Around 1000 people at demonstration for peace in Israel/Palestine
Published: Saturday, Apr 6th 2024, 18:20
Updated At: Saturday, Apr 6th 2024, 18:20
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Around 1000 people took to the streets in Bern on Saturday "for a just peace in Israel/Palestine". At the national demonstration, they called for an immediate ceasefire and a halt to the suffering in Gaza.
With the event on the Bundesplatz, the organizations Amnesty International, Society for a Switzerland without an Army (Gsoa), Jewish Voice for Democracy and Justice in Israel/Palestine (JVJP) and Palestine Solidarity Switzerland (PSS) wanted to appeal to the responsibility of Switzerland and the international community.
For six months, the world has been watching the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza worsen "hopelessly", the Gsoa announced in a communiqué. Over one million people are now threatened by hunger.
An immediate and permanent ceasefire and measures to ensure humanitarian aid and protect the civilian population are therefore needed. In view of the humanitarian catastrophe, it would be irresponsible to suspend Swiss contributions to the UN's Palestinian aid organization Unrwa.
According to the Gsoa, around 1,200 people took part in the demonstration. Former SP Federal Councillor Ruth Dreifuss and former National Councillor Pia Hollenstein (Greens/SG) were among the speakers.
Timrah Schmutz from Swiss Jews Against Occupation said in her speech that many Jewish people around the world were also affected by the enormous number of civilian casualties in Gaza. More and more Jewish people were rejecting the occupation and oppression. "Our history teaches us that we cannot simply stand by and watch suffering and injustice in silence," said Schmutz.
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