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November 4th Palestinian solidarity rally and march condemning Israel: Participants of various nationalities come together

2023-11-04

On November 4, a rally and march condemning Israel and solidarity with Palestine were held near the Israeli Embassy in Korea. This was the 6th rally.

There was great anger because the rally was held immediately after Israel bombed the Jabilia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, Palestine for three days.

Today's rally was notable for the diversity of race and nationality of the participants. People of various races and nationalities marched through downtown Seoul, listening to remarks and shouting slogans in unison despite their different religious and political backgrounds.

“We're all Palestinians!”

At this rally, 37 organizations in Korea expressed suppor

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The first rally in support of Palestine is held in Korea... The debate over the 'Israeli-Palestinian War' ignites

October 11, 2023

Since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Palestine (Israeli-Palestinian War), rallies in support of both sides have been held all over the world. Even in Korea, demonstrations in support of Palestine are being held led by civic groups, and related debates are heating up.

Workers' Solidarity and Korea Islam (Kore de Islam) held an emergency rally and march in solidarity with Palestine near Gwanghwamun, Jung-gu, Seoul around 12:30 pm on the 11th.

A total of 200 participants from Egypt, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan, including Koreans and Palestinians, participated in the rally. They held posters such as 'Israel must stop bombing the Gaza Strip' and 'We support the Palestinian resistance' and continuously shouted slogans such as 'Free Palestine'.

![Crowd of people with banner that says "Stop Israeli bombing o

Summary: PDP gave a speech in front of US embassy in Seoul and a speech in front of the White House in Washington DC. The speech expressed that only when Palestine is liberated can the conflict be resolved, and that the "US and Israel are one body and it is public knowledge in the whole world that the US aggression forces are behind the indiscriminate bombing and aggression of the Palestinians" and "the imperialist powers led by the United States have turned the world into a powder keg of war" using Zionism in the Middle East, NATO in Europe, Japanese militarism and the formation of an "Asian version of NATO" in Asia, strengthening the war alliance against DPRK and plotting a war in East Asia.

The speech concludes: "the deeper imperialist aggression becomes, the stronger a unity of anti-US independent forces become. The Palestinian people, who seek independence and justice, will defeat the aggressive US imperialist and win their liberation. From the river to the sea, Palestine wi

"The combined number of those seeking to stay in China and those wanting to return to the North is actually greater than those hoping to reach South Korea."

"The more South Korea and the international community get involved in defector issues with their own political agenda, the more likely it is to end up further cementing our national division."

Lee Sung-hwan (pseudonym): "I hate being called a ‘defector.’ I didn’t leave because I’m opposed to the politics in North Korea. I’m just someone who left to earn money, and I plan to return once I’ve made some."

Note: Hankyoreh is a center-left liberal newspaper from South Korea.

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Since 1997, Cho has met with North Korean defectors primarily in China’s Yanbian prefecture and the North Korean-Chinese border region. Other than last year, when the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to visit China, he has met with defectors virtually every year for the past two decades or so. Based on his meetings, they presented quite a

S. Korea levels up partnership with NATO, tacitly endorsing alliance’s strategy in Asia

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol adopted a new partnership with NATO on Tuesday to establish cooperation in eleven areas related to national security, including cyber defense and emerging technologies. Given that Korea’s increasing cooperation with NATO seems aimed at countering China and Russia, critics say that Yoon is aiding NATO with its plans to expand into Asia.

Experts said that more cooperation with NATO will not have many practical advantages for Korea.

“Korea is dancing to the tune of NATO as it seeks to expand into Asia through such projects as setting up a liaison office in Japan,” Kim Dong-yup, a professor with the University of North Korean Studies, told the Hankyoreh on Tuesday. “Unlike a military alliance with the US and Japan, there are no meaningful security benefits to b