Palestine Will Be Free

San Antonio DSA stands in solidarity with Palestine’s decades-long struggle against Israeli occupation. We mourn all innocent lives lost since October 7th, and recognize that the root cause is Israel’s colonial system of apartheid and its systemic violence against the Palestinian people.

Zionism has systematically killed tens of thousands, displaced hundreds of thousands, and subjugated millions. Now, Israel is committing a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Thousands of Gazans have already been killed via an indiscriminate bombing campaign; food, water, electricity, and medicine have been blockaded, and a full ground invasion is looming. 

Throughout all of this, the US has played a crucial role in backing Israel militarily and diplomatically. We demand an immediate end to Israel’s military assault against Gaza, and to all US military and economic aid to Israel. We also call for an end to the occupation as a whole. We support Palestinian resistance against blockades, ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and genocide. 

We call on all San Antonians to stand up for Palestine, and to follow the leadership of local Palestinians, in particular San Antonians for Justice in Palestine (SAJP). We must expose the ignorance and hypocrisy of local politicians who “stand with Israel” but are silent on settlements, ethnic cleansing, and apartheid. 

Together we can challenge the local connections to Israeli oppression and open up a front for Palestinian liberation. 

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.