Left Against Genocide in Gaza and “New Left”

We – the workers', social and patriotic left - argue the brutal and criminal actions of the Israeli army against Palestinians in Gaza. These genocidal practices have already caused the deaths of respective 1000 Palestinians, including over 4.5 1000 children. Under the pretext of the "fight against terrorism", which the United States of America cites erstwhile invading another states and robbing natural materials, the Israeli army bombards the Gaza Strip by comparing houses, schools and civilian infrastructure to the ground. The day after the bombardment of the largest infirmary in Gaza under the ruins of which 400 lives were lost, in Warsaw there was a manifestation of solidarity with Israel, where Polish politicians intercede alongside the Israeli ambassador and pro-Israeli communities behind Israel. Israel's justification of its actions with the Holocaust, which the judaic people experienced during planet War II, is nothing new. Israel, occupying Palestine for many years, has been regarded as an untouchable state that is allowed virtually anything. Israel has already waged war with arabian countries and has committed many crimes in occupied Palestine. Today, utilizing Hamas's terrorist attack as a pretext, he is carrying out genocide and extermination of the people of Gaza in order to make his "lifespace" as he resembles a fresh torturer 80 years ago. According to the rhetoric imposed by Israel and practised by its supporters—every opponent of the actions and integrity of the Netanjah state is called an anti-Semite," regardless of the person's attitude to the Jews. There are many manifestations in the planet in defence of Palestine, including demonstrations of solidarity with Palestine in Poland. In these manifestations – defending the civilian inhabitants of Gaza and Plestina, defending their right to life and to their own state appeared people of various options, including the bottom-up, authentic left. These manifestations did not support Hamas' actions, nor were they anti-Semitic, as they were accused of by participants in the pro-Israeli demonstration, which openly supported the terrorist government and the Netanjah army. According to 1 participant, “there is no human army in the planet more than an Israeli army” – the 1 that equals Gaza and its inhabitants.

Shockingly, on this pro-Israeli genocide and mediating the place of corner with the victim making a sacrifice from Israel manifestation side by side with the politicians of the PO stood parliamentary politicians alleged "left". We protest with the deepest outrage against the participation of a formation calling ourselves "left" in Israel's support rally in Warsaw. The formation now called “New Left” has frequently denied the remnants of its left-wingness – conducting privatisation, rooting Poland in capitalist military and economical structures, installing CIA prisons in Poland or sending Polish soldiers to Iraq to conduct an invasion. In opposition, the formation besides disgraced the flag of the left by alienating people of work by abandoning them in exchange for a radically liberal electorate. The last act of politicians of the alleged “left” preparing to build a liberal government with the Civic Platform in the form of participation in the demonstration of support for the Israeli invasion, chanting at part of it, and attacking the authentic left for participating in the march behind Palestine accusing them of anti-Semitism should be a origin which in the undecided and hesitant will pass the spell of bitterness. We advise people of the authentic left being members of the "NL" either from the "condence" or habit, outraged by the behaviour of erstwhile SLD politicians to express strong opposition or to decision to the bottom-up, indeed left-wing formations. The place of the left is where it has always been – on the side of the weaker, murdered and striving for independence, opposed always to fascist visions imposed by fascist states. This, however, has nothing to do with anti-Semitism—we are not and will not be anti-Semites—we are not against the Jews, but against the tyranny of the authorities and the army of Israel. We call for participation in peace manifestations – supporting the right to life of Palestinians, for whom the authentic left has always felt fraternity and respect.

Long live free Palestine.
Not for war, for peace, for self-determination.
The eternal disgrace of Netanjah and the leadership of “New Left”.

Jakub Janek

The author is an activist of the Polish Left Movement and the Association of the Successors of the Polish Combatants of planet War II.