International Solidarity with the Palestinian People: A Day of Protests and Calls for Action
The Saturday, November 29, of this year, which is coming to an end, was exceptional; it took on enormous proportions: capitals, major Arab and Western cities, dignifiedly celebrated the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. From Tunis to Paris, via London, Rome, Lisbon, or Athens, tens of thousands of protesters marched, chanting slogans denouncing genocide and the restriction of food and medicine distribution in Gaza. This memorable day is followed by several other actions and events of a humanitarian and diplomatic nature.
Commemorations and Events
The commemorations of this memorable day do not stop at street protests: colloquiums, conferences, and intellectual meetings are organized in international venues; they will conclude on December 4 with the screening of the documentary film "The Voice of Hind Rajab" at the United Nations headquarters in New York, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, followed by a debate with the director Kaouther Ben Hania, nominated for an Oscar (Tunisian cinema has every reason to be proud).
The Situation on the Ground
Seven weeks after the ceasefire came into effect on October 10, everything suggests that little has changed, but the essential has not been resolved. There are even voices that claim that "the ceasefire is a smokescreen (...)" or that proposing sanctions is the only way for the Zionist state to apply international law. The peace has been signed for more than forty days, but the population of Gaza continues to die of hunger, thirst, and cold. They are no longer living, they are surviving. In a report published on Tuesday, November 25, the UN once again sounds the alarm: "Gaza's survival is at stake," it warns.
International Community's Call to Action
The organization calls on the international community to develop a "comprehensive recovery plan" and to intervene "without delay" and in a coordinated manner. We will not stop counting the wounded and the dead. The offensives have destroyed or damaged the majority of buildings and forced almost all inhabitants to flee their homes at least once. The aggressions of the occupier have not ceased, from Gaza to Jenin and Rafah, the unprecedented acceleration of colonization in the West Bank, as well as the violence of the settlers, have reached alarming proportions. The fact has been recognized by all NGOs related to the colonization of the territory.
Humanitarian Crisis
Note that the Ministry of Health in Gaza has stated that more than 70,000 people have been killed in the Palestinian enclave since the start of the war. The hastily signed and adopted truce - according to many observers - is fragile, as long as the occupier is not willing to apply the primary axis of the agreements: the cessation of aggression.
