATO 12 MAGGIO 2018,
ORE 15.00

Chiediamo a tutte le forze democratiche, partiti, sindacati, associazioni, donne e uomini amanti della libertà, solidali con la lotta del popolo palestinese, di manifestare la propria indignazione verso le politiche criminali e di pulizia etnica del governo di occupazione israeliana contro il popolo palestinese.

Bastano 70 anni di occupazione, aggressione e guerra, di genocidi e massacri, di violenze, violazioni e negazione del diritto internazionale.

Nel 70° anniversario della Nakba manifestiamo per:
– Il diritto all’autodeterminazione, e la fine dell’occupazione sionista della Palestina.
– Per dire no al trasferimento dell’ambasciata Usa da Tel Aviv a Gerusalemme.
– Per la fine dell’assedio di Gaza.
– Per lo smantellamento delle colonie israeliane nei territori palestinese.
– Per il diritto e l’attuazione del ritorno dei profughi palestinesi come previsto dalla risoluzione 194 dell’Onu.
– Per la libertà di tutti i prigionieri palestinesi nelle carceri israeliane.
– Per il rispetto della legalità internazionale e tutte le risoluzione che riguardano la Palestina.
– Per uno Stato libero, democratico e laico in Palestina con Gerusalemme capitale.
– Contro l’aggressione e la guerra imperialista e per la pace in Medioriente.
– Chiediamo a tutte le forze democratiche e progressiste di far sentire la loro voce, contro ogni forma di accordi militari con Israele.
– Chiediamo al Governo italiano di adoperarsi per il riconoscimento europeo dei legittimi diritti del popolo palestinese, per mettere fine alle politiche di aggressione di Israele, utilizzando anche la pressione economica e commerciale su Israele e perché si rispettino le risoluzioni ONU e quindi non vengano trasferite le ambasciate a Gerusalemme.

PER ADESIONI:
udap48@gmail.com

COORDINAMENTO DELLE COMUNITA’ PALESTINESI IN ITALIA
UNIONE DEMOCRATICA ARABO PALESTINESE (UDAP)

Saturday, 12 May
12:00 pm
Foot of the Mound
Princes Street
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Join us in support of Palestinian equality, justice and freedom to mark the 70th anniversary of the ‘Nakba’. the forced transfer of over 700,000 Palestinians by Zionist militia during the establishment of the state of Israel.

Thursday, 3 May
6:00 pm
Brunnenplatz
Bochum, Germany
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Freedom for Palestine! End the occupation!

In Gaza, on 30 March, the Day of the Land, tens of thousands of courageous Palestinians demonstrated in a mass march. They demanded the liberation of Palestine from the Israeli occupation and the right to return of all Palestinian refugees. Over 70 percent of the Palestinian population in Gaza are refugees who have been denied the right to return home for 70 years.

The Day of the Land was first marcked in 1976, when Paestinians organized a general strike against expropriation and deprivation of rights in Israeli territory. their protest was bloodily quashed by the Israeli occupying forces. Six people were killed and over 100 injured and dozens detained.

Since the anniversary of the Day of the Land in 2018, there have been repeated massacres of the civilian population in the Gaza Strip in recent weeks. Peaceful demonstrators were shot down as they approached the illegitimate border of the Israeli colonial state. But the Palestinian people are a strong people who will not stop resisting occupation and fighting for their freedom. Unfortunately, they stand alone in their struggle internationally.

US imperialism, the greatest enemy of all peoples, seems to be even more aggressively supporting Israel under Trump’s foreign policy, and reactionary regimes such as Saudi Arabia and Turkey under Erdogan support Israel, despite lip service to the contrary. The continuing attempt to deny Palestinian refugees their rights will be answered by further uprisings and demonstrations. The struggle for return continues. As anti-imperialists and internationalists, we stand by the side of the Palestinian people.

Your fight is our fight too! Let’s not be silent about our Western governments supporting Israel’s bloody occupation policies. Let’s take to the streets together for the rights of Palestinians!

Freiheit für Palästina! Für ein Ende der Besatzung!

In Gaza demonstrierten am 30. März, am Tag des Bodens, zehntausende mutige Palästinenser in einem Massenmarsch. Sie fordern die Befreiung Palästinas von der israelischen Besatzung und das Recht auf Rückkehr aller palästinensischen Vertriebenen. Über 70 Prozent der palästinensischen Bevölkerung in Gaza sind Flüchtlinge, denen das Recht auf Rückkehr in ihre Heimat seit 70 Jahren verweigert wird.

Der Tag des Bodens ging 1976 in die Geschichte ein, als im israelischen Gebiet Palästinenser zum ersten Mal einen Generalstreik organisierten gegen Enteignung und Entrechtung. Ihr Protest wurde von der israelischen Besatzungsmacht blutig niedergeschlagen, sechs Menschen starben, mehr als hundert wurden verletzt und Dutzende inhaftiert.

Auch seit dem Jahrestag des Tag des Bodens 2018 kam es in den letzten Wochen immer wieder zu Massakern an der Zivilbevölkerung im Gaza Streifen. Friedliche Demonstranten werden niedergeschossen, sobald sie sich der illegitimen Grenze des israelischen Kolonialstaat nähern. Doch das palästinensische Volk ist ein starkes Volk. Es wird nicht aufhören sich gegen die Besatzung zu wehren und für seine Freiheit zu kämpfen. Leider steht es in diesem Kampf international alleine da.

Der US Imperialismus, der größte Feind aller Völker, scheint unter Trump eine noch aggressivere Unterstützung der israelischen Aussenpolitik zu vollziehen, und auch reaktionäre Regime wie Saudi-Arabien oder die Türkei unter Erdogan unterstützen Israel – allen Lippenbekenntnissen zum Trotz. Doch so wie es ist, bleibt es nicht. Der anhaltende Versuch den palästinensischen Flüchtlingen ihre Rechte zu verwehren, wird mit weiteren Aufständen und Demonstrationen beantwortet werden. Der Kampf um Rückkehr geht weiter. Als Antiimperialisten und Internationalisten stehen wir an der Seite des palästinensischen Volkes.

Ihr Kampf ist auch unser Kampf! Lasst uns nicht dazu schweigen, dass unsere westlichen Regierungen die blutige Besatzungspolitik Israels unterstützen. Lasst uns gemeinsam für die Rechte der Palästinenser auf die Straße gehen!

Kommt zur Kundgebung am Brunnenplatz am 03. Mai um 18 Uhr!

Friday, 11 May
4:30 pm
500 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL
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Join the Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine at the 70th Nakba Commemoration #NakbaDay70Chi

WHEN: Friday, May 11th, 2018, at 4:30 PM

WHERE: Corner of Congress Parkway & Michigan Avenue, downtown Chicago

March 15th, 2018, marks 70 years of the ethnic cleansing of almost 800,000 Palestinians from their homes and lands, at the hands of zionist gangs. Now, the situation in Palestine is just as urgent.

Israeli colonial domination continues to entrench itself across all of historical Palestine, led by one of the most right-wing governments Israel has ever had. The Israelis have used unimaginable brutality in response to the #GreatReturnMarch in Gaza, using chemical weapons and murdering dozens of unarmed protesters, including members of the press. And of course, Gaza’s Palestinians are in their 12th year of living under a brutal siege that has made life there almost unlivable, according to the UN.

Across the West Bank, the Israelis continue to move towards de facto annexation of large swaths of land. The corrupt Palestinian Authority (PA) is pushing for a meeting of the Palestine National Council to grant legitimacy to Mahmoud Abbas and his cronies. In addition, the racist U.S. administration, backed by both parties, has announced that it will be moving the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem on Nakba Day itself! And Palestinians inside the 1948 territories have no equality in a racist, apartheid Israeli state that treats them like 3rd class citizens.

But our people continue to resist. The Palestinians of Gaza have inspired the world with their protests demanding the full Right of Return to their original homes and lands. The Palestinians of the West Bank continue to resist both Israeli occupation and the PA’s complicity. And the Palestinians of Jerusalem refuse to abandon their city, their holy sites, and our capital!

All Palestinians around the world, joined by our allies and supporters, continue to reject Trump, reject Netanyahu, and demand an end to Israeli colonization of ALL of historical Palestine.

Join the Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine on Friday, May 11th, at 4:30 PM, on the corner of Congress Parkway & Michigan Avenue, as we gather for a rally followed by a march to the Israeli Consulate, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Al Nakba.

Until Liberation & Return!

Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine is led by Al-Nahda Center, American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Palestinian American Community Center, Palestinian American Council, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)-Chicago, and the United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN).

Endorsed by (list in formation): American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Arab Jewish Partnership for Peace and Justice in the Middle East, Black Lives Matter (BLM)-Chicago, Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine (CJPIP), and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)-Chicago.

Saturday, 28 April
12:00 pm
Piccadilly Gardens
Manchester, Britain
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STAND WITH GAZA AND THE GREAT RETURN MARCH
STAND WITH PALESTINIANS FACING ISRAEL’S MASSACRES

Demonstrate and march this Saturday 28th April, 12pm Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester

Another four Palestinians, including a 14 year old boy Mohammed Ayoub shot in the head, were killed in the Gaza Strip on Friday as the besieged territory entered the fourth week of demonstrations as part of the “Great March of Return”. 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.

Over 39 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