{"id":6091,"date":"2025-06-22T23:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T23:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wap21.org\/?p=6091"},"modified":"2025-07-08T02:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T02:22:29","slug":"for-peace-and-justice-the-time-to-resist-is-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wap21.org\/?p=6091","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFor Peace and Justice: The Time to Resist Is Now\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stop WWIII International Initiative for Peace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear comrades, esteemed participants,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are gathered here today for an international conference on the role of NATO. But let\u2019s not sugar-coat things: this is not just about military treaties or strategic doctrines. This is about life and death. About justice and injustice. About a world order buckling under the weight of hypocrisy and violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the Stop WWIII International Peace Initiative, we state clearly and firmly: the conflicts in the world today are connected. Time and again, we see the same signature, the same patterns, the same players. NATO\u2014as the spearhead of Western imperialism\u2014runs like a red thread through this global chain of conflict, intervention and destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is why, from the very beginning, we have called for an integrated and systemic analysis. Because as long as each war is treated in isolation\u2014disconnected from the global context of power politics and economic domination\u2014we will continue to miss the truth. Only when we widen the lens and focus on the international dynamics of Western supremacy, do the real motives behind these endless wars become visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At our recent conference in Tangier, Morocco, held from May 2nd to 4th under the theme \u201cBuilding an International Peace Front\u201d, we adopted a clear and principled declaration. Today, I wish to share the key elements of that declaration\u2014not as a loose set of opinions, but as a unified appeal to the peoples of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First: Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our unconditional solidarity goes to the Palestinian people, who are facing a brutal campaign of destruction, ethnic cleansing and inhumane violence. What is happening in Gaza today is not a \u201cwar\u201d\u2014it is an attempt at eradication. A people is being systematically erased from its land, its history, and its existence\u2014under the silent gaze of the so-called international community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us be clear: this is a genocide, carried out by an occupying force supported, armed and politically shielded by Western powers\u2014first and foremost the United States. This is not an \u201cIsraeli-Palestinian conflict.\u201d This is colonial domination, met with resistance and crushed by overwhelming force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We reject the ideology of Zionism in its current state-form, which in practice enshrines racism, exclusion and violence. It stands in flagrant contradiction not only to international law, but to the spirit of the very religions it claims to draw from\u2014including Judaism itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We therefore call upon all free peoples of the world: stand up, speak out, and support the Palestinian cause. Not as a vague ideal, but as a concrete fight for dignity, justice and humanity. Support their resistance, their steadfastness, and their right to live\u2014through all peaceful means available to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, we issue an urgent call to the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO): launch a process of full national dialogue, include all factions, and speak with a unified voice. Division weakens resistance. Unity is essential\u2014not only to endure the current onslaught, but to build a free future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And no\u2014we will not accept that resistance against oppression is smeared as \u201cterrorism.\u201d We reject Israel\u2019s and the US\u2019s attempts to delegitimize armed resistance, to isolate it and purge it from the national struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second: Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We observe with deep concern the ongoing escalation in Europe, where the war between Russia and Ukraine continues\u2014fueled by weapons, propaganda, and an unprecedented military buildup by NATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We say: stop this war, now. The solution does not lie in more missiles, but in dialogue. Not in expanding military alliances, but in respecting sovereignty. NATO is dragging Europe toward catastrophe. Its expansion into Eastern Europe, its provocations at Russia\u2019s borders, its aggressive posture\u2014all of this increases the risk of wider war, while narrowing the path to peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We therefore also reject the EU\u2019s rearmament plans. There can be no peace without diplomacy. No security without cooperation. And certainly no stability through the silencing of every voice that stands for peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third: Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We stand firmly with the peoples of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, who have for decades been the targets of economic sabotage, foreign-backed coups and political interference. We demand the immediate lifting of all sanctions against these countries. Let these peoples choose their own paths. Let them breathe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth: The Global Economy and Structures of Domination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We reject the model of capitalist globalization, which reproduces poverty, imposes dependency and serves only the interests of multinationals and Western states. So-called \u201cfree trade\u201d is in truth a system of plunder. We advocate economic sovereignty and cooperation between peoples\u2014based on mutual respect and equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We underline the need to defend the full sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations, and we oppose all attempts by imperialist powers to fragment states into weak, ethnically divided entities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Sahara and elsewhere in the Global South, we call for democratic solutions\u2014without foreign interference and with full respect for the will of the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And finally: our call to all of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We issue a heartfelt and determined appeal to all forces worldwide fighting for peace, democracy and social justice: join our international campaign, STOP WW3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stand together. Organize. Resist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the time for analysis is over. The time for silent witnessing is over. Now is the time for action. Against imperialism. Against war. Against the lies of so-called \u201ccivilization\u201d and \u201cdemocracy\u201d imposed by bombs and sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let this be our shared message:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will not be silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will not bow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will resist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For peace. For justice. For the future of humankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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