But the protests held in Suhrawardy Udyan on April 12 where a declaration outlined the demands for the United Nations, the world community and Muslim world leaders, especially Arab nations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Bangladesh government appear hardly critical of the United States. Israel’s genocide in Gaza has, of course, resulted from the nonchalance of the Muslim world, especially Arab nations. But it could not happen without the complicity of the United States. Before the Balfour declaration was made public, it was approved by the United States in early 1918. The west, generally, and the United States, especially, having ignored the historical context has given rise to the current state of the conflict. The United States, the first country to grant Israel recognition on May 14, 1948, engineered the Oslo accord and the Abraham accord to further consolidate Israel as the colonial settler state in occupied Palestine with support from major Arab states. The Arab world and the United States are both equally responsible for the current state of Palestine and they all should be equally condemned.
Archiv: Balfour Declaration (1917)
Leonardo supplies Israel with Apache Helicopters and parts for their F-35 fighter jets, used to bombard Gaza. Today, we’re shutting them down in London!
Balfour-Deklaration
In der Balfour-Deklaration vom 2. November 1917 erklärte sich Großbritannien einverstanden mit dem 1897 festgelegten Ziel des Zionismus, in Palästina eine „nationale Heimstätte“ des jüdischen Volkes zu errichten. Namensgeber war der damalige britische Außenminister Arthur James Balfour. Mit der Deklaration sollten auch die Rechte bestehender nicht-jüdischer Gemeinschaften gewahrt bleiben. Damals befand sich Palästina noch im Machtbereich der Osmanen. Die damalige britische Regierung unter Lloyd George versprach sich von der Zusage an die zionistische Bewegung Vorteile in der Mobilisierung zusätzlicher Ressourcen während des Krieges und auch langfristige strategische Vorteile.
Palestine Action Strike Britain’s Foreign Office and Occupy Leonardo On Balfour 106
Today, on the 106th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, activists from Palestine Action targeted Britain’s foreign office and are currently occupying the weapons firm Leonardo at their London HQ. Leonardo’s London offices have been covered in red paint, to symbolise the Palestinian bloodshed by their weaponry, whilst one activist remains on top of the company’s front overhang. Elsewhere, the Foreign Office in London was sprayed in messages including ‘Britain Guilty’ and ‘Fuck Balfour.