[News] Palestinian women in Gaza call for solidarity as they march to break the siege

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http://samidoun.net/2018/06/palestinian-women-in-gaza-call-for-solidarity-as-they-march-to-break-the-siege/ 



  Palestinian women in Gaza call for solidarity as they march to break
  the siege

26 June 2018
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*A mass women’s coalition in Gaza is calling for support from feminist 
groups around the world to help end the siege.*

On Tuesday, 3 July, the High Committee of the Great March of Return and 
Breaking the Siege 
<http://samidoun.net/2018/04/the-greatreturnmarch-continues-forward-download-posters-view-list-of-global-events-and-actions-for-palestine/> 
is organizing the first women’s march since the protests began on 30 
March 
<http://samidoun.net/2018/03/palestine-towards-return-and-liberation-the-land-day-massacre-and-the-greatreturnmarch/>. 
The organizers are inviting women around the world to support the women 
of Palestine in ending 70 decades of occupation and more than a decade 
of blockade and siege.

In a press release, the organizers invited women as both individuals and 
groups to join the event and to help give a voice to the voiceless and 
shed a light on the suffering and injustice that have befallen the 
Palestinian people for decades under the Israeli occupation.

The High Committee of the Great March of Return hopes that women across 
the globe will join the protests, both in Gaza itself and by holding 
solidarity events in their own countries <http://samidoun.net/events/> 
to demand an end to the 12-year Israel blockade of Gaza, imposed in 
2006, which has affected all aspects of life, from the economy to 
health, education, access and freedom of movement, farming, fishing, and 
the rebuilding efforts following three devastating Israeli bombings. 
More broadly the Committee calls for an end to the 70-year occupation of 
Palestine.

The Committee reiterated that this protest is affiliated with no 
political party, faction or government, but independently represents all 
Palestinians regardless of political affiliation.

A 2012 UN report 
<https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/press-releases/gaza-2020-liveable-place> 
warned that Gaza would become “unlivable” by 2020 unless current trends 
were reversed.

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