The protest was organised by Palestine Action Group in response to the deaths of 10 Palestinians in the West Bank caused by the Israeli military.
Over 150 people gathered at Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday evening to protest the latest massacre by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) that stormed the Jenin refugee camp on the West Bank and killed 10 Palestinians last week.
Just this month, at least 29 Palestinians, including 5 children have been killed across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Palestinian Action Group hosted the rally with members of the activist group, Damian Ridgwell and Assala Sayara co-chairing.
Ridgwell explained the need to hold a rally and stand against the latest violence by the Israeli occupation, referencing the punitive home demolitions which saw “10 Palestinians massacred in the middle of the night in Jenin”.
Last year over 170 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli military. Ridgwell condemned the systematic violence against the Palestinians that has been ongoing since the 1948 Al-Nakba which marked the start of Palestinian dispossession.
“We’re here because we are outraged that our government has been absolutely silent in the face of this atrocity. Albanese has not said a single word to even acknowledge the Palestinians that are being murdered by the Israeli military, let alone denouncing these crimes.
But we are not going to be silent while Israel gets away with this violence against the Palestinian people.
Read the article by Christine Lai in Honi Soit.