Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!
All articles represent the opinions of the authors – not UNAC Positions
by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, October 25, 2023 On October 16, the Russian Federation introduced a draft resolution at the UN Security Council (UNSC) calling for an “immediate, durable and fully respected humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.” In hopes of getting it passed, they avoided placing blame on either Israel or Hamas. Twelve Arab nations and eight more[…]
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by Susan Abulhawa, published on Workers World, October 26, 2023 The following is a transcript of a talk given by Susan Abulhawa, Executive Director of the Palestine Writes Festival, at a rally of 10,000 people for Palestine on the Art Museum steps, Philadelphia, Oct. 21. Abulhawa is a member of the Philadelphia branch of Workers World Party. Have we got[…]
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by Shiraz Durrani, published on Countercurrents, October 14, 2023 The attacks by ‘Israel’ on the people and the country of Palestine have increased in intensity in the last month. Palestinian resistance has once again forced the attention of the world on the plight of a people facing another massacre and a country being destroyed. At the same time, the Zionist[…]
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There were some large protests in the U.S. In NYC there were 10,000 people: Massive rally for Palestine in NYC pic.twitter.com/MTJF0qT1Xr — BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) October 14, 2023 And the same for San Francisco: SAN FRANCISCO. Emergency Protest: All Out for Palestine pic.twitter.com/5LGyOZZLLy — Alyssa Kang (@1alyssakang) October 9, 2023 ????#BREAKING: At least 10,000 people have taken to the streets[…]
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Editor’s note: Just a quick fact based update The Resistance is now active in the Bank. According to Al Mayadeen (a Lebanese newspaper), militias in the West Bank have captured several Israeli settlements. In most cases there were only a few casualties. Palestinian Islamic Jihad has taken the Einav settlement. They report that one settler died in the operation and[…]
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Statement of the Communist Party of France, published in L’humanité, October 9, 2023 The policy of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, whom he holds responsible for the situation, and warns against acts of revenge that could be carried out against the Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel. He calls for the recognition of the rights of Palestinians. For Efraim Davidi, a member of the[…]
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Statement from United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), October 9, 2023 The United National Antiwar Coalition stands firmly behind the people of Palestine as they resist over 75 years of brutal and illegal occupation by the Israelis. We call on people and organizations across the United States to take to the streets to support the cause of a free Palestine and to[…]
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by Charles W. Freeman, Jr, published on Just World Educational Blog, October 9, 2023 This war puts paid to israeli-Saudi normalization but that was never a real prospect. The Israeli ministry of strategic affairs (i.e. “hasbara” or propaganda) has touted normalization as a “game changer for the Middle East.” Not so. It would, however, be a game changer for both[…]
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Statement from The U.S. Peace Council, October 8, 2023 This is the Inevitable Result of 75 Years of Illegal Occupation and Brutal Violation of Palestinians’ Human Rights “We are in a state of war…. The enemy will pay a price like they have never known before,” declared Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, immediately after the beginning of the Hamas[…]
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Statement from Al Awda, The Palestinian Right to Return Coalition, published on Workers World, October 8, 2023 We, the Al-Awda Palestine Right to Return Coalition, firmly stand in unwavering support of the Palestinian resistance, and we fervently urge our Palestinian people to mobilize in the face of colonial genocide. This ongoing struggle, born from a deep-seated yearning for justice and[…]
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