#Labor4Palestine standing with @breakthechain4pal and other orgs today in NYC to tell the Port Authority that we demand an #ArmsEmbargo at @jfkairport and everywhere else!
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS
#FreeFreePalestine
#FromTheRiver2TheSea
Stop Weapons Shipments to Israel! Our City Cannot Be a Pipeline for Genocide!
Today, Thursday, November 12, New Yorkers rallied to demand transparency from the Port Authority and an end to weapons shipments to Israel through JFK Airport. JFK is a major hub for military equipment being shipped to Israel. As denounced by the @breakthechain4pal campaign, cargo planes transporting explosives share the same taxiways as passenger aircraft, raising serious public safety concerns. These shipments must end!
The genocide in Gaza continues, and so does the bombing. Just today, an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza reportedly killed at least six Palestinians. Despite the supposed ceasefire, Israel continues its attacks on Palestinians, with ongoing military support from the United States. We cannot allow our city’s airport to serve as a pipeline for weapons used to kill Palestinians.
The movement to stop weapons shipments is growing internationally. On October 30, dockworkers organized strikes and protests at more than 100 ports worldwide against militarism, rearmament, and weapons shipments to Israel. In Italy, workers and students have been at the forefront of this struggle, organizing multiple strikes in solidarity with the Palestinian people. They are setting the example!
From the ports of Italy to JFK Airport, workers and communities have the power to stop the machinery of war. New York City cannot claim to be progressive while its infrastructure is used to arm Israel. We need to follow the example of workers internationally, organize from below, and demand an immediate end to weapons shipments, military complicity, and the genocide in Palestine.
Not in our name! Not through our airports!
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