Fórsa has welcomed the launch of a campaign calling for the end of Israeli apartheid against Palestine.

The campaign, organised by a coalition made up of sixteen civil society organisations, including the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), has committed to working collaboratively to end Israeli apartheid against Palestinians.

The group has pledged to engage with Irish public and political representatives regarding the atrocities in Palestine, and to build political support for effective measures by Ireland and the international community to condemn Israel’s actions, to end the crime of apartheid against Palestinians.

Fórsa officials Denis Keane welcomed the launch of the campaign, noting the work Fórsa continues to do to help with the injustices in Palestine:

“We’d like to welcome the establishment of the Irish anti–apartheid campaign for Palestine. We see this as a continuation of our work and pledge to help and work alongside our sister trade unions and ICTU in this campaign.

“Fórsa continues to work in groups such as the Trade Union Friends of Palestine and the European Trade Union Network for Justice in Palestine and will continue to support the people of Palestine through these groups.” he said.

The launch of the Irish Anti-Apartheid Coalition, coincided with the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The Palestinian Human Rights Organisations Council (PHROC) welcomed the campaign calling for a ‘world-wide movement’ to challenge these injustices:

“Israel has created a regime of institutionalised racial discrimination against the Palestinian people between the river Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a regime of apartheid the purpose of which is to deny the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people, including millions of Palestinian refugees.

"Its aim is to fragment and isolate us, to imprison us in bantustan-like enclaves, to steal our wealth, to remove us from our homeland, and to deny our right to self-determination. A new world-wide movement is emerging to challenge these injustices. We congratulate Ireland for, once again, being at the forefront of the movement to end apartheid as it has done in the past.”

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