Statement on the International Day of solidarity with the Palestinian People
The 29th of November has been established as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People in 1977, after a decision of the UN General Assembly aiming to the international promotion of the Palestinian issue. The specific date was chosen, since at the same date in 1947, the UN G.A. adopted the resolution 181, which provided the creation of two separated states in the region of Palestine, a “Jewish” and an “Arabic”, with Jerusalem as a common capital, which would be subjected under a special status. Moreover, 65 years later, on the 29 November 2012 at the UN G.A., the Palestinian People achieved a great diplomatic victory after the vote in favor of its demand from 132 states, for upgrading the status of Palestine to an observer - state. This has been a significant development for the struggle for recognition of a Palestinian state within the borders of 1967.
Nevertheless, the tragedy of Palestine continues, since along with the rest of the peoples of the Eastern Mediterranean, is still a target of the NATO plans for controlling the region and serving the imperialist interests. The People of Palestine suffers now and many years daily attacks and continuing crimes that are held by the israeli army. The outcome of the recent israeli aggression against Gaza are terrifying, since among others led to:
- 2000 approximately dead people from which 470 are children, 340 women and 80 elders,
- 9600 approximately wounded from which 2877 are children and 1927 women,
- 500.000 displaced,
- 10.604 demolished houses,
- Attacks in 44 medical centers and 13 hospitals, which led to 16 dead workers and 38 wounded,
- Distractions in 188 schools, in which were apprenticed 152,000 pupils and 10 universities, in which studied 100,000 students,
- Hundreds of destructions in public and other buildings that led 14,000 employees to unemployment.
As EDON, we stand in solidarity with the Palestinian People who daily suffers the attacks and the imperialist threats of the USA and Israel. More than a million of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip continue their livelihood under conditions of an open prison, while continue lucking basic goods and services. We call the international community to contribute decisively so that the soonest possible a peace process will be restarted that will aim to the solution of the Palestinian Problem. A solution, which shall be based on the implementation of the UN resolutions 242, 338, 194 and 425, which provides the withdrawal of the israeli troops from all the palestinian territories, the Golan Heights and the rest arabic territories that are under occupation since 1967, the recognition of the lawful rights of the Palestinian People and the recognition of an independent, sovereign, viable Palestinian State full member of the UN, within the borders of 1967 with Eastern Jerusalem as its capital.
All the People of Cyprus should stand in solidarity to the struggle of the Palestinian People. The same imperialist plans that lead to the oppression of the Palestinian People, are the same that led our homeland to the 1974 tragedy, keep our country and People divided and spread the death, poverty and refugees to the peoples of the wider – and not only – region. This is why as EDON we will not stop denouncing with the most intensive way the strategic plans of the USA, NATO and their allies and we will struggle daily against imperialism, for the world of peace, solidarity, prosperity, progress and social justice!
Central Council of EDON
28/11/2014