Palestinians and their supporters around the world are organizing protests, demonstrations, teach-ins and actions on Palestinian Land Day, which has also been declared the 'Global Day for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel'.
Land Day began 32 years ago, on March 30th, 1977, when Israeli forces attacked a non-violent demonstration against widescale land confiscation in the Galilee, in northern Israel. On that day, Israeli forces killed 6 Palestinians, injured 96 and arrested 300. Palestinians inside Israel and in the West Bank and Gaza, and refugee camps in nearby Arab countries, declared the day to be 'Land Day', to commemorate the loss of Palestinian land, which is still ongoing, to the creation and expansion of the state of Israel.
According to the grassroots 'Stop the Wall' campaign, “The call for a global day of action on March 30 came out of the World Social Forum in Belem (Brazil) and aims to promote BDS [Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions] as the most effective tool to stop Israeli policies of land theft and colonization and the discrimination, massacres and ethnic cleansing that have been carried out against the Palestinian people in pursuit of these goals.”The group's statement continues, “Actions all across historic Palestine tie the ongoing defense of Palestinian land and agriculture from the Wall and settlement project to the call for boycott of Israeli products and institutions. Where farming becomes a form of resistance, choosing Palestinian over Israeli products is an essential part of the Palestinian struggle for justice, freedom, and return. Where a people is besieged, bombed and starved with the complicity of governments around the world, the call for global BDS becomes an essential tool to break the siege.”
Actions are planned in cities and towns across the globe, with hundreds of cities participating. Inside Palestine itself, and inside Israel, dozens of protests are also planned. Worldwide, participating cities include New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, the Hague, Buenos Aires, Tunis, Caracas Venezuela, a dozen cities in Italy and many, many more.
A full list of global actions can be seen here:
A full list of actions inside Palestine can be seen at:
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