A-Infos (en) Italy, Sicilia Libertaria #460: With GAZA (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Extermination and deportation are the two terms that best describe the 
actions of the current Israeli government in the Gaza Strip and make it 
the closest heir to those responsible for the Jewish Holocaust during 
the Second World War. Whatever the initial pretext, the disproportion of 
the Israeli reaction, the bombings and indiscriminate destruction, the 
massacre of civilians, mostly children, the blockade of food and 
humanitarian aid in general, the destruction of hospitals, the torture 
and humiliation inflicted on the population, the plans for permanent 
occupation and deportation, in reality respond to a general plan of 
conquest and annexation of the Palestinian territories, with continuous 
operations of ethnic cleansing, on which the State of Israel was 
founded, the quintessence of the nation-state even in its most 
deleterious and inhuman aspects.

The evidence of what is happening requires civil society around the 
world, and anarchist militants, to take immediate action to oppose the 
return of such barbarism and the militaristic and pro-Nazi ideology that 
underlies it. The solidarity between states, which has so far allowed 
Israel to continue to perpetrate its crimes, must be countered by 
internationalist solidarity between oppressed peoples. To this end, the 
many streams of protest against the extermination of Gaza that are 
silenced daily by the regime's mass media should be unified in a common 
strategic proposal and create, by distorting reality, that atmosphere of 
generalized impotence that seems to paralyze, or fold towards 
exclusively institutional and diplomatic sides - these have indeed 
proven to be truly ineffective -, every activity of opposition to the 
war and the government of Israel.

But there are so many mobilizations and marches around the world, 
including the very recent French campaign embraced all over the world 
called "March to Gaza", an invitation to march, on foot, towards Gaza to 
ask for the opening of the Rafah border (border with Egypt) and the end 
of the siege. At an international level, we list the important work of 
BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions), a global movement that promotes 
boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel for its policy of 
occupation and oppression of the Palestinian people. Palestine Action: 
deals with direct and non-violent actions towards Elbit Systems and 
Leonardo SPA to raise public awareness on the Palestinian question and 
to put pressure on Israel. International Solidarity Movement (ISM): 
deals with non-violent actions and awareness to support the Palestinian 
people and promote peace and justice. Al-Haq: works for the defense of 
human rights and documentation of human rights violations committed by 
Israel. Amnesty International - Palestine Section: focuses on 
documenting human rights violations and putting pressure on Israel; 
Human Rights Watch - Palestine Section does very similar work. 
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel 
(PACBI): promotes the academic and cultural boycott of Israel for its 
policy of occupation and oppression of the Palestinian people. 
Electronic Intifada: focuses on informing and raising awareness about 
the Palestinian issue. Middle East Nonviolence and Democracy (MEND): 
focuses on promoting nonviolence and democracy in the Middle East 
region, with a focus on the Palestinian issue. The Refusers Solidarity 
Network works to support Israeli soldiers who refuse to serve in the 
Occupied Territories and to promote peace and justice in Palestine.

There are also several anarchist movements that are dedicated to the 
Palestinian cause and promote solidarity with the Palestinian people: 
Anarchists Against the Wall (AATW): An Israeli anarchist movement that 
engages in non-violent direct action against the Israeli separation wall 
in the West Bank. Anarchism Without Borders: An anarchist network that 
works to promote solidarity and cooperation between anarchists from 
different countries, including Palestine. International Anarchist 
Solidarity with Palestine: An initiative that works to promote anarchist 
solidarity with the Palestinian people and organize support actions. 
Anarchists for Palestine: A group that works to raise awareness of the 
Palestinian issue and promote solidarity with the Palestinian people.

In Italy we have many student movements for Palestine; the Coordination 
for Palestine: a network of associations and committees that deal with 
awareness and mobilization on the Palestinian question; the Italian 
Network for Palestine: a network of organizations and individuals that 
work to promote peace and justice in Palestine; the Association for 
Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which deals with awareness and 
fundraising to support Palestinian communities.

Among the various relevant campaigns and organizations present in Italy 
we highlight the work of the Freedom Flotilla that aims to break the 
Israeli blockade on Gaza by sending humanitarian aid by sea. The First 
Flotilla was the target of a heavy attack on May 31, 2010, when Israeli 
commandos intercepted the flotilla, causing the death of nine Turkish 
civil activists and numerous injuries. The United Nations Security 
Council condemned Israel's actions, calling for a thorough 
investigation. But just a few weeks ago, on May 2nd at 00.23, while it 
was off the coast of Malta heading for Gaza, another vessel of the 
Freedom Flotilla, the Conscience, was the target of another attack. A 
form of mafia intimidation at the gates of the "fortress" Europe that 
caused 4 civilian injuries and serious damage to the ship. The Freedom 
Flotilla Coalition accused the Israeli forces of having targeted one of 
its vessels again and responded with a new crew that will soon set sail 
from Sicily to Gaza, this crew was welcomed and greeted within the 
pro-Palestine demonstration that took place on Sunday May 25th in 
Catania with great participation from the population.

We must take advantage of the indications provided by the mobilizations 
and struggles underway at an international level, try to extend them to 
our territories by involving the greatest number of people, and unify 
them in a political project that aims to remove space for action and 
mobility from the Israeli murderers, to make them as harmless as 
possible, to press them through occupations, boycotts and sabotage; 
above all to exert pressure on the various governments to immediately 
close all embassies, consular offices, diplomatic and commercial 
agencies of the State of Israel, to rescind contracts and agreements for 
supply and economic and military exchange, to interrupt the circulation 
of blood-stained Israeli goods and capital. At the same time, 
independent humanitarian organizations that are trying to help and feed 
the surviving inhabitants of Gaza must be strengthened.

But, alongside this and at the end of the war, it is necessary to pose 
and concretely support the hypothesis of the reconstruction from below 
of a strong, secular Palestinian society, finally free from the 
blackmail of the Hamas torturers - mirroring the Israeli state 
terrorists - and confederated with the democratic and libertarian 
realities that are still emerging in the Middle Eastern region, and 
within Israel itself.

F.A.S. Catania

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