'Ceasefire now!'
Channel: Green Left
Date: 17/03/2024

There was something special about the weekly Gaza solidarity march through the centre of Gadigal/Sydney on March 17. Perhaps it was because it was the first big march during this Ramadan or perhaps it was the unimaginably horrific situation facing the people in Gaza today, after 23 weeks of Israel’s genocidal assault. The speeches pierced to the heart and as we marched down towards Pitt St Mall, thousands of marchers chanted in unison: ‘Ceasefire now! Ceasefire now!…’ We then held a sit down on the street, the chant becoming louder and louder. I looked around and tears were running down people’s faces — those of many onlookers as well. A woman protester held aloft a bloodied bundle that symbolised the thousands of children killed in Israel’s ruthless and indiscriminate bombing.
Video: Peter Boyle