Statement by the ANSWER Coalition – Act Now to Stop War & End Racism
In response to the mobilization of tens of thousands of Palestinians to defend the right to live in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem and worship at the Al-Aqsa mosque, Israel has unleashed murderous actions all across occupied Palestine. Al-Aqsa is an iconic national symbol of the Palestinian people and one of the holiest sites in Islam, and has been repeatedly targeted by Zionist extremists who want to take it over.
The Israeli government has indicated that it is prepared for a drawn out military campaign against the Palestinian people. On May 10, a horrifically violent and desecrating attack on Al-Aqsa left more than 400 Palestinians wounded, with 250 suffering injuries serious enough to require hospital treatment. Israeli police fired huge quantities of plastic-covered steel bullets, tear gas and other munitions indiscriminately into crowds for protestors, including flash-ban
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On April 23, more than 100 people in Davis, California, gathered to mourn the continued lives lost to police violence. The vigil organized by the La Raza Pre-Law Student Association was a moving event that reflected on the victims of police and the families they leave behind.
Participating organizations included Yolo People Power, Phoenix Coalition, Yolo Grassroots Collective, Party for Socialism and Liberation, and more. Speakers read poetry and invoked the names of Daunte Wright, Alex Toledo, and Ma’khia Bryant, each of whom was shot to death by police in the days surrounding Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict for the murder of George Floyd.