Actions for Palestine in Poland
Featured image: Polish activists hang a banner for Palestine.
We have received a report on actions for Palestine carried out in Poland, we hereby share a summarization of said report.
On the 2nd of October, spontaneous demonstrations were held in over 20 Polish cities in solidarity with the activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla who were kidnapped from international waters by the State of Israel.
In Warsaw, protesters in a crowd of thousands smashed the glass on the entrance door of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building and poured artificial blood on its steps.
The protest in Wroclaw attracted around a thousand participants, who blocked the city’s main streets for several hours.
Anti-Imperialist Action was present during demonstrations in Krakow and Torun.
On 5th of October a second round of solidarity demonstrations were held for the activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla In Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw, and Poznan, each gathering hundreds to thousands of participants.
A fair for Palestine was organized in Katowice, during which lectures, panels, and workshops were conducted by many Polish and Palestinian activists from the solidarity movement.
Anti-Imperialist Action, with the help of anarchist collectives and the local Food Not Bombs chapter, organized a demonstration under the Torun with Palestine coalition entitled “Stop the genocide, you will not break 78 years of resistance!”. Nearly 50 people gathered in Torun’s old market square to express their opposition to genocide, while openly honoring Palestinian resistance in speeches and chants.
On the second anniversary of the Al-Aqsa Flood, Torun, which had already mobilized on the 5th, was joined by Krakow, Lublin, and the Tri-City (urban area which includes the cities of Gdansk, Gydnia and Sopot).
In Krakow, despite the late hour in the middle of the week, the bitter cold, and heavy rain, over 100 people marched through the historic city center to demonstrate their support for Palestine in a demonstration organized by Anti-Imperialist Action.
Speeches were held celebrating the Palestinian struggle, the importance of the Resistance Movement and the events of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. During the march and speeches the streets were filled with slogans such as “Death, Death to the IDF”, slogans praising the Intifada and spontaneous shouts of praise and support for the Resistance Movement.
On the 12th of October a third mobilization in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla took place. Omar Faris, who was part of the Global Sumud Flotilla and who was detained by the State of Israel, also participated. The demonstrations highlighted the need of maintaining the support and solidarity mobilizations for Palestine, even during the ceasefire.
We also share a solidarity video for Palestine that we also received:
