Tens of thousands of people will march across Sydney Harbour Bridge tomorrow afternoon in the momentous March for Humanity – a mass call to save Gaza. Today, the Supreme Court of NSW declined an application by NSW Police to block the march.
The people of Gaza are experiencing an escalating genocide. Israel, emboldened by its allies, is subjecting 2 million Palestinians to a campaign of deliberate starvation, mass slaughter and planned ethnic cleansing.
Today, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Michael Fakhri, said that even if Israel’s bombing of Gaza ended tomorrow, the effects of hunger will be felt for “generations”. “Not only will children be stunted in their mental and physical development, and not only will adults carry the impact of starvation their whole lives,” he said. “There will be social trauma felt by the Palestinian people in Gaza and beyond that will last for generations.”
This makes the call for international action to end the Gaza genocide more urgent than ever. Israel must face sanctions for its actions.
Sarah Schwartz, Executive Officer, Jewish Council of Australia:
“The tens of thousands of people who will march across the Harbour Bridge tomorrow are crying out for moral leadership. It is a time for all of us, including those in positions of power, to do everything they can to halt an active genocide and stand with the people of Gaza.Palestinians in Gaza are being deliberately starved to death. Penny Wong’s stern words to the Israeli ambassador and statements of condemnation will not stop Israel’s plan to eliminate the people of Gaza.”
Dr Max Kaiser, Executive Officer, Jewish Council of Australia:
“Australia must join global efforts by sanctioning Israel and supporting the urgent flooding of Gaza with aid from the UN and international organisations who are standing ready.We stand with – and join – those marching across the bridge and call for immediate action to stop the Gaza genocide and for a future where everyone is free, from the river to the sea.”
