Victoria Marches for Palestine, Take Fifty-Six

I've been out of commission for three weeks. Come see how the rallies evolve on the ground as I myself get back into gear.

150 Palestine supporters rallied at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Victoria, for the fifty-sixth weekend in a row, to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and accountability for Israel’s war crimes.

Watch more videos on Youtube.
Nice crowd, although most participants joined in very late…
Lots of cool new signs after a three-week break. Keep it up folks, I love them!
Too many people walk by without even a shrug.

As you may already know, I’ve been out of commission for three weeks battling a MRSA infection which required three antibiotics plus surgery, so I missed the previous two rallies and had to play catch up today. I’ve been told the turnouts have dipped noticeably in my absence, although it has rebounded today, and that scuffles with Zionists have attracted more of them. That being said, today’s iteration turned out to be routine and the formula would really benefit from an overhaul.

More flies swirling around us today. Anyone brought insect repellent?

As usual the protesters had plenty more grievances to bring forth, such as Canada listing Samidoun as a terrorist organisation, its recent embrace of the IHRA definition of antisemitism equating it to anti-Zionism, Israel’s ban on UNRWA, and charges of assault for pulling a Palestine supporter’s keffiyeh being dropped (the prosecution claims she’s been asking for it somehow). This is of course only a sample, although one showing the chilling normalisation of persecution against those denouncing Zionism across the world.

Oh yeah, let’s not forget the Israeli military opening fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.
Take a good look at this book, because it may be banned as terrorist propaganda very soon. No kidding.

The emcee proposed a boycott of BC Liquor Stores for selling Israeli wine, a measure Samidoun has been advocating for since 2022, in line with a strategy of Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) against the Zionist regime. He pointed out the hypocrisy of BC Liquor pulling Russian vodka from the shelves right after its invasion of Ukraine, yet still supporting Israel after a year of genocide shown live on television.

Don’t forget the plus. Nobody’s keeping count anymore.
The new antisemitism wouldevery Jewish dissident a “fake Jew”. Most Zionists are Christian, by the way.

While turnout may be lower nowadays, morale among regulars is still high. Fiery chants have replaced the grim silent marches of weeks prior, and speeches are more direct in condemnation of callous bystanders who just walk by without a care in the world. That being said, public reaction was excellent this afternoon, some people even being swayed into joining the procession by the crowd. In contrast, I did not witness a single hostile incident along the itinerary this time.

“WE ARE ALL PALESTINIAN!”
“PALESTINE WILL BE FREE!”

However, there were a dozen Zionist counterprotesters at the Legislature today, including some wannabe preachers shouting rather disturbing things about God’s chosen people’s biblical right of return to an undivided Holy Land. No less than fifteen police officers stood between the factions as the marchers went forth. While there were unsavoury exchanges across the aisle, I have no incident to report.

Apparently the rumours of recent scuffles at Palestine rallies are true, because I kid you not, there were indeed fifteen cops standing between the factions.
Regular Zionist counterdemonstrator Steven Weatherbe found some new friends to replace those who deserted him over the months. But hey, there’s no shortage of pandemic warriors in need of a new cause to embrace.

Please note that starting next Saturday the rallies will be at 1PM, as we roll back the clock to standard time.

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