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Resisting Until Liberation

The occupier wanted to break a people. Instead, they found a people who refuse to bow. Every one of their war aims has failed – because Gaza still lives, and Palestine still resists. 

As those world leaders who tried to annihilate the Palestinian people talk of “peace” and “rebuilding”, our resistance must continue too.

The world has watched as Gaza has been destroyed. Whole neighbourhoods have been wiped out. Entire families have been killed. Hospitals and schools turned to rubble. Yet through all of this, the Palestinian people have stayed strong. 

Because of Palestinians’ refusal to be defeated – world leaders are now scrambling to help Israel find new ways to manage domination. This is what the new “peace” is about – it is not justice, but a settlement that keeps occupation, apartheid and land theft in place. 

Those who commit these crimes are rewarded, while the oppressed are told to be thankful for what little they are given and denied their right to resist. 

This so-called “ceasefire” may bring a moment of quiet, but it is not real peace. Even as we rejoice at the relief on the faces of our brothers and sisters in Gaza, we must remember how much remains undone.

As Palestinians return to the ruins of their homes, sifting through rubble in search of loved ones, we are reminded of a simple truth: peace cannot exist while the systems that enable annihilation—capitalism, imperialism, and Zionism—remain intact. Real peace means the full liberation of the Palestinian people.

That’s why we must not let our urgency fade. The Bristol Apartheid-Free Zone makes sure of that. 

Our movement was never just a short-term reaction to a crisis. It is not just about calling for a ceasefire. It is about building the strength to challenge and break the systems that create these horrors.

That’s why we don’t stop organising until we see the complete liberation of the people of Palestine – not merely as a moral principle, but because organising ordinary people against these systems is the only thing that guarantees safety and dignity. Not just of Palestinians but of us all.