DELPHR’S STATEMENT ON RECENT VIOLENCE IN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL
10/10/23. We are anguished and heartbroken by the suffering and loss of life for the people of Palestine and Israel caused by the recent outbreak of war and violence. Every human life has value whether Palestinian or Israeli.
We must acknowledge that the central causes of recent violence are Israel's decades-long brutal occupation, repression, and dehumanizing treatment of Palestinians. The people of Gaza have been forcibly trapped for decades under abhorrent conditions. In the West Bank, settlers terrorize entire Palestinian villages, soldiers raid and demolish Palestinian homes, soldiers murder Palestinians in the streets, and Israeli ministers call for genocide and expulsion.
We hold accountable the Israeli government, the US government that funds and excuses Israeli apartheid and occupation policies, and every international leader who continues to turn a blind eye to Palestinian oppression.
There is no path to a future of safety and freedom for all Palestinians and Israelis without an end to the ongoing Israeli occupation and apartheid system. Occupation will keep triggering resistance. We call on the US government to stop supporting Israel with one-sided unconditional military aid and protection of Israel at the UN.
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their quest for freedom, justice, and dignity.