Just received this from BDS:
Dear Gwilym
Israel’s decades-old regime of apartheid and theft of Palestinian land is continuing unabated. Reports that Israel is “suspending” formal annexation are a smokescreen for continued colonisation and piecemeal ethnic cleansing of Indigenous Palestinians.
Around the world, advocates for justice are pushing back.The Global South response, initiated by South African civil society, brings together notable figures, intellectuals, policy makers, civil society leaders and experts from Africa, Latin America and Asia, in a joint effort to promote lawful sanctions on Israel to end its decades-old oppression of the Palestinian people.
Key endorsers include seven former Latin American presidents, including Dilma Rousseff, Lula da Silva, Jose Mujica; two former South African presidents - Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe; and many other political leaders and public figures.
Please help us amplify this inspiring Global South initiative in solidarity with Palestinians
The call is based on the “long history of struggle for self-determination and national sovereignty, and against colonialism, apartheid and the racist ideologies that were used to justify it”.
Find out more on the initiative’s website: globalsouthforpalestine.org
Support from our powerful global networks of mutual solidarity with movements for Indigenous, racial, social, gender and climate justice, help us on our march to freedom, justice and equality for our people and for all oppressed communities.
Help us send an equally determined message to the UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet, urging her to denounce Israel’s persecution of Palestinian human rights defenders, like Mahmoud.
The nonviolent BDS movement for freedom, justice and equality is supported by the absolute majority in Palestinian society. BDS rejects all forms of racism and racial discrimination.
I wanted to post the BDS message, but it now seems to have a topic headline that I was trying to post with another item… ??? Obviously BDS isn’t a taboo topic on TLN. But anyway this IS a useful topic category, because there’s plenty of stuff that CAN go there! : smile: