THE relentless catastrophe unfolding in Gaza has provoked a huge response from trade unions across the world. The Israeli government’s onslaught in response to the October 7 attack has seen the whole Palestinian population held responsible and subjected to collective punishment, illegal according to international law.
As bombs and bullets rain down on innocent men, women and children, cutting off vital transport routes for essential supplies, malnutrition, disease, hunger and starvation haunt a terrified population — a situation cruelly exacerbated by the deliberate and systematic denial of desperately needed medical supplies, power, water and almost every other essential item.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has a proud history of practical international solidarity work supporting oppressed people across the world, particularly in South Africa, Venezuela, Cuba and Palestine where we have longstanding links with our comrades in the Palestinian fire service.
