Zapatistas show solidarity with Gaza

Marcos speaks out in solidarity with Palestinians

Just want to note this morning that the movement I am studying in this research has spoken out against the violence of the Israeli army in the Gaza strip:

While the APPO Marches on the US Consulate in Oaxaca, Subcomandante Marcos Declares from Chiapas, “to the Zapatistas it looks like there’s a professional army murdering a defenseless population” in Palestine

The similarities between the treatment of the Zapatistas by the Mexican army and the recent force applied to Palestinians in Gaza by the Israeli army are clear. The fact that communities all over the globe are declaring solidarity with Palestine demonstrates both the importance of a strong global network and the innate human need for company and support in times of struggle. This idea of movements being globally connected, mirrored and intertwined with each other is reflected brilliantly in We Are Everywhere, edited by Notes From Nowhere. A quote early on in the book declares that:

the Zapatistas,

from behind their masks, are saying not “Do as we do”, but

rather, “We are you”.

Take a look……  http://www.weareeverywhere.org/