AIKS Condemns the Israeli Bombardment of Gaza and Crimes Against Humanity
All India Kisan Sabha has stood with the Palestinian people and their struggle for liberation from the very beginning, stands with them today and forever. The barbaric Israeli onslaught in Gaza on the pretext of ‘self-defence’ against the attack by Hamas and others is a clear move to exterminate the Palestinians, a crime against humanity and a Zionist attempt of genocide. In addition to the forced displacement of lakhs, thousands have been killed. In the last week 4 hospitals have been bombed by Israel in which more than 500 people are reported to have been killed. AIKS demands immediate halt to the attack on Gaza, withdrawal of the Zionist occupation forces from all Palestinian territories, adherence to international humanitarian law as well as resumption of electricity, water, medicine supplies and food to over 23 lakh besieged people of Gaza. AIKS reiterates its position that the two State solution as mandated by the United Nations be upheld, allowing an independent sovereign State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital. AIKS has also consistently been a part of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement that works to end international support for Israel’s occupation and oppression of Palestinians. AIKS condemns the US led imperialist forces for perpetrating crimes against humanity and the Narendra Modi led BJP Government that has discarded India’s long-standing position on Palestine by extending support to Israel. Later attempts to reiterate its commitment to the Palestinian cause is pointless.
In this year alone Israel had launched its biggest aerial and ground offensive in Jenin City of the West Bank. This two-day military offensive was followed up with air strikes on the Gaza strip. In this year no single day has passed without killing of a Palestinian. In West Bank alone prior to the present escalation more than 200 Palestinians were killed this year with children, women and the aged being the biggest casualties. An additional about 100 people were killed in the other parts. The US imperialism has been providing Zionist Israel with all support in the offensive disregarding repeated decisions of the United Nations. Illegal encroachment into Palestinian territory and its occupation by private militia run by illegal Jewish settlers patronised, protected as well as armed by the Israeli State have been evicting Palestinians.
The corporate media and allies of Israel have adopted a deceptive chronology of the events as though the present conflict has begun on 7th October, 2023 only when Hamas and other groups began the operation Al Aqsa Flood. This is deliberately done to condone the decades of incessant violence, bombardment, killings, apartheid and humiliation of millions of Palestinians by the far-right Zionist state. The sinister move is to brand the Israeli actions as an act of self-defence in response to the attack and in the process wipe-out Gaza of Palestinians. The US demand that Arab countries provide a “humanitarian corridor” for the besieged Palestinians to Sinai and absorb at least half of the population in Egypt, Qatar and Jordan clearly reinforces this position. The attempt now is to accompany aerial bombings with ground movement of troops, clearly aimed at forcing an exodus of Palestinians from Gaza strip. This is in violation of the United Nations demand that Israel call off the evacuation order.
AIKS calls upon all its units to organise solidarity actions in support of the Palestinian people, their struggle for liberation and against the on-going barbaric attack by Zionist Israel.
Issued by,
Vijoo Krishnan
General Secretary
Dr Ashok Dhawale
President
