Turkey - July 07, 2024

The USA, which supports Israel's war in Gaza, was protested in Istanbul. Supporters of Palestine marched to the US Consulate in Istanbul. During the protest, Palestinian flags were unfurled and slogans such as "Murderer USA, get out of the Middle East", "Murderer USA will be held accountable" and "From the river to the sea Palestine will be free" were shouted.

Bahadır Cagırgan read the press release at the action held by the Palestine Action Committee.

Bahadır Cagırgan: "The biggest supporter of Israel, which is an advanced base of imperialism in the geography we live in, has been the USA since the day it was founded. The USA has been providing regular military and economic aid to the Occupied State of Israel for years. The volume of this aid has exceeded 300 billion dollars today. Despite the calls from all over the world to cut military aid to the occupying state, the USA announced that it would provide a new military aid of 26 billion dollars to the occupying state during this period when the genocidal attack intensified. Genocide machine 69% of the weapons imported by the Israeli army are supplied by the USA."

Nihle Kalem: "Israel has placed a complete military blockade on the Gaza Strip, which it has been blockading for years. The occupying state, which destroyed the entire infrastructure, especially hospitals, bakeries, water networks and electricity generation facilities, spreads its military operation to all civilian areas, making the Gaza Strip uninhabitable and forcing the local Palestinian people to deport. The occupation state blocks all humanitarian needs and aid to the Palestinian people, leaving the Palestinian people to hunger, diseases and mass deaths. All areas where more than two million Palestinians live became targets of attack."