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20 January, Athens: March to the US Embassy for Palestine

Saturday, 20 January
6:00 pm
Syntagma Square
March to US Embassy
Athens, Greece
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/135740373891422/

The Initiative in Solidarity with the Palestinian People is organizing a mass march to the US Embassy in protest of US and Israeli attacks on Palestine and the Palestinian people and the complicity of the Greek government of SYRIZA-ANEL.

Against US imperialism! Against its faithful servants in the region! Freedom for Palestine! Victory to the arms of the Palestinian resistance! End all Greek relations with the Zionist state! Freedom for Palestinian Prisoners!

Την Τετάρτη 6 Δεκέμβρη, ο Τραμπ ανακοίνωσε ότι οι ΗΠΑ αναγνωρίζουν επίσημα το σύνολο της Ιερουσαλήμ ως πρωτεύουσα του Ισραήλ, ενώ σκοπεύουν να μεταφέρουν εκεί την αμερικάνικη πρεσβεία από το Τελ Αβίβ. Για πρώτη φορά μετά από δεκαετίες οι αμερικάνοι ιμπεριαλιστές εγκαταλείπουν τη γλώσσα της «διπλωματίας» και των «ειρηνευτικών διαπραγματεύσεων», ικανοποιώντας πλήρως τις ορέξεις του σιωνιστικού λόμπι, τους διακαείς πόθους των ισραηλινών κατακτητών. Οι σιωνιστές βλέπουν το «πράσινο φως» προκειμένου να συνεχίσουν λυσσαλέα, με εντατικότερους ρυθμούς το ξεσπίτωμα των παλαιστινίων από την Δυτική Οχθη, την επέκταση των εποικισμών, την όξυνση της πολιορκίας της Λωρίδας της Γάζας, το καθημερινό δολοφονικό όργιο και τα βασανιστήρια άμαχων παλαιστινίων.

Η προκλητική απόφαση των ΗΠΑ δεν έμεινε αναπάντητη από τους Παλαιστίνιους. Οι οργανώσεις της Αντίστασης, οπλισμένες με την οργή του παλαιστινιακού λαού, κάλεσαν σε αναμέτρηση με στους σιωνιστές και τους Αμερικάνους. Ογκώδεις διαδηλώσεις με συγκρουσιακό χαρακτήρα οργανώθηκαν σε Γάζα, Δυτική Οχθη, Ανατολική Ιερουσαλήμ.

Ηδη οι πρώτοι νεκροί παλαιστίνιοι μετά την προκλητική απόφαση Τραμ προστίθενται στη μακρά λίστα των μαρτύρων του δίκαιου αγώνα για την λευτεριά, ενάντια στο διαρκές κατοχικό έγκλημα. Ο 29χρονος Αμπού Θουράγια καθηλωμένος σε αναπηρικό αμαξίδιο δέχτηκε τα πυρά ελεύθερου σκοπευτή στη Γάζα. Το μόνο που κρατούσε στα χέρια του, ήταν η παλαιστινιακή σημαία. Πρόλαβε να φωνάξει «Αμφισβητώ την αναπηρία μου, αμφισβητώ το Ισραήλ, επίσης.». Είχε χάσει τα πόδια του το 2008 από βόμβα ισραηλινού αεροσκάφους, κατά την διάρκεια της πρώτης μεγάλης φονικής επιδρομής στη Γάζα.

Τα σιωνιστικά μπουντρούμια γεμίζουν ξανά με νέους αγωνιστές που υπερασπίζονται θαρραλέα την υπόθεσή τους μπροστά τον κατακτητή. Το χαρακτηριστικότερο παράδειγμα είναι η νεαρή παλαιστίνια Αχέντ Ταμίμι που περιφρονεί επιδεικτικά τους διώκτες της δικαστές και έχει μετατραπεί σε σύμβολο αντίστασης σε όλο τον κόσμο.

Σε αυτό το συνεχές έγκλημα στη Μέση Ανατολή συνένοχη είναι και η κυβέρνηση της χώρας μας, η κυβέρνηση των ΣΥΡΙΖΑ-ΑΝΕΛ. Ο Τσίπρας σε πρόσφατη επίσκεψή του στο Ισραήλ δεν είχε κανένα πρόβλημα να αναγνωρίσει ως «ιστορική πρωτεύουσα» του Ισραήλ την Ιερουσαλήμ, υπογράφοντας το βιβλίο επισκεπτών του Προεδρικού Μεγάρου της χώρας κατά τη συνάντηση που είχε με τον ισραηλινό Πρόεδρο Ρέουβεν Ρίβλιν. Δεν πρέπει να ξεχνάμε πως μια σειρά από κυβερνήσεις δυτικών χωρών, με την συμμετοχή της κυβέρνησης ΣΥΡΙΖΑ-ΑΝΕΛ, αλλά και τις προηγούμενες των ΠΑΣΟΚ και της ΝΔ, αντί να θέσουν στη διεθνή απομόνωση το Ισραήλ για τα ειδεχθή εγκλήματα πολέμου και κατοχής στην Δυτική Οχθη και τη Λωρίδα της Γάζας, έσπευσαν να το υποστηρίξουν με διμερείς επαφές, υποδοχή του μακελάρη πρωθυπουργού Νετανιάχου, σύσφιξη οικονομικών, πολιτικών και στρατιωτικών σχέσεων.

Οι σιωνιστές φοβούνται πιθανό χτύπημα από παλαιστίνιους μαχητές ακόμα και εκτός Δυτικής Οχθης και Ανατολικής Ιερουσαλήμ. Ο σιωνιστικός στρατός προετοιμάζεται για τα χειρότερα. Το ζήτημα της Ιερουσαλήμ ήταν που πυροδότησε τη δεύτερη Ιντιφάντα το 2001, μετά τη βεβήλωση του τεμένους Αλ Ακσα από τον Σαρόν. Η πρόκληση Τραμπ μπορεί να πυροδοτήσει μια νέα εξέγερση της παλαιστινιακής νεολαίας στη Δυτική Οχθη.

Οφείλουμε να σταθούμε στο ύψος των περιστάσεων και να δείξουμε την ειλικρινή μας αλληλεγγύη στον παλαιστινιακό λαό.

Καλούμε όλους και όλες σε πορεία αλληλεγγύης στον αντιστεκόμενο παλαιστινιακό λαό με κατεύθυνση προς την αμερικανική πρεσβεία το Σάββατο 20 Γενάρη. Συγκέντρωση στο Σύνταγμα 6μμ.

Ενάντια στον αμερικάνικο ιμπεριαλισμό!
Ενάντια στο πιστό του μαντρόσκυλο στη Μέση Ανατολή!
Λευτεριά στην Παλαιστίνη!
Νίκη στα όπλα της Παλαιστινιακής Αντίστασης!
Τερματισμός όλων των σχέσεων της χώρας μας με τους σιωνιστές μακελάρηδες!
Η ελληνική κυβέρνηση είναι συνένοχη στο διαρκές έγκλημα της ισραηλινής κατοχής.
Ολοι και όλες στη πορεία στην αμερικάνικη πρεσβεία

Σάββατο 20 Γενάρη. Συγκέντρωση στο Σύνταγμα 6μμ

ΠΡΩΤΟΒΟΥΛΙΑ ΑΛΛΗΛΕΓΓΥΗΣ ΣΤΟΝ ΠΑΛΑΙΣΤΙΝΙΑΚΟ ΛΑΟ

Ahed and Nariman Tamimi’s detention extended until Wednesday as protests continue

The detention of Ahed and Nariman Tamimi was extended by the Ofer military court until Wednesday, 19 January in a hearing on Monday, reported Bassem Tamimi, Ahed’s father and Nariman’s husband, in a post on Facebook.

Defense attorney Gaby Lasky called for their immediate release while the prosecution demanded the extension of their detention for 101 days; the military court delayed its decision on their continued imprisonment throughout their military trial until Wednesday.

Bassem reported that Ahed and Nariman are frequently transported on the arduous, infamous “bosta” system but that they are kept in different vehicles at all times, and that Ahed’s “bosta” trips are taken with Israeli criminal prisoners who lob racist insults and threats at her. Ahed said that she is studying four classes from her school curriculum and has read two additional books outside the curriculum.

“Ahed asked us all to focus on every imprisoned woman and child and to work towards a campaign to highlight their cases,” Bassem said.

International campaigns to free Ahed and her fellow prisoners are continuing to put pressure on the Israeli occupation. Amnesty International issued a call for her release as the military court hearing took place; in addition, demonstrations on Monday and over the weekend in New York, Toulouse, Berlin, London, Brussels, Porto, Lisbon, Braga, Athens, Rome and elsewhere demanded her freedom. Protests are planned in the coming days in New York, Paris, Marseille, Copenhagen, Nimes, Lyon, Berlin, Arlington, Montevideo and elsewhere.

Video from New York City:

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Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network denounces the arrest of Ahed Tamimi and Nariman Tamimi, the latest of well over 500 Palestinians arrested by Israeli occupation forces following U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Approximately half of those detained, like Ahed, Abdul-Khalik Burnat and Fawzi al-Junaidi, are children. There are hundreds of Palestinian children jailed by Israel and frequently subject to beatings, abuse, and interrogations without parents or lawyers present in violation of the law. We urge people of conscience around the world to take action to demand freedom for Ahed and her fellow detained and jailed Palestinian children in occupation detention centers, interrogation centers and prisons – and for Nariman Tamimi and all detained and imprisoned Palestinians.

The resistance of the Palestinian people has never been quelled by arrests or repression, and it must be clear that we, around the world, stand alongside the Palestinian people as they defend Jerusalem and their entire land and people under attack. This includes standing with detained and jailed Palestinian prisoners in their struggle for liberation for themselves, their people, and their occupied homeland.

TAKE ACTION:

  • For supporters in the US: Call your member of the House of Representatives to support H.R. 4391, the Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act. Tell them specifically about Ahed’s arrest, and urge them to act for her release. Tell them to pressure Israel to free Ahed and other detained Palestinian kids. Call the House switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to speak to your Representative’s office. CODEPINK has an action to highlight this case specifically.
  • Take action around the world: From 10 January to 20 January, there is an international week of action to contact local parliamentarians in each country and urge the freedom of Ahed Tamimi and her fellow Palestinian prisoners. Find our sample letters and contact addresses in multiple languages here! 
  • Call your nearest Israeli embassy and let them know that you know about the detention of Ahed Tamimi in Nabi Saleh and other Palestinian child prisoners. Demand Ahed, her mother Nariman, and the other detained children be immediately released. Contact infomation here: https://embassy.goabroad.com/embassies-of/israel
  • Sign the petition. Over 150,000 people have already signed on to demand freedom for Ahed: https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/free_ahed/?feiNukb
  • Organize a protest for Ahed or join one of the many protests for Jerusalem and distribute this post and other news about Ahed and the Palestinian prisoners. Get others involved in the struggle for Palestinian freedom! Build the campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel and complicit corporations like HP and G4S.
  • Write to Ahed and Nariman. While Zionist jailers frequently censor Palestinian prisoners’ mail, these letters can help bolster morale and even send a message to the jailers and censors themselves. Write to Ahed Tamimi or Nariman Tamimi (choose one and address your letter to one only) at: HaSharon prison
    Ben Yehuda, P.O. Box 7
    40 330 Israel

20 January, New York City: Mobilize to free Ahed Tamimi at the Women’s March

Saturday, 20 January
11:30 am – 3:00 pm
3 W. 65th St., NYC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/146008992785506/

Join other supporters of Ahed Tamimi, Palestinian political prisoners, Palestinian resistance and the Palestinian people in a loud, visible presence at the 2018 Women’s March on NYC.

Gather on the northwest corner of West 65th Street and Central Park West next to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

20 January, Paris, Lyon, Nimes: Rally to Free Ahed Tamimi

LYON:
Saturday, 20 January
3:00 pm
Place de la Republique

NIMES:
Saturday, 20 January
2:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Sur l’Esplanade Charles de Gaulle

PARIS:
Saturday, 20 January
2:00 pm
Fontaine des Innocents
(Metro-RER: Chatelet-Les Halles)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/885665111616546/

Join CAPJPO-EuroPalestine for a series of protests across France to demand the freedom of Ahed Tamimi, the 16-year-old Palestinian girl imprisoned by the Israeli occupation, along with her mother Nariman and 6,200 Palestinian prisoners, including 300 children.

20 January, Nancy: Freedom for Ahed, Khalida, Salah, Marwan and all Palestinian prisoners

Saturday, 20 January
3:00 pm
Place Andre-Maginot
Nancy, France

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/306201153234747/

Now is the time to act! We gather for the freedom of all Palestinian prisoners.

20 January, Waterford: Solidarity Vigil for Ahed Tamimi

Saturday, 20 January
2:00 pm
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
Waterford, Ireland
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/208595289711391/

Ahed Tamimi, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl, was taken in the dead of night by Israeli soldiers. She was arrested after a video that her mother, Nariman, took went viral, showing an altercation with soldiers trying to enter their house. Ahed’s mother is being charged with incitement for posting the video. The Tamimis are well-known in their village of Nabih Saleh for their weekly nonviolent protests against Israeli occupation and apartheid. #FreeAhed

This event is organised by Waterford and New Ross IPSC in conjunction with Anti Internment Munster. Please come and show your solidarity with Ahed and all Palestinian prisoners.

20 January, Marseille: Palestine lives; free Salah!

Saturday, 20 January
2:30 pm
8 Rue Ernest Rouvier
Marseille, France
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/146059229384885/

The PCF section of the 9th arrondisement of Marseille invites you to an afternoon of discussions and actions in support of freedom for Salah Hamouri and support for the Palestinian cause.

The program includes:
– Presentation on Salah Hamouri
– Presentation on the Palestinian political situation by a representative of the Association France-Palestine Solidarite
– Presentation by a Palestinian activist about life on the ground.

Actions include:
– Letter writing to Emmanuel Macron to support Palestine and free Salah
– Writing cards to Salah Hamouri in Israeli prison
– Creating a petition
– Training on Palestine

20 January, Manchester: Protest – Free Palestinian Political Prisoners – Stop Arming Israel

Saturday, 20 January
12:00 pm
Piccadilly Gardens
Manchester
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2011597965792775/

Protest in Manchester against Israel’s detainment of over 6000 Palestinian political prisoners! Take action to tell the UK to Stop Arming Israel!
12pm Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester City Centre – this Saturday 20th January

Roughly 20% of the Palestinian population and 40% of the Palestinian male population of the West Bank and Gaza have served time in Israeli jails since Israel occupied the territory in 1967. Over 6000 Palestinian political prisoners are currently locked up in Israeli military prisons, hundreds without charge and over 300 of them are children,

16 year old Ahed Tamimi has just had her imprisonment extended in Israeli jails, a young Palestinian girl who has already spent the Christmas period and New Year in Israeli prison and remains imprisoned by an illegal occupying force. She challenged heavily armed Israeli soldiers in her own court yard, the same day her fifteen year old cousin had earlier been shot in the face and was sitting in an induced coma in hospital. Over 300 other Palestinian children remain imprisoned. In October 2017, 8 out of 40 Palestinian children arrested were subject to torture.

Resisting Israel’s brutal and illegal military occupation of Palestine is a duty not a crime. Join the Protest in Manchester this Saturday and call for the release of all Palestinian political prisoners. Don’t turn your backs on Ahed Tamimi and the other children still locked up in Israel. Take to the streets and tell the UK to Stop Arming Israel!

19 January, Montevideo: Collective mural in solidarity with Ahed Tamimi and all child prisoners

Friday, 19 January
6:00 pm
Hocquart Esq Fernandez Crespo
Montevideo, Uruguay
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/164532970942096/

Ahed is the visible face of Palestinian children and youth in resistance, but it is not the only one.

There is a whole new generation that says enough of occupation! A generation that calls into question the failed Oslo Accords and demands the end of the occupation through struggle.

The “battle of Ahed,” as they have called it in some press, is the “battle for Jerusalem,” the battle for Palestine.

In homage to the struggle of Ahed, for justice in Palestine, and in solidarity with these children and young people locked up in the Zionist prisons, we invite you to participate in the construction of a collective mural in which to express our solidarity, this Friday, January 19 , Starting at 6 pm, in the square at Hocquart and Av. De las Leyes.

Immediate freedom for Ahed and all the children kidnapped by Zionism!

Freedom for Nariman and all the men and women imprisoned in the
Zionist prisons!

Palestine from the River to the Sea and Jerusalem is its capital!

Organized by Comité Palestina Libre / Uruguay

19 January, Copenhagen: Freedom for Ahed Tamimi, Khalida Jarrar and Ahmad Sa’adat

Friday, 19 January
5:00 pm
Internationalt Forum
Griffenfeldsgade 41
2200 Copenhagen
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1994597054155479/


Palestinian films and torch procession in Norrebro

Freedom for Ahed Tamimi, Khalida Jarrar, Ahmad Sa’adat and all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails

There will be short films and presentations about Palestinian prisoners, followed by discussion and coffee and then a procession through the streets of Norrebro with torches and pictures of the imprisoned comrades at the front. We hope to see you!

Organizer: Internationalt Forums Mellemøstgruppe