GAIA stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine. We join our members from Egypt, South Africa, the USA, and many other countries in condemning all breaches of human rights and international law including all targeting of civilians. We call for a permanent ceasefire and an end to the illegal siege on Gaza, the unconditional release of all captives (Israeli and Palestinian), and an end to U.S. and other foreign government funding for the Israeli military.
GAIA’s work is rooted in our commitment to climate and social justice, which are inseparable from human rights. In clear violation of these rights and international law, Israel’s ongoing, indiscriminate military attacks on Gaza have killed over 15,000 civilians and its ongoing siege has trapped more than two million people without access to water, food, medical supplies, electricity, or safe harbor. The current crisis is also part of a cycle of violence rooted in a history of occupation, apartheid, and colonization.
We join top UN human rights officials, scholars, and Holocaust survivors in condemning these attacks as genocide. We
grieve and condemn the brutal and unjust killing and hostage-taking of Israeli and other civilians by Hamas’s armed wing and other Gazan armed groups. No crime justifies another.
In our work and our movements, it is vital to call out all forms of racism and prejudice, including islamophobia and antisemitism. At this time it is particularly important to clearly distinguish between Zionism and Judaism, Israelis and their government, and Palestinians and Hamas. Nobody is safe until we are all safe.
Many of GAIA’s members and allies have spoken out and offered ways to get involved. Here are statements from:
New York City Environmental Justice Alliance
Indigenous Environmental Network
Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development
Friends of the Earth International
We call on all nations to speak up and demand an end to the occupation, an unconditional ceasefire, and a just, equitable, peaceful, and permanent solution for the Palestinian and Israeli people. We invite our community to stand and act in solidarity with Palestine and consider the calls to action below.
Calls to Action for all
- Sign a petition to call for an immediate ceasefire and elimination of military aid:
- Fight Islamophobic and antisemitic harassment: Take bystander intervention training online to protect our friends, family, colleagues, and neighbors.
- Participate in a protest near you