Hello friends, My friend and Freedom Advocacy Network member Roel Zylstra, one of the organizers behind the United For Peace (U4P) campaign will be educating us on the U4P https://u4pal.com/u4p/ campaign’s goals, history and future plans. This is yet another tool in the belt for struggle for Palestinian liberation. Agenda: What is U4P? • Versus UNSC resolutions and R2P Why advocate U4P for Palestine? • As opposed to: o Boycott – generally by individuals o Divest – by organizations, including commercial, governmental, and non-gov/commercial o Sanction – by governments o Legal – Hind Rajab foundation, etc. o Material action – Palestine Action, etc. • United Nations o UNSC vs UNGA o History of UNGA votes in 2024, 2025, and 2026 o Votes needed for U4P • Columbia's call for U4P o Undoubtable coercion from the US prevented Colombia presenting its proposal earlier o Is there a lack of support, perhaps shown by the lack of people at rallies? • Trump's plan o Phase one and two o Why did all UNSC countries (except Russia and China, who abstained) vote for the Trump plan? o The inevitable failure of phase two of Trump's plan due to, for example, lack of details, who provides troops, etc. o Palestine Authority’s complicity in the genocide of its own people o Understanding Mahmoud Abbas and the people who work with him What do Palestinians want? • PNGO, civil society • Hamas, other factions o Details of civilian help, armed troop locations, etc. What should be done now? • Continue to spread the word via various channels • Target citizens in aligned countries to pressure their governments o Messaging – Tie Palestine's fate to the fate of regular people in the Global South, including other Arabic countries • Embargoes? – this will not stop Israel's genocide in the short term