[07/17/2006] MST and others hold rally in support of the Arab People, against Free Trade Agreement with Israel

Social movements in Brazil held a rally today in front of the Israeli embassy in Brasília, denouncing the Free Trade Agreement between Mercosul and Israel signed on December 8th, 2005 by representatives of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Among the numerous speakers at the demonstration, members of the MST’s Culture Sector conducted a theatrical representation of the unacceptable reality currently in existence throughout the Middle East.

Flávia Silva, of the MST’s Coordinating Body for the Federal District, spoke of the Movement’s concern towards the Free Trade Agreement with Israel. Of principal alarm are Israel’s close ties to the U.S., its policies of war and militarization, the occupation of Palestinian lands, and the construction of the ‘Apartheid Wall’ in the region.

“We denounce the Free Trade Agreement signed in December of last year, and we encourage the Parliaments of each country not to ratify the agreement with Israel, an agreement that may be signed in Córdoba, Argentina, later today. The MST struggles for Agrarian Reform, dignity, peace and justice. We struggle for these things in Brazil and abroad, and for this reason we are here today, demonstrating our solidarity with the Palestinian people

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[07/17/2006] MST and others hold rally in support of the Arab People, against Free Trade Agreement with Israel