A-Infos (en) Argentina, FORA, Organizacion-Obrera #101: CATEGORY: INTERNATIONAL, PALESTINE: THAT MELODY DISTANT FROM FREEDOM - URSULA (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

I will never stop being free. ---- I will sing the desires of my spirit, 
even if you will crush me with chains. ---- My song will pour forth from 
the bottom. ---- «Behind a wall» (fragment) ---- Alone with the days 
(1952), Fadwa Tuqán. ---- December 29, 2023 marks 84 days since the 
siege of Palestine by Israel. Hospitals have become temporary (and often 
dangerous) shelters for families who have nowhere to go, trapped by the 
Zionist blockade. ---- Much is said about Hamas[1], but little (or 
nothing) is said about the critical situation that Palestinian 
childhoods are experiencing. According to UNICEF (October 2023):

"The Gaza Strip has witnessed the devastating consequences of the war on 
the child population, with a toll of 2,360 children dead and 5,364 
injured as a result of the incessant attacks, that is, more than 400 
children killed or injured diary. In addition, more than 30 Israeli 
minors have lost their lives and dozens of them remain kidnapped in the 
Gaza Strip. This 18-day period is the deadliest escalation of 
hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel that the United Nations has 
witnessed since 2006" (10/23/2023[2]).

Violence, displacement, no access to health and education, famine, lack 
of water and minimal hygiene items are some of the sufferings of the 
Palestinian people today. In the month of November 2022, the Workers' 
Organization reported on the water control of the militarized company 
MEKOROT in Palestine[3], which provides lower quality water, denies 
access to the Jordan River and water springs to the Palestinian 
population, pushing to forced migration and restricting their chances of 
survival. MEKOROT is currently providing "services" in 10 provinces 
(Agencia Tierra Viva, September 2023[4]) since the first 
conversations/agreements with Wado de Pedro (former Minister of the 
Interior of A. Fernández) for a "master plan on "water management" 
(about which little or nothing is known): same company denounced by the 
UN for violating the right to water in Palestine. The promise? End the 
drought....

Some important events that occurred in these 84 days, according to the 
Aljazeera network[5]are:

The Gaza Health Ministry[6]has announced on Telegram that 20 patients 
will be allowed to travel out of the besieged enclave for emergency 
treatment in Egypt, leaving via the Rafah crossing on Friday morning.
An Israeli strike hit a residential building near the Kuwaiti hospital 
in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. At least 20 Palestinians, mostly 
women and children, were killed, a nearby Al Jazeera team witnessed. 
Marwan al-Hams, director of Rafah's Abu Youssef Al Najjar Hospital, said 
those injured in this attack needed to be urgently taken out of the 
country for treatment. He urged that more aid and fuel be allowed inside 
Gaza.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in 
the Near East (UNRWA) has warned that not enough aid is entering the 
besieged Gaza Strip, leaving 40 percent of its population "at risk." of 
famine," while Israel hinders the flow of much aid. He needed help in 
the besieged enclave.
The Israeli military concluded an investigation into the killing of 
three Israeli captives, saying the incident was preventable but that no 
disciplinary action would be taken against its soldiers because it was 
not malicious.
To date, 97 journalists have been murdered by Israel in the Gaza Strip, 
where children[7]have been taking the place of communicators to show the 
world the atrocities that are committed in the name of property. The 
sustained bombing of hospitals and refugee centers forces the 
Palestinian population to improvise camps where shelter is provided to 
their own and others; weaving survival networks among the rubble.

On November 14 of last year, the UN announced the death of more than 100 
humanitarian workers in Gaza, a record number for the organization's 
78-year history[8]. According to Israel, the siege of the territories 
where civilians live is justified due to the fact that Hamas has 
permeated the civilian infrastructure of Gaza. A weak justification in 
the face of the slaughter of children, but effective in the face of a 
policy of genocide of the Palestinian people.

Why tell this story in a workers' newspaper? Firstly, because it is 
important to remember and remember that the Milei has been explicitly in 
favor of the Zionist model of occupation, and that the outgoing 
Fernández government not only facilitated the agreements with MEKOROT 
but also showed selective silence in the face of the massacre in the 
Gaza Strip. Let us also remember the unfortunate fact of censorship of 
the Orkesta Popular San Bomba, a band paradoxically "uninvited" to the 
celebration for "Democracy Day" (2021) for its song Cumbia Palestine[9]. 
It seems that the forces of heaven have quite a bit in common with 
outgoing populism.

Secondly, because the "Frankie" sent by Milei establishes a series of 
modifications that not only directly impact socio-environmental health, 
but also deliver common goods to the highest bidder, as is the case of 
the native forest fund where the The document states that: "The Native 
Forest Fund will be financed directly from the Budget, and the 
procedures for the exploitation of forests in areas commercially 
authorized for this purpose will be simplified."

Chapter III - Environment

"ARTICLE 497.- Article 2 of Law No. 26,562 on Minimum Environmental 
Protection Budgets for Control of Burning Activities is replaced by the 
following: "ARTICLE 2.- For the purposes of this law, "burning" is 
understood any work to eliminate vegetation or vegetation residues 
through the use of fire, with the purpose of enabling land for its 
productive use. For the purposes of this law, "productive use" is 
understood to be any activity that has a profit purpose and that has no 
relationship with the environmental protection of the land."[10]

"ARTICLE 3.- Any burning activity that does not have the proper 
authorization issued by the competent local authority is prohibited 
throughout the national territory, which will be granted specifically, 
within a maximum period of 30 business days from the request for 
authorization. In the event that the 30-day period passes without the 
competent authority expressly issuing an order, it will be considered 
that the burning has been tacitly authorized." ARTICLE 499.- Article 6 
of Law No. 20,466 on Fertilizer Control is repealed. ARTICLE 500.- 
Article 26 of Law No. 26,331 on Minimum Budgets for Environmental 
Protection of Native Forests is replaced by the following: "ARTICLE 26.- 
For native forest clearing projects that are under category I and II 
prescribed in article 9, the enforcement authority of each jurisdiction 
will guarantee strict compliance with articles 19, 20 and 21 of Law No. 
25,675 - General Environmental Law -, prior to the issuance of the 
authorizations to carry out those activities."[eleven]

Another aspect worth mentioning is that it repeals the rural land law 
(26,737[12]) which established 15% of rural land in foreign hands. 
According to the Ministry of Justice, in 2022, 14.7 million hectares 
will be under foreign control in Argentina. It is worth mentioning that 
common assets that guarantee access to water such as Lake Escondido are 
in foreign hands who have absolute control over the territory[13]. The 
objective of the purchase of rural lands by magnates or international 
consortiums is generally associated with an extractive policy of 
monoculture (pine trees, for example) with serious consequences on 
biodiversity, water channels and the habitability of the territories by 
the communities. .

The DNU would also enable the person who owns a forestry, agricultural 
or mining product to give it to the custody of a company issuing credit 
titles or "warrants"[14].

The Palestinian struggle is for its territory with all that that means: 
the possibility of living, learning and teaching, building health 
collectively, producing food, taking care of communities.

In these territories, although the fight began a long time ago from 
multisectoral assemblies, in the face of an apocalyptic future, it 
becomes increasingly urgent to transcend, from the working class, a 
discussion that transcends the merely salary/economic to expand, in an 
intersectoral and intersectional manner, the defense of the territory, 
socio-environmental health and decent living conditions.

[1]The Islamic Resistance movement, acronym for Hamas, is an 
organization that declares itself jihadist, nationalist and Islamist. 
Its founder was Ahmed Yassin and its origins date back to December 14, 
1987, five days after that the first intifada broke out, the popular 
Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation in Gaza and the West 
Bank. Its ideology combines nationalism and the political Islam of the 
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.

In religious terms, it can be said that they are Salafis, which is why 
they subscribe to a rigorous interpretation of Islam. Source: 
https://efe.com/mundo/2023-10-24/hamas-que-es-conflicto-israel-palestina/
[2]Available at: 
https://www.unicef.org/es/comunicados-prensa/victimas-infantiles-gaza-cada-vez-mas-mancha-nuestra-conciencia-colectiva
[3]Available at: 
https://organizacion-obrera.fora.com.ar/2022/11/07/genocidios-ocultos-la-guerra-por-el-agua/
[4]Available at: 
https://agenciatierraviva.com.ar/mekorot-en-argentina-las-aguas-bajan-turbias/
[5]Available at: 
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/29/israel-hamas-war-list-of-key-events-day-84
[6]The health ministry is under Hamas control.
[7]Such is the case of Lama Abu Jamous (9 years old): 
https://youtu.be/UaN4X5yo9LM?si=ihqAsaAlZm32anj_
[8]Available at: 
https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2023/11/14/onu-lamenta-muerte-100-trabajadores-gaza-trax/
[9]Available at: https://youtu.be/1YaKHUKT_qQ?si=1UmJtvCqDNLqMxWr
[10]Law of Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines. 
December 27, 2023. Page 9.
[11]Law of Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines. 
December 27, 2023.
[12]https://www.argentina.gob.ar/justicia/tierrasrurales/datos/extranjerizacion-provincia
[13]To expand on the topic: 
https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202307/635143-joseph-lewis-lago-escondido-detenido-fraude.html
[14]Consultation is recommended at: 
https://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/verNorma.do?id=37048

https://organizacion-obrera.fora.com.ar/2024/01/08/palestina-esa-melodia-distante-de-libertad/
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