6 days ago
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Call at Palestinian rally in Sligo for Israel to be held to account
'All nations must cry out for Gaza and feel with those starved by the occupation,' was the message from Yasser Saleem Mahmoud Abu Sinieh to the crowd who attended the event at O'Connell Street/Hyde Bridge.
Yasser and Imad Emad lawabneh, spoke on behalf of the Palestinian community living in Sligo at the event organised by the Sligo Palestine Solidarity Committee. Amongst the participants were elected representatives led by the Mayor of Sligo, Cllr Gino O'Boyle alongside Councillor Declan Bree.
Also in attendance were activists from Craftivism for Palestine, who unfurled a 40 metre blanket, stitched by a collective of women from all 32 counties of Ireland.
Each of the 2,300 hand-crocheted square blanket represents ten children killed in Gaza. Speaking to The Sligo Champion after the event, local spokesperson Chris MacManus said: 'Irish people see clearly what is happening - Gaza is being reduced to rubble, and its people starved as Israel purposely denies access to food, aid and electricity.
"This out-of-control Israeli regime continues at will, as many Western governments and the EU churn out mealy-mouthed platitudes with little actual sanction. For many of us, that is horrendous and unjustifiable. This failure to hold Israel to account, effectively green lights Benjamin Netanyahu to continue implementing genocide.
' The international community has to step up and ensure that there are meaningful sanctions for Israel's war crimes, at both national and international level. Here at home, our Government must pass a comprehensive Occupied Territories Bill without further delay and adopt all other possible sanctions against Israel.'
