A short video of the May 22, 2021 protest in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius where people gathered to express their support for Palestine and condemn Israel’s agression against Gaza and Jerusalem, and its colonial crimes in Palestine.
Thank you for coming today to the square
Thank you for not staying silent in the face of oppression
Thank you for expressing your values
Thank you for supporting Palestine
They call us now,
before they drop the bombs.
The phone rings
and someone who knows my first name
calls and says in perfect Arabic
“This is David.”
If you do not agree that the parliament of Lithuania supports the actions of apartheid state of Israel and the occupation in the name of Lithuanian people – come along and say NO to them.
We use a phrase from a musical poem by Jonas Mekas “I am a Palestinian” as a protest slogan seeking in this way to express our solidarity with the people of the occupied Palestine and Palestinian refugees, who are not allowed to return to their homeland by Israel.
Karolis Vyšniauskas, NARA
