Statement from The Bloody Sunday March Committee on the reference by the Israeli Defense Forces to #BloodySunday.
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We are staggered beyond belief at at a post on X from the Israeli Defense Forces claiming that events in Israel are "Their Bloody Sunday."
Fifty years ago 14 unarmed citizens were murdered in broad daylight by the British Army. It was planned, then covered up at the highest levels of the UK government. That cover up persists. Why is anyone surprised that the police are covering up for Johnson today? #BloodySunday50
A message to all our followers: please don't feed the trolls. There will always be people who want to insult the memory of the dead of #BloodySunday. Please don't respond to them - that's what they want. Report them to Twitter, block and ignore them. That's the best way. Thanks
The hypocrisy of a brutal state force comparing themselves to the innocent of Bloody Sunday will dismay #Derry people. This is beyond outrageous - To have the memory of our innocent dead sullied by the apartheid forces of the Israeli State will cause deep hurt and anger in Derry.
The IDF commit Bloody Sunday type massacres every day of the week in Occupied #Palestine. Just like in Derry their killers operate with impunity and #Palestinians receive no justice.
A million thanks to the mighty @frankieboyle who's in Derry this weekend doing some gigs. He had some of us round after last night's show including @eamonderry Frankie's support for the causes of #BloodySunday and #Palestine has been steadfast. Brilliant gig too!
223 unarmed Palestinian were massacred at the #Gaza border fence by the IDF in 2018/19.
They were shot by Israeli snipers, war criminals who were following in the bloody tradition of the murderous Parachute Regiment in the Bogside.
The UK Government do not even offer the weakest of condemnation of the Israeli State. It's clear from the #LegacyBill they imposed on us and from their statement of ' unequivocal support ' for Israel that there truly is no British justice.