EDON strongly condemns the recent escalation of Israeli attacks on Palestinians and expresses its support to the youth and people of Palestine.
Once again, we are observing the violent displacement of Palestinians from their lands through settlements throughout Palestine. This time the target of the state of Israel was Sheikh Jarah, a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem.
The Israeli occupation forces, accompanied by armed and thug settlers, have launched fierce attacks against Palestinians, using violence and terrorism, looting and stealing their homes. The attacks culminated when Israeli troops struck a gathering of hundreds of Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Temple to for the last day of Ramadan. The gathering, which turned into a protest against the settlement, was dismantled with plastic bullets and stun grenades, injuring and sending dozens of Palestinians to hospital.
The atrocity against Palestine continues, as it, along with the other peoples of the Eastern Mediterranean, is at the center of NATO's plans to control the region and serve imperialist interests.
As EDON, we express our full solidarity with the youth and the Palestinian people who are fighting against the Israeli occupation. We reiterate our demand for the justice for the Palestinians' struggle with an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 border, with East Jerusalem as its capital and the implementation of the relevant UN resolutions.
International Relations Bureau
Of the CC of EDON
09/05/2021