Today marks one year since the Israeli government began its campaign of terror against the people of Gaza, which has now expanded into the West Bank and Lebanon. For the past year the people of the world have watched in horror at the atrocities committed with impunity by occupation forces and financed with US taxpayer money.
But the past year has also seen the rise of a resistance movement against imperialism all across the world. Millions of people have come together and risen up in defense of the Palestinian people, learning from the steadfastness of their resistance. As we mark one year of horror, we also mark one year of a movement which has the power to transform our world and end the capitalist policy of imperialism and endless war. These emerging forces of popular resistance to imperialism recognize that peace must be an active state, one that must be fought for, and one that must be just.
After one year, our demands remain the same: end the genocide, end the occupation, and stop US weapons to Israel. We will continue to fight for a free Palestine and a world without genocide, occupation, and imperialism.