London CND co-chair Carol Turner delivered a speech in support of the Palestinian people at the Resist G7: Justice for Palestine Protest in London on Sat 12 June.
“The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament stands shoulder to shoulder with the people of Palestine against the brutality of the nuclear-armed Israeli state.
Today is a Day of Action for International Justice. What better illustrates that injustice than Israel’s long and violent oppression of the people of Palestine?
There is no equals sign between the military force of Israel and the resistance of the Palestinian people.
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The G7 meeting taking place right now in Cornwall brings together some of the world’s most powerful political leaders. They are planning how to defend a system that creates injustice and inequality on a mammoth scale.
A system that stands aside while the people of Palestine are last in line for Covid vaccines.
A system that stands aside while the people of Palestine are forcibly evicted from their homes, and their children abducted and thrown in jail.
A system that stands aside while the people of Palestine are tortured and murdered every day of every week – year after long year.
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And to protect their privileges and profits of the Global North, the G7 countries are armed to the teeth.
They are responsible for the overwhelming majority of global arms sales. And they account for one third of the world’s nuclear-armed powers.
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CND’s message to the G7 is this:
Stop militarism and war
Use our resources to deal with the climate catastrophe and health pandemics.
Protect the human security of the majority, not the privileges of the few.
We want a world where people and planet come first. And we do not hesitate to say:
Free free Palestine !
Free free Palestine !
Free free Palestine !”