Statement from YWCA Australia
Today, International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, YWCA Australia supports and stands alongside Palestinian peoples and their pursuit of peace and justice. We believe that human rights are everyone’s, and that advocacy and diplomacy to achieve these include the right to self-determination (UN Resolution 242 and 338) and the Palestinian people’s right to return (UN Resolution 194) and build peace.
During ongoing crisis and conflict, women, children and young people shoulder the ongoing costs of war and it is now more than ever, we affirm the role of women in peace-building and the work of organisations like YWCA Palestine. YWCA Palestine empowers and champions the voices of women and young people in communities across Palestine to engage in conflict resolution and demand for human rights. YWCA Palestine’s dedication to peaceful change is inspiring and gives us hope of a safer future were all rights are enjoyed and people can prosper.
During COVID-19, situations in Palestine have significantly worsened. YWCA Palestine have shared a video summarising their COVID response in Jalazone Refugee Camp.
The statement and associated article by Sarah Saleh can be found on the YWCA website.
[Editor: It is appalling that YWCA supports wholesale the Palestinian cause. An article by Sarah Saleh on the YWCA website accompanying the statement by the YWCA empathises with Khitam Saafin, a prominent activist and president of the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, which has ties to the PFLP Terror Group. In another disgraceful demonstration of anti-Israel partisanship by the United Nations every year International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 November is commemorated by the United Nations.]