On 19 July 2024, the International Court of Justice, the U.N.’s high court at The Hague, confirmed what Palestinian and progressive forces have been saying for at least 57 years: “Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal, a form of apartheid, and must end.”
One month earlier, on 20 May 2024, Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), requested the issuance of warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and genocide against Palestine (Gaza). When issued, these warrants will establish a “Global No Go Zone,“ a “Global No Travel Zone.” The 124 countries that are signatories to the Rome Convention are obligated to arrest them.
In response to Khan’s request, and with the collusion of the American Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC), a letter was sent to Netanyahu on 1 June 2024 by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) inviting him to make his fourth speech before a Joint Session of Congress on 24 July 2024. An estimated 100 Congress People have announced that they will boycott his speech. More than 230 Congressional staffers have signed a letter in opposition to this Invitation.
Netanyahu recently suggested that the ICC arrest warrants might be issued before 24 July 2024. The probability increased with the announcement of the ICJ Decision. It is well known however, that the U.S. will not arrest him. The U.S. and the UK are not a member of the ICC. It is in complicity with and aids and abets Israel. The U.S., the United Kingdom, and Israel have committed crimes and genocide against Palestine for more than 76-years.
They threaten to punish those forces who attempt to enforce these warrants. The People of the World, however, are not intimidated by their threats. Massive displays of solidarity with Palestine have been and will be organized, worldwide.
Pan-African Roots, the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (GC), the African Awareness Association, and our Supporters and Allies invite you to join us at the “Arrest Netanyahu Protest” on Capitol Hill on 24 July 2024, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. We will align with the U.S. Coalition for Palestinian Rights’ (USCPIf not possible to R). Please RSVP at paroots02@yahoo.com. More details will be provided.
We ask those of you who cannot come to DC to organize protests against Gaza, and displays of solidarity with Palestine in every country, city, community, and campus in the 6 Regions of Africa and the African Diaspora, and the World.
We will wear white, as per our tradition, and carry red banners and signs in solidarity with the other members of the Red Line who will surround the U.S. Congress. We will honor Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) and Ethel Minor. We will join millions of People worldwide in the demand for the arrest of Netanyahu and Gallant. We join the demand that Harris, Austin, Thomas-Greenfield, Jeffries, and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) be held accountable for their complicity in these war crimes and genocide.
We also invite you to join us at 10:00 AM, on 19 August 2024. in the Daley Center Plaza, 50 West Washington, Chicago, IL We are a small, 1st Amendment-protected protest that begins at City Hall; and do not need or request a permit. We are a member of the March on the DNC, and will join it at Union Park, 1501 West Randolph Street, by subway or bus. If you cannot join us in Chicago, we request that you organize protests in every corner of the World.
We demand that Mayor Brandon Johnson issue all of the 1st Amendment-protected permits immediately! We also demand that all elected officials and civil society leaders of African descent in the 6 Regions of Africa and the African Diaspora end their complicity with Israeli racism and fascism, apartheid and settler-colonialism, genocide and war crimes, NOW!
The whole world was watching in 1968 and 1996, and it will be watching again in 2024. We need your help to organize a massive blitz in DC, Chicago and the World, starting today and continuing through 18 August 2024. Send your donation to $paroots1948a
Please forward this Invitation and Request for Support!
Stay Safe and Strong!
Bob Brown
Director, Pan-African Roots and Organizer, All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (GC)
paroots02@yahoo.com
(202) 248-6666