“From Palestine to Mexico, all the walls have got to go!”
Last week, I joined an action hosted by United We Dream in DC’s Capitol Hill. We demanded a ceasefire now in Gaza and permanent protections for immigrants who have made the United States our home.
This action was a response to Senate leaders proposing a bill earlier this month that would fund Israel’s assault on Gaza, the war on Ukraine, more militarization in the Indo-Pacific, and the denial, deportations, and detentions of migrants at the US-Mexico border. Essentially more taxpayer dollars for war and border militarization.
On February 15, 200 immigrant, Palestinian, Jewish youth and allies showed up saying ‘no’ to this deal. We met at Union Station, within eyesight of the nation’s capitol building, dressed in red, black, and green, and with red poppies and watermelons – visuals representing Palestinian solidarity and resistance. Poppies are abundant flowers in Palestine and watermelons have been used as stand-in symbols for the Palestinian flag ever since the Israeli government banned it following the Six-Day War in 1967.
Last week the Senate passed a version of the bill without the dangerous border funding. This was a real victory, but we know that our safety is always …read more
Source:: Institute for Policy Studies
