Next Adelaide AFOPA/Students4Palestine/ACARF Rally
Sunday 15 December 2024, 2pm
Parliament House, North Terrace, Adelaide
It’s going to be a hot day! Bring umbrellas, hats and water!
Now that the Assad Government has fallen in Syria, the Israelis have moved into the vacuum created by this crisis and have taken over the demilitarised buffer zone in Syrian-controlled territory. On Tuesday 10 December, the international war criminal, Benjamin Netanyahu, declared that the Golan Heights will remain part of Israel ‘for eternity’. This is theft pure and simple; this is colonialism right in front of our eyes!
We must continue to DEMAND more from our government. We cannot allow our representatives to watch silently while Israel conducts this illegal activity. We don’t want WORDS any more! We want ACTION!
The international rules are there for all to see! Australia is a signatory to the Rome Statute that governs the International Court of Justice. We are a signatory to the Genocide Convention, the Human Rights Convention, the Convention of the Rights of the Child and so on! Israel is in breach of all these international instruments and more. Australia is obligated through these conventions to act. And the 19 July finding of the International Court of Justice is clear: Australia must not give succor to Israel due to its illegal occupation of Palestine!
The Australian Centre for International Justice, in a media release in July this year gave a very clear statement about what Australia must do following the International Court of Justice finding of 19 July:
“ACIJ calls on the Australian Government to implement the following non-exhaustive list of measures to ensure Australia complies with the ICJ’s ruling and does not aid or assist Israel’s unlawful occupation:
The Australian Government impose targeted sanctions, including asset freezes against Israeli individuals and entities involved in Israel’s illegal occupation, settlement enterprise, annexation, persecution, racial segregation and apartheid policies against the Palestinian people.
The Australian Government impose a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel. This arms embargo must include the suspension of all arms agreements and deals, and cover both the export, import and transfer of arms, including parts and components and other dual-use items. This military cooperation only serves to bolster the illegal Israeli occupation regime and its military forces.
The Australian Government suspend all defence cooperation with Israel and end its facilitation of defence industry partnership.
The Australian Government undertake an extensive review and urgent inquiry, with the purpose of identifying Australia’s economic relationships, investments, trade agreements, cooperation schemes and programs with Israel, and cancel them immediately.
The Australian Government direct all State Governments to end all agreements relating to cooperation with defence, agriculture and water and other such industry agreements with Israel.
The Australian Government immediately end any intention of entering into any free trade agreement with Israel.
The Australian Government enact legislation banning settlement goods and services from entering Australia’s marketplace.
The Australian Government enact legislation preventing Australian businesses from operating, trading, or investing in settlements or contributing to their maintenance and/or expansion.
The Australian Government direct the halt of unlawful flow of investment from Australian charities that benefit the illegal settlement enterprise and Israel’s military.
The Australian Government provide clear advice and direction to Australia’s Future Fund, Australian businesses, universities, pension funds, registered charities, and financial institutions to ensure they are not engaging in commercial or non-commercial activities with Israel.
The Australian Government investigate and prosecute dual citizens serving in Israel’s military and provide clear directives to citizens to refuse to enlist in the Israeli military.
The Australian Government support the investigation and prosecution of international crimes committed as part of the Situation in Palestine at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and commit to fully cooperate with the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, in line with Australia’s international and domestic legal obligations.
The Australian Government refer the situation in Palestine to the ICC.”
Join us one last time this year to demand our government takes action!