It’s exhausting to consider, that we’re right here once more. Watching helplessly as Israeli planes drop American-funded bombs on civilians within the crowded Gaza Strip. House to 2.3 million Palestinians topic to a brutal blockade by Israel for 16 years and now victims of a complete siege ravenous the inhabitants of meals, water and medical provides. In simply twelve days, the demise toll exceeded that of the horrifying 90-day 2014 struggle on Gaza . Until we cease it, what’s unfolding is nothing in need of a genocide.
Anybody who watches Al Jazeera Information can see with their very own eyes the day by day demolitions of household properties, condo blocks, refugee camps, colleges and hospitals. After all, as social employees, we condemn all acts of violence towards civilians and the taking of civilian hostages, however we additionally perceive the basis causes of violence that lie in 75 years of violent displacement, 56 years of navy occupation, a merciless system of apartheid fences, partitions and checkpoints and the infinite humiliation of armed Israeli settlers evicting Palestinians from their properties and murdering their whānau (below the watchful and complicit eyes of the occupation forces).
Throughout Aotearoa and the world, people are protesting, rallying and marching in solidarity with Palestinian folks. Don’t let anybody let you know that that is too sophisticated or that this can be a non secular struggle. There are numerous progressive Jewish folks abroad, and here in Aotearoa who refuse to be complicit in Israel’s struggle crimes, they name for a ceasefire now, and an finish to the occupation.
The Reimagining Social Work collective stands in solidarity with the Palestinian folks and with our brothers and sisters within the Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists. We additionally help the decision issued by the Palestine-Global Mental Health Network.
Within the coming days and weeks, please take time to look beyond mainstream media and take what motion you may to face in solidarity with the Palestinian folks.
