Rally for Palestine Adelaide/Tarntanya
2pm, Sunday 13 April 2025
Rally for Palestine and Humanity!
In March, 15 paramedics and humanitarian workers were massacred in Gaza by Israeli military forces. In April,10 people were burned alive or blown to pieces when Israel bombed in a direct hit, a tent being used as a base for journalists; the tent was pitched in front of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Has our government condemned Israel for these massacres? The answer is NO.
Has our government condemned Israel for its illegal invasion of Gaza? The answer is NO.
Has our government imposed sanctions on Israel for its total disregard for human life and international law? The answer is NO.
Does our government have any guts at all? The answer is a resounding NO!
Imagine what our government would have said and done if these war crimes and atrocities had been committed by Russia? According to the website of the Australian Foreign Affairs Minister, Senator Penny Wong, “Australia has now imposed a total of more than 1,400 sanctions in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Government has taken decisive action to ensure Australians are not inadvertently fuelling Russia's war economy”.
So, given the total destruction of Gaza and the murder of thousands and thousands of people, including more than 15,000 children (UNICEF), where are the Australian sanctions on Israel? Israel is conducting, with apparent impunity and protection from countries such as our own, massacres on a daily basis, stealing and appropriating Palestinian land and conducting a genocide in front of the world’s eyes. And, unlike in the case of Russia, our government has taken no action to ensure that we Australians are not inadvertently fuelling Israel’s genocide.
Demand our government acts on its obligations under international law! As Israel continues its genocide in Gaza we continue to demand:
an immediate and permanent ceasefire
that unfettered humanitarian aid immediately is allowed into Gaza
that our government imposes sanctions on Israel
that our government recalls the Australian ambassador to Israel and expels the Israeli Ambassador to Australia
that Australia establishes an arms embargo on Israel and all defense materiel produced in Australia is banned from being sent to Israel
an end to the occupation and apartheid.