today, for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, I turn to Mazin Qumsiyeh, a professor at Bethlehem University in Occupied Palestine who I met at a peace circle a few years ago to explain what this day means and i call on the force in the Universe that produces miracles referred to by another freedom worker who worked ceaselessly to free the Indian people from British rule:

“29 November was declared by the UN as an International Day of Solidarity
with the Palestinian People. The date was picked because in 1947 on that
date the UN General assembly under pressure from the US abrogated (in a
first of its kind) the UN Charter by voting to recommend partition of
Palestine to give 55% of the country to a “Jewish state” when Jews were
less than 30% of the population and most of them colonial settlers (5%
native Jews). This abrogated the right of self determination. But the
resolution specifically called for an economic union and NO ETHNIC
CLEANSING. Ethnic cleansing happened and continue to happen with US
support. Thus, on this
day of solidarity, all Palestinains, Israelis and Internationals of
conscience call on all people not yet engaged in this global uprising
(intifada) to expand and accelerate action. Without YOUR collective
actions, the genocide will resume and the war criminals will not be held to
account. Stay Human and Keep Palestine alive.”

Like you, simply hearing of the daily death counts and the destruction of most peoples’ homes breaks my heart and all the children whose lives are snuffed out is too much to absorb – may we continue to wage peace and show the government leaders we will not stop until there is a ceasefire, period.

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