Activists for a free Palestine united in Birmingham, UK to call for military intervention against Israel to stop the genocide in Gaza and to dismantle Israel's settler colonial occupation of Palestine.

Watch the powerful statements from Palestinian activists and poets, lawyers, scholars,musicians and an Islamic sheikh, all making the case for armed intervention.

Abid Baig, Songwriter - I Will Not Live Quietly

Ousman Noor, Founder Protect Palestine, Co-Host

6.00pm - 6.05pm

"I am Angry"

Introduction

6.15pm - 6.25pm

6.05pm - 6.10pm

Danny Mazhar, Host

"Let's Rise"

6.25pm - 6.40pm

Shahd Karaeen, Palestinian Poet & Author

Shazia Akhtar, Ummah Action for Gaza

Lubna Speitan, Greenwich Palestine Alliance

7.15pm - 7.25pm

We honour the bravery and sacrifice of Palestinians and international allies whose armed resistance to Israel fuels our demand to unite in ending the Zionist occupation of Palestine.

We call for international military action to stop Israel's ongoing atrocities, dismantle apartheid, and end the long-standing occupation of Palestinian land.

All judicial and diplomatic mechanisms to stop the genocide have been insufficient.

Israel is committed to extermination, and the world must urgently mobilise for military intervention to stop the genocide.

In 1937, Yosef Weitz Director, architect of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians called for every "Arab" to be removed from the land.

Israel has relentlessly pursued this agenda for decades and has been committing genocide against Palestinians in full public international view for decades.

Enough. We must now JOIN THE FIGHT.

We have gathered as activists in Birmingham, UK to call for international military intervention to stop Israel's genocide and dismantle its longstanding occupation and apartheid over Palestinian land and people.

Tonight’s speakers — Palestinian and non-Palestinian allies with frontline experience — expose the uncensored truth; listen closely, question fiercely, and prepare to mobilise.

States must join the call by Colombian President, Gustavo Petro to deploy military force against Israel to stop the genocide and end its long-standing occupation and apartheid over Palestine Israel is WEAK and isolated.

The USA, its key backer, can’t control its own backyard. Now is the time for a new world order to emerge. States in the Hague Group must now seize the moment and mobilise international military force against Israel.

We honour the courage and sacrifice of Palestinians — like Fadi Abu Salah’s who showed us that resistance to oppression is a sacred duty. Don’t rely on broken institutions alone: amplify mass mobilisation, mobilise for military force against Israel, demand action from your representatives until justice is secured.

Keep the pledge alive: “Who has power? We the people. Who has authority? We the people.” Stay organised, vocal and relentless in solidarity with Gaza.

Lubna gives testimony of the Palestinian resistance, no Palestinian is stranger to the extermination of their people. The dehumanisation of Palestinians is severe and historic.

There can be no liberation without force, this requires military intervention on the side of the resistance.

The Palestinian armed resistance must be supported. For decades, Israel has inflicted the worst crimes known to humanity against Palestinians. The armed resistance has fought heroically and must be backed by international military intervention against genocidal Israel.

If we do not oppose Israel's injustice now, the future generations will have it worse. Every single child in Palestine is our children.

6.40pm - 6.50pm

Israel is carrying out “Mein Kamp” in reverse, but the IDF is worse than the Nazis as they boast of the genocide.

There can be no dialogue with Israel. It is committed to extermination of Palestinians.

The genocidal state of Israel must be dismantled entirely. Military intervention against Israel is a moral and strategic imperative.

Dr. Zarni speaks of his recent visits to the Rafah Border crossing where the IDF were slaughtering children. He refused to meet with “human rights rabbis” in solidarity with Palestinians. He has visited Auschwitz 4 times and compared Israel's actions to the Nazis.

6.50pm - 7.05pm

Dr. Maung Zarni, Genocide Scholar

The genocide in Palestine is not new — it’s embedded in the Zionist project since inception.

Global protests and the BDS movement show unprecedented solidarity, but alone they cannot stop the slaughter.

Military force against Israel is needed. The Zionist entity wields overwhelming military power (jets, drones, phosphorus bombs), which cannot be confronted by protests alone.

A UN “peacekeeping force” is no solution — the UN has always served Western interests and colonial control.

Real solutions must come from the region itself: a united, independent force willing to confront the Zionist war machine.

Shazia highlighted how colonial powers deliberately carved up the Muslim world (e.g. Sykes-Picot) to entrench Zionist expansion. The Qur’an calls on believers to support the oppressed and to prepare strength to resist aggressors — this is a duty, not an option.

Shazia urges us to go beyond protests: support genuine regional unity, empower the people of the Muslim world, and back the call for military intervention to stop the genocide.

6.50pm - 7.05pm

Dr. Damon Minchella, Musician

Damon described how music promoters banned Palestinian flags and even his watermelon hoodie — silencing solidarity under the guise of “not ruining the fun.”

Damon stressed that if those two million fans at concerts all called for “military intervention now”, their united voice could shake governments and power structures.

Damon told the story of a “short man” — Napoleon — who invented the ambulance, metric system, currency reforms, and enabled translation via the Rosetta Stone. Despite his later tyranny, his story showed that people’s unity, not armies, was what rulers truly feared.

He linked this lesson to Antonio Gramsci’s idea of hegemony: the masses believe they are powerless, but in reality, collective action can overturn domination.

Damon then turned to taxes, saying in a true democracy people should celebrate paying them — because they represent investment in shared institutions, if guided by justice rather than corruption.

If people withheld their taxes en masse, the government would collapse and power would be restored to the people. Cultural voices, ordinary people, and even fans at concerts hold more power than they realize, the challenge is to recognize it and act.

Damon urged us to break the silence, use every stage and platform, and unite voices to demand military intervention to stop Israel's genocide of Palestinians.

7.05pm - 7.15pm

Franck Magennis, Barrister

A deeply moving testament, both harrowing and freedom affirming from a Palestinian on what it means to live, survive and resist as a Palestinian.

Shahd honours the memory of Palestinian martyrs, declaring that the people of Gaza will never be abandonned, and the deceased remembered and kept in our hearts forever.

The Palestinian cause will never be surrendered, resistance is our sacred right.

"Palestinians do not stop fighting for our freedom. We only stop when we are killed"

7.25pm - 7.35pm

Shahd Karaeen, Palestinian Poet & Author

Political self-definition: Franck Magennis opens: “I am a communist, an anti-Zionist, and I also practice as a lawyer out of London” aligned in the anti-imperialist tradition.

Exhaustion and collective affect: He acknowledges collective fatigue among anti-imperialists, insisting that “hope is something we cultivate collectively,” transforming personal despair into organised perseverance.

Military intervention against Israel: Magennis presses us to confront what military intervention entails here, arguing strategy must reckon with force’s material reality. He asks bluntly: “What does it mean to think about a military success that crushes Zionism once and for all?” He notes existing interventions on both sides, pro-Zionist (US/NATO) and anti-Zionist (e.g. Ansarallah, Hezbollah, Iran).

Zionism as fascist and racist: Zionism is “a fascist and racist ideology,” a violent settler-colonial project bound to Western imperialism. It “must be defeated on the battlefield,” not merely debated; anti-Zionism is an obligation for anti-imperialists.

Historical precedent for Military Intervention: Angola and internationalism: He cites Cuba’s 1975–76 intervention in Angola: “Tens of thousands of troops were sent to assist their brothers and sisters in Angola,” framing it as genuine internationalist solidarity versus NATO’s imperial interventions. He urges sober lessons from both victories and defeats, including the International Brigades’ loss in Spain.

Zionism as modern fascism: Drawing parallels to the 1930s, the fascist right, Mussolini’s Italy and Nazi Germany, he argues Israel functions as the spearhead of twenty-first-century fascist violence and calls for normalising political and cultural anti-Zionism.

Condemnation of U.S. and NATO aggression: He brands the United States and NATO as principal organisers of imperial war; the Zionist genocide, he contends, relies on NATO coordination and U.S. arms institutions that act as combatants on the side of fascism.

Analysis of the NATO–Russia war: He reframes the Ukraine conflict as a NATO–Russia war, rejecting defence-oriented narratives and asserting the conflict aims to contain and weaken any power challenging U.S. hegemony.

China, Taiwan, and U.S. hegemony: The China–Taiwan standoff is ultimately about U.S. hegemony, with Taiwan treated as a forward base in an American strategy to encircle and provoke China, part of a wider defence of declining Western monopoly power.

Critique of liberal military humanitarianism: Magennis dismantles the humanitarian pretext of Western policy for military force, invoking the Rwanda genocide and the West’s prior refusals to act “before hundreds of thousands had been killed,” and likening that hypocrisy to complicity in Gaza.

Eviscerating the Labour Party: He calls for a political rupture: “We need to articulate the demand to destroy the UK Labour Party, describing it as the "enemy of the international working class". We need to eviscerate that institution in the next general election, targeting senior ministers as emblematic allies of NATO and Zionism.

Conclusion: revolutionary hope and collective struggle: Hope is a revolutionary practice and "something we cultivate collectively.” He demands disciplined organisation, political education, and international solidarity as the only means to dismantle the intertwined systems of Zionism, imperialism, and capitalist hegemony. He concludes by saying that "Zionism must be defeated on the battlefield".

7.35pm - 7.50pm

Omer Hussein, Palestinian Son of a Nakba Survivor

Omer's family lost at least 10 members to the resistance and four were killed in the West Bank; his cousin was among the 3,000 Palestinians killed during a 52-month period in the Second Intifada.

Omer has consistently called for military intervention since the Second Intifada and the repeated wars on Gaza (from 2008 onwards) that killed thousands.

Social media impact: the “first livestreamed genocide” exposed the realities behind Zionist narratives—terms like Balfour, Nakba, and Intifada entered everyday language and public opinion shifted.

Critique of institutions: international law and bodies (UN, ICC, ICJ) are distractions while the US and Israel continue actions that Omer describes as a holocaust on Gaza. Historical context:

Omer recalls the occupation’s early days (Nov 1–2) and 1948 events—Jenin, refugees from Qannir, and the halted Iraqi attempt to liberate Haifa.

Omer's father lived under the Iraqi army in Jenin after being displaced, making the call to military action deeply personal. Pattern of betrayal: similar failures to act recurred in 1967 and 1973, reinforce the view that what was taken by force will only be returned by force.

Warning about regimes: don’t assume regional governments or militaries will act—many are controlled by hostile internal forces; public pressure is needed to push militaries to rise above their regimes.

Action call: mobilize globally and directly pressure Muslim militaries (use personal contacts and language skills—Arabic, Urdu, Turkish—to make targeted appeals).

People feel the same anger — stop relying only on boycotts and charity; demand the right solution - call for military intervention.

Pressure journalists, scholars, imams and influencers to stop normalizing weak responses — challenge them to call for real action (example: Al Jazeera interviewer calling out Pakistan’s deputy PM).

Make protests strategic and visible (embassies, national demos) to build strong public opinion that resonates beyond Western capitals. Don’t be distracted by token gestures (e.g., surface-level state declarations); push for full liberation.

Anas Al Sharif: “I entrust you with Palestine, the jewel in the crown in the Muslim world”

7.50pm - 8.05pm

Shaykh Asrar Rashid, Islamic Scholar

Shaykh Rashid calls for an end to the corrupt & decadent international system, telling Erdogan (Turkey), Sharaa (Syria) and Abdullah (Jordan) to open their borders for international Million Man March into Palestine.

He refers to the IDF as the Israeli Diaper Force as their fighters are weak.

Donald Trump is compromised by the Epstein Files and says yes to anything Israel says. Jewish Israelis are as brainwashed as the Germans under the Nazis.

Calls out Tommy Robinson for support of Israel. The world is not divided on racial lines, but between elites and the working class.

The UK's imperial history did not enrich white working class people, but enriched elite bankers. Pre-World War 2, there were slums all over the UK where white working people lived.

The migrant work force, including many who fought with the British in the war, helped rebuild the UK.

The Rothschild banking family were buying land in Palestine in the 1900s. The UK's Balfour Declaration was written to Rothschild because of the interest of UK elites in their banking wealth.

Arab leaders are weak and corrupted by capitalist interests. Where as the former Caliph would subsidize accomodation for poor pilgrims, Saudi has used the Kabaa for capital gain, building McDonalds and Hilton Hotels in Mecca and Medina.

The Jewish Chronicle, which should be renamed The Zionist Chronicle, highlighted Shaykh Rashid's call for the Pakistani government to militarily intervene against Israel Palestine many years ago.

The failure of states to intervene is due to their corruption and alignment with capitalism and Western interested.

Neighbouring states of Palestine must now open their borders to allow an international Million Man March into Gaza.

Close : A Call for Revolution

Danny Mazhar, Host: Activist Independent Movement

Danny calls upon the people to rise now to demand military intervention against Israel. We call for a people's revolution against Zionism.