Global Alliance for Palestine launched to confront Israeli crimes

By Al Mayadeen English
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29 Jul 2025 08:47
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Delegates from over 25 countries gathered in London to launch a unified international movement demanding justice, accountability, and liberation for Palestine.

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GAFP Steering Committee Chair, Jeremy Corbyn MP, speaking at the inaugural conference of the Global Alliance for Palestine (X)

As global powers fail to halt "Israel’s" ongoing genocide in Gaza, a new global initiative was launched in London over the weekend to confront "Israel’s" impunity and advance the Palestinian struggle for justice and self-determination.

Delegates from over 25 countries convened for the inaugural conference of the Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP). This new transnational initiative seeks to transform rising global solidarity for Palestine into coordinated political action.

Amid the collapse of "Israel’s" narrative and mounting evidence of war crimes and genocide, the Alliance seeks to channel grassroots mobilisation into a coordinated global movement for accountability and Palestinian liberation.

Further aims of GAFP include strengthening global coordination, challenging the growing repression of Palestine advocacy, and defending fundamental freedoms under threat from rising authoritarianism.

The gathering brought together grassroots activists, trade unionists, students, parliamentarians, community leaders, and academics from across the world, including many from outside the Arab and Muslim worlds. It aims to build on the unprecedented rise in solidarity for Palestine that surged since October 2023 in response to the Israeli genocide in Gaza and draws on decades of peaceful campaigning to end the illegal occupation and apartheid.

Wider context

The formation of the GAFP comes amid "Israel’s" ongoing military onslaught on Gaza, widely described as genocide by legal experts and human rights bodies. "Israel" has killed nearly 60,000 Palestinians, the majority of them women and children. The estimated death toll is expected to rise to hundreds of thousands, according to The Lancet. The conference launched with a call to action from Dr Mustafa Barghouti, a leading Palestinian political figure and a member of the GAFP Steering Committee.

“The brutality unfolding in Gaza demands an unequivocal response from the international community,” said Barghouti. “The Global Alliance for Palestine represents a crucial step towards unifying our efforts and ensuring that the calls for justice and an end to the occupation resonate globally.”

GAFP Steering Committee Chair, Jeremy Corbyn MP, described the conference as a turning point in the global struggle for Palestinian rights. “Today marks a pivotal moment in the fight for Palestinian rights,” said the MP for Islington North. “The sheer scale of human suffering in Gaza is unconscionable. The Global Alliance for Palestine will serve as a vital platform to coordinate our actions, to demand accountability, and to work relentlessly for a just and lasting peace rooted in self-determination for the Palestinian people. Silence is not an option when faced with such injustice; our unified voice will be a force for change.”

Global voices of solidarity

Video messages of solidarity were shared by members of the GAFP Steering Committee, including Gerry Adams, former president of Sinn Féin; Professor Yanis Varoufakis, founder of DiEM25; Ronnie Kasrils, veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle; Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla of Progressive International; and Peter David, former foreign minister of Grenada.

The Global Alliance for Palestine has been inaugurated in London. Chuffed to be part of the steering committee, dedicated to move heaven and earth to help mobilise for the end the genocide and the struggle for equal political and human rights from the River to the Sea. https://t.co/z81qtzvell
— Yanis Varoufakis (@yanisvaroufakis) July 28, 2025

Other notable contributions came from Revd Frank Chikane, former South African presidential advisor under Thabo Mbeki and anti-apartheid leader, and Angelo Bonelli, Italian MP and co-spokesperson for the European Greens–Green Italia.

The conference featured three sessions: assessing the global state of Palestine solidarity, strategizing policy impact from public mobilization, and outlining the Alliance’s future leadership and structure. It concluded with a joint communiqué and a call for a Global Day of Action for Gaza on September 6, 2025.

Shifting public opinion

The timing of the launch could not be more critical. Polls show rising support for Palestinian rights across the US and Europe, including among traditionally pro-"Israel" groups. This shift signals a growing crisis of legitimacy for "Israel".

"Israel’s" credibility has been further eroded by widely discredited atrocity hoaxes, from false claims of beheaded babies to unverified accusations against the Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas.

These narratives have been part of a deliberate campaign to justify the war on Gaza, now under investigation by the International Court of Justice.

In a powerful closing statement, the conference reiterated its call for a Global Day of Action for Gaza on September 6, 2025. Dr Anas Altikriti, Chair of the GAFP Preparatory Committee, outlined the next steps, including forming an interim Executive Committee and mobilising communities to confront occupation and apartheid and build momentum for Palestinian liberation.

As solidarity with Palestine intensifies worldwide, GAFP is positioning itself as the central platform for unifying those efforts. The days of fragmented advocacy are over. The world is uniting, and Palestine is the cause.