The Australian, Canadian and New Zealand governments’ February 14 joint statement on Palestine reflects the pressure on Labor from the global “ceasefire now” movement.
Socialist Alliance joins other pro-Palestine organisations and groups to underscore the fact that without the movement in the streets over the last 20 weeks, Labor would not even have expressed concern about Israel’s attack on Rafah.
See also
Socialist Alliance commits to Palestine solidarity at its 18th National Conference Community demands closure of weapons’ facility arming Israel Tim Gooden: ‘Unions need to lead on support for Palestine’ Labor’s “grave concern” about a “catastrophic” military operation in Rafah is not enough.
Its “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” call is not enough.
Its call for “rapid, safe and unimpeded humanitarian relief” is hypocritical in the extreme when it has stopped sending aid to the main relief organisation in Gaza — the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
The statement's mention of the International Court of Justice’s interim ruling is another indication that Labor is feeling the pressure — as are all nations arming Israel and thus complicit in the plausible case for genocide the courts found Israel's Gaza assault to be, including Australia.
But, like its December 2023 joint statement, Labor’s support for a ceasefire is conditional on Hamas releasing hostages and laying down arms — leaving Palestinians defenceless against the biggest military power in the Middle East.
A political solution is paramount: that could be achieved if the West, including Australia, stopped supporting the government of Israel, including by continuing to support the supply of weapons and allowing the US-controlled Pine Gap spy base to pass surveillance to Israel in its war on Gaza.
Socialist Alliance is demanding the Labor government:
[The Socialist Alliance National Executive issued this statement on February 16, 2024.]
Socialist Alliance: Labor must support an unconditional ceasefire in Gaza
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The Australian, Canadian and New Zealand governments’ February 14 joint statement on Palestine reflects the pressure on Labor from the global “ceasefire now” movement.
Socialist Alliance joins other pro-Palestine organisations and groups to underscore the fact that without the movement in the streets over the last 20 weeks, Labor would not even have expressed concern about Israel’s attack on Rafah.
See also
Socialist Alliance commits to Palestine solidarity at its 18th National........
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