Gaza Ceasefire: A Victory for Resistance

London - After two years of relentless bombardment, siege, and starvation, Israel has failed to achieve its war aims in Gaza. The ceasefire announced this week is not a gesture of goodwill on part of the Israelis and Americans, but rather the result of the steadfastness, unity, and resilience of the Palestinian people.

Despite genocide, Palestinians refused to surrender or submit. Their right to resist is not only moral but legal - enshrined in customary international law and affirmed by the United Nations General Assembly, including in Resolutions 37/43 (1982) and 3314 (1974), which uphold the right of peoples under colonial or racist regimes to struggle by all available means, including armed resistance, in pursuit of self-determination.

Palestinians have proven that their struggle has never been about “peace or war” - but about freedom or occupation, honour or humiliation. Their perseverance under unimaginable suffering has rewritten the global conversation: Palestine now stands as the moral compass of the world.

This truth remains clear: liberation cannot be negotiated under occupation, and justice cannot coexist with apartheid.

Today, Israel stands politically isolated. Its moral legitimacy has collapsed, and even its allies are forced to confront its crimes. As Donald Trump reportedly told Netanyahu, “You can’t fight the whole world.” The tide has turned - not through diplomacy, but through the unbreakable will of Palestinians and the global awakening their struggle has inspired.

The sacrifices of Gaza have made Palestine the defining global issue of our time, uniting movements for justice and decolonisation across continents. The task before us is not to stop and celebrate, but to push harder than ever:

To make Zionism a fully discredited ideology, recognised as a system of racism and domination.

To dismantle the apartheid structure that sustains it in its entirety.

To free all Palestinian prisoners, whose endurance embodies the spirit of resistance.

To ensure the right of return for all displaced Palestinians and their descendants.

And to end the UK’s complicity - through arms sales, political cover, and moral endorsement of Israeli crimes.

This ceasefire must not be mistaken for peace. True peace will only come with justice - when the siege is lifted, the occupation ends, and the Palestinian people live free in their land.

This moment is a victory of resistance - but it must also be a call to action. We must escalate pressure, direct action, and civil disobedience until apartheid is dismantled and Palestine is completely free.

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