On Sunday, August 24, thousands of workers, students, pensioners, and youth filled Syntagma Square in Athens in a powerful show of solidarity with the Palestinian people. The nationwide day of action, organised by PAME with the participation of hundreds of trade unions, federations, and labour centres, sent a clear message: the working class of Greece stands firmly with Palestine until freedom and justice prevail.
Rallies took place in Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion, Larisa, Volos, Trikala, and in dozens of cities and islands. Workers and unions condemned Israel’s genocide in Gaza, its ongoing plans for the occupation of Gaza and the displacement of the Palestinian people, as well as the imperialist plans of the USA, NATO, and the EU in the Middle East, who arm and support the murderous state of Israel.
Anger was directed at the Greek government, which has aligned itself with Israel. Greece’s involvement in the war, its participation in NATO’s “Aspides” mission, its support of Israel through military, political, and economic cooperation, and the transformation of the country into a NATO staging ground were denounced as acts of complicity in the genocide of the Palestinian people.
With union banners, Palestinian flags, and powerful slogans, the voice of the people was united and firm:
Immediate end to Israel’s occupation of Gaza and the genocide.
Opening of all crossings to allow unrestricted humanitarian aid.
Recognition of a free Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the UN resolutions.
Termination of economic, political and military cooperation with Israel; closure of all NATO bases in Greece.
Solidarity with Palestinian workers and those in Israel who oppose their government’s policies.
History has one just side, with Palestine until freedom!
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