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By Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Jamil Mizher, member of the Political Bureau of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and leader of its branch in Gaza.

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Minneapolis, MN – Steff Yorek, the Political Secretary of Freedom Road Socialist Organization sharply condemned the Israeli authorities for opening fire on the massive, March 30, Great March of Return protests in Gaza, Palestine. Early reports indicate that at least seven Palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured.

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St. Paul, MN — The Minnesota Anti-War Committee and Women Against Military Madness will hold a protest on March 30, 5 p.m., at the Summit and Snelling Avenues, in Saint Paul to mark Palestinian Land Day. Palestinians around the world will commemorate Land Day, a day in 1976 when Israeli military forces shot and killed six young Palestinians who were among thousands protesting the Israeli government’s expropriation of Palestinian land.

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Detroit protest demands freedom for Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi

Detroit, MI -The Palestinian Community Network-Detroit (USPCN-Detroit) partnered with Black4Palestine and Jewish Voice Peace, Feb. 18, to support Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi and her family on the Global Day of Action to Free the Tamimis. Standing at the intersection of the William Dickerson Detention Facility and Oakland International Academy (a school) the Hamtramck gathering symbolized the inseparability of incarceration and militarization with childhood in Occupied Palestine and across poor oppressed nationality communities in the U.S.

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New York, NY – About 40 activists gathered outside the Israeli Consulate on the afternoon of Feb. 18, as a part of the national day of action in solidarity with the Palestinian girl, Ahed Tamimi.

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By Cassia Laham

Some of the participants in South Florida rally in solidarity with Ahed Tamimi

Fort Lauderdale, FL- On Feb. 3, 30 members of the South Florida community gathered outside of the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale to protest the illegal and unjust imprisonment of 16-year-old Palestinian Ahed Tamimi. The protest, which was called, “Free Ahed and ALL Child Prisoners,” focused not only on young Ms. Tamimi but also the 300-plus other child prisoners being held in Israeli occupation jails.

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By Michela

New York protest demands freedom for  Ahed Tamimi.

New York, NY — Approximately 100 people gathered in Penn Station during rush hour, Jan. 30, to demand justice for Ahed Tamimi. The action was called by the NY4Palestine coalition.

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End the Zionist occupation and military operations in Palestinian lands!

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the International League of People’s Struggle.

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Milwaukee, WI – On Jan 20, the Young People’s Resistance Committee (YPRC) attended Milwaukee’s Women’s March. Around 20,000 people were in attendance to counter the Trump administration’s continuous attacks on women, queer people and other oppressed communities.

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Chicago, IL – On Jan. 20, over 200,000 people marched through downtown Chicago on the anniversary of Trump’s inauguration as part of nationwide Women’s Marches.

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According to a Jan. 20 report in the authoritative news outlet Al Manar, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah has warned Israeli authorities not to build a separation wall at the 13 spots along the border between Lebanon and Palestine. Lebanon’s government shares this view.

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By People's Opposition to War, Imperialism and Racism

Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from POWIR (People's Opposition to War, Imperialism, and Racism)

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By Jessica Schwartz

New York rally stands in solidarity with Ahed Tamimi.

New York, NY – About 200 people rallied in New York City, Jan. 5, in Grand Central Station, to protest the arrest of Ahed Tamimi, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl seized last month by Israeli police and charged with ‘crimes’ for defending her home against Israeli soldiers, after they shot her cousin in the head.

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Fight Back News Service is circulating the following greeting from Freedom Road Socialist Organization to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

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Minneapolis, MN – Yisrael Katz, the Israeli politician who wants to name a future Jerusalem train station after President Trump, is well known for a past statement calling for the “civil targeted killings “of activists who advocate for boycotting, sanctions and divestment from the apartheid state of Israel.

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A protesting Palestinian youth dressed as Santa Claus was shot by Israeli troops in southern Gaza on Dec. 22. Israeli occupation forces have killed at least a dozen Palestinians since Trump announced plans to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem.

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Minneapolis, MN – 150 people rallied at the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, Dec. 18, to oppose Trump’s announcement naming Jerusalem the capital of Israel. The protest was organized by Palestinian youth, including Students for Justice in Palestine-UMN. The call for Palestinian liberation was clearly the central theme of the event with loud chants of “Free, free Palestine” being heard throughout of the protest.

#MinneapolisMN #Palestine #Jerusalem #StudentsForJusticeInPalestine #MiddleEast

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Participants in New York event 'The Palestinian Revolutionary Left"

New York, NY – Around 50 people gathered on Dec. 11 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), at an event titled The Palestinian Revolutionary Left.

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Protest in Dallas supports the struggle in Palestine.

Dallas, TX – The Dallas Palestine Coalition organized a protest, on Dec. 10, against Trump's announcement that he would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. About 1000 people attended the rally at Dealey Plaza near downtown Dallas.

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Rally in Tampa stands with Palestine.

Tampa, FL – Over 400 people joined a protest in Temple Terrace, Tampa, Dec. 8 to denounce Trump’s announcement that the U.S. “recognizes” Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

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