Palestinians Reject the "Deal of the Century" and Step Up Resistance to Zionist Aggression
Demonstration in Ramallah rejects "Deal of the
Century," February 11, 2020.
The heroic resistance of the Palestinian people
has been stepped up since the ignominious "Deal of
the Century" announced by President Trump on
January 28, aimed at legitimizing the role of the
Zionist state over the Palestinians, depriving
them of their livelihoods and lands and, in
particular, negating their rights as a people,
including the right of return. The Palestinian
people have rejected the "Deal of the Century" in
its entirety, while the Israeli state and its
political leaders are acting as if it is a done
deal.
In the wake of Trump's announcement of the "Deal"
at the White House, the state of Israel has become
more brazen in its plans to annex the lands of the
Palestinian people.
In February 27 media reports, Israeli Defence
Minister Naftali Bennett is said to have sworn he
will "not give one inch of land" to the
Palestinians, at the same time that he announced
the advancement of plans for 1,800 new homes in
the West Bank settlements. "We are no longer in
the discourse of evacuation and a freeze but in
the mode of expansion and construction," Bennett
said. "Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria is
one of the building blocks of Zionism in the State
of Israel." Within this context, acts of
terrorism are being committed by Zionist settlers,
such as raids of houses and properties owned by
Palestinians, and racist graffiti on Palestinian
homes and vehicles, including the threat, "There
will be war."
In the face of the increased Israeli aggression
and bombardment, the Palestinian people have
stepped up their resistance. A Hamas
spokesperson in Gaza, Fawzi Barhoum, pointed out
recently, "The brave resistance's response to the
crimes of the Zionist occupation came within the
framework of a strategy of unified understanding
among all its factions that Palestinian blood is a
red line that cannot be crossed [...] our
resistance is legitimate, as long as the
occupation and aggression continues."
On February 14, the Supreme Commission for Return
Marches and the Siege announced that it had
amended its name to "the National Authority for
the Return March and Facing the Deal." The
Commission's spokesperson confirmed "the
continuation of the popular and mass action at the
Palestinian and national levels and in all places
of presence and diaspora, and the continuation of
its various activities and its growing mass
action, as an affirmation of the unity of the
Palestinian position and outright rejection of the
'Deal of the Century.'"
"March of Return" actions are being planned for
March 30, 2020, the second anniversary of the
march's start in 2018, both in Palestine and
around the world. This year, in addition
to expressing the collective will of the
Palestinian people to affirm their right of
return, it will vigorously reject the so-called
"Deal of the Century."
It is unconscionable that the Trudeau Liberals
are silent while the Israeli state carries on acts
of terrorism, violence and aggression, and
violations of international law against the
Palestinian people. The people of Canada demand
that the Canadian government uphold the rights of
the Palestinian people, including the right of
return to their historic homeland. Canadians
denounce the brazen acts of theft, aggression and
oppression of the Palestinian people by the
Zionist state of Israel, sponsored by U.S.
imperialism and its appeasers, including Canada.
Palestinian women organize demonstration outside
of UN offices in Gaza, February 28, 2020.
This article was published in
Volume 50 Number 10 - March 28, 2020
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Palestinians Reject the "Deal of the Century" And Step Up Resistance to Zionist Aggression
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