The below statement comes from our sister organization in Palestine, the Palestinian Democratic Youth Union. The Young Communist League of Canada – Ligue de la jeunesse communiste du Canada would like to echo the PDYU’s call for solidarity with Palestine in the wake of the inhumane attacks on Gaza, Sheikh Jarrah, and the people of occupied Palestine.

General Secretary of the Palestinian Democratic Youth Union, 12 May 2021

The General Secretary of the Palestinian Democratic Youth Union condemns the criminal Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and calls for the largest mass movements in support of the Palestinian people.

The PDYU condemns the most severe criminal attacks launched by the Israeli army, using the most powerful air force in the world, against the besieged Gaza Strip, targeting innocent civilians in homes and destroying residential apartments — attacks which have led to the death of more than 55 Palestinian martyrs, including 14 children and 3 women, and have wounded more than 320 others — in the context of their continuing criminal attacks against the Palestinian people in the occupied city of Jerusalem and the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.

The General Secretary of the PDYU affirms that the time has come for the international community to put an end to this systematic Zionist crime against the Palestinian people and their national rights, who are trying to commit a new catastrophe against the Palestinian people by threatening more than 500 Palestinian families with forced expulsion in favour of illegal settlers.

The General Secretary of the PDYU calls on the United Nations and international human rights and humanitarian organizations to take a clear position on these criminal military operations and the killing of defenceless civilians in a wide range of international resolutions and the charter of human rights and to provide full protection for the Palestinian people.

The General Secretary of the PDYU also calls on the left and friendly youth organizations of the Palestinian people to move urgently, to organize wide stands in support of the Palestinian people, to expose these continuous violations, to deliver the voice of the Palestinian people to the international media, and to organize support campaigns through social networking sites.

We emphasize that the Palestinian people have the full right to defend their land and their national rights as guaranteed by international law.

General Secretary of PDYU

International Relations

12 May 2021