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Statement: The colonization of Palestine
As a part of the international community and as an NGO working in Palestine, it is important to speak up against oppression of Palestinians. We join the global call for a permanent ceasefire and demand an end to the genocide of the Palestinian people and the apartheid regime that Israel has been operating since its establishment in 1948.
This statement is inspired by the knowledge, stories and experiences of other citizens, organizations and collectives who are committed to a world full of love, respect and understanding.
We express our condolences to the countless families who have lost their loved ones, the countless sleepless nights, the countless panic and anxiety attacks, the countless energy-sapping discussions. Your resilience, love, perseverance and energy are a source of inspiration to us. You create hope in a world where everyone is waiting for hope. You create understanding in a world where everyone is individualistic. You create poetry, stories, theatre, and so much more that give meaning to life.
Through a policy of colonisation and apartheid, the Israeli government has restricted the freedom of movement, human rights and sovereignty of Palestinian citizens for decades. Since 7 October 2023, the Israeli army's violence knows no bounds. Tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, have already died because of the genocide. There is a systematic destruction of the Palestinian agricultural and food system. In Gaza, access to the most basic necessities (food, water, health care, electricity, etc.) is severely cut off and there is an almost complete collapse of the agricultural and fishing sectors. This is causing an unprecedented level of food insecurity and acute famine. At the same time, Palestinian citizens in the West Bank experience continued economic oppression, territorial fragmentation and obstacles to sustainable food production.
We call on all governments to:
1. Stop all direct and indirect support to Israel as long as there is a genocidal and apartheid regime, freedom of movement is suppressed, and the right of return for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees is not respected.
2. Undertake steps to protect Palestinian civilians from acute famine by putting pressure on the Israeli government so that humanitarian aid is allowed on a large scale.
3. Actively promote Palestinian food sovereignty, land justice and farmers' rights. This should be done bottom-up, i.e. from Palestinian civic initiatives and not from geopolitical and economic interests of a minority. The right to healthy food for all through agroecology can play an important role in this.
We call on the international community to continue to take action by:
1. Pressuring governments to implement the above measures.
2. Pressuring companies that profit from the occupation and apartheid regime to cease their activities.
3. Continuing to share Palestinian stories, their struggles and their demands for freedom and an end to the occupation.
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News
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UN Food Systems Summit – Will the Summit generate real change?
December 18, 2020
According to recent FAO reports, global hunger and food insecurity have continuously risen since 2014.[1] Deforestation, ongoing conflicts, unprecedented biodiversity loss and marginalisation of small farmers and peasants have contributed to a global food system failure.
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