People Before Profit will host a public meeting titled ‘Stop Israeli Oppression’ this Friday, 10 November, at 6.30pm at Áras na nGael in Galway City.
The meeting is on the topic of the ongoing Israeli bombardment of Gaza and actions we can take locally as part of the huge global movement of solidarity with the Palestinian people.
The speakers will include Palestinian human rights activist and legal researcher Ramez Hayek and People Before Profit candidate for Galway City Central Adrian Curran.
Ahead of the meeting, Adrian Curran said that Israel is committing mass murder in Gaza and yet world leaders talk about its right to defend itself.
“But how does continual bombardment of an area that is half the size of Louth constitute self-defence?” he asked.
“This is collective punishment of a population that one Israeli Minister has called ‘human animals’. It is a continuation of 75 years of ethnic cleansing of the population of the region, since the creation of the state of Israel backed by British colonialism.”
Curran said that Ireland has a proud history of anti-colonialism and people here overwhelmingly support the Palestinian struggle.
“Unfortunately the Irish government are not reflecting the will of the people. They refuse to take meaningful action to sanction and cut ties with the Israeli state, so the Irish pro-Palestine movement must increase the pressure on our government to take action.”
