Overview

• On June 4 in Paris, PCF and OLP launched an International Alliance for Palestinian Rights to rally global civil society, unions and political groups.
• The conference issued a demand for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza, called for lifting the blockade and urged war crimes accountability.
• Delegates urged France and the EU to grant immediate recognition of a Palestinian state within 1967 borders and to impose sanctions on Israel until it abides by international law.
• Attendees reaffirmed Palestinian refugees’ right of return under UN resolution 194 and demanded an end to colonization in occupied territories.
• Organizers praised France and Saudi Arabia for spearheading a June 19 UN meeting they say could reinforce momentum toward a two-state solution.