By INTERNATIONAL WORKERS LEAGUE

Solidarity with Palestine is growing around the world. Recently, the freedom flotilla exposed to the world that the State of Israel has kept the Palestinians under a maritime siege since 1967.

Now two movements want to expose the siege imposed by the State of Israel on the Palestinians by land. The Global March to Gaza brings together 3,000 activists from more than 50 countries to walk 50 km from the city of Al-Arish to the Gaza border, where they will hold a 2-3 day camp starting on June 15.

The Convoy of Resilience—Sumudconvoy—has brought together activists from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya to travel from Tunis to Gaza and join the Global March. There are 12 buses and more than 100 cars. Wherever they go, you can see the Arab people’s solidarity with Palestine. Today they are crossing Libya on their way to Gaza [on Thursday, the convoy was halted by authorities in eastern Libya — editors].

Situation in Egypt

So far, the Egyptian government has neither authorized nor disallowed the march and the convoy. However,  conservative political commentators have criticized these pro-Palestinian protests in the Egyptian mainstream media. In their view, these movements could jeopardize Egypt’s good relations with the United States.

At Cairo airport, some delegations are being barred from entering the country, as was the case with a group of activists from Australia [hundreds were reportedly deported or detained at the airport and in Cairo — editors]. If Egyptian President al-Sissi prevents the march and convoy from reaching the Palestinian border, he will become an accomplice to the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.

The International Workers League (IV International) unconditionally supports the Palestinian struggle for liberation, from the river to the sea. We are part of these initiatives that aim to stop the genocide, allow unrestricted humanitarian aid into Gaza, and end all Israeli aggression, whether in Gaza, the West Bank, Palestine ’48, Lebanon, Syria, or Yemen.

Defeating the Israeli war machine strengthens the struggle for the liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea, the only true and just solution for the Palestinian people and the working class throughout the world.