Posted on Wednesday, 31 July
On the 27th of July Victorian Socialist members held a secondhand book sale to raise money for the Ni’lin Popular Committee. Our book sale was hosted with Red Flag Books at our shared space at 83 Sydney Road, Brunswick.
Ni’lin is a village the West Bank which is living under the violent and oppressive Israel occupation. Palestinians in the West Bank are subject to draconian policies, constant harassment and attacks from Israeli forces and settlers aiming at driving Palestinians off their land.
As Saeed Amireh, a member of the Ni’lin Popular Committee explains, the Israeli government has been ratcheting up these attacks as well as its blockade and apartheid tactics in the West Bank.
As a result, a third of people in the West Bank are now unemployed – up from 13% prior to October 2023 – and over 500 Palestinians have been killed.
We raised $2,629!! This will go to the Ni’lin Popular Committee, for food packages for those most in need – enabling people to stay in their homes and not become victims of the 'silent genocide' Israel is carrying out in the West Bank.
Thanks to everyone who donated books and volunteered to make it a success.
