Our actions are rooted in internationalism and solidarity with Palestine. We specifically address how gas fuels violence around the world. As a climate justice movement in Germany, solidarity with Palestine is a particularly important issue that continues to receive little attention within the broader climate movement. We denounce the genocide, the apartheid system, and Israel’s unimaginable violence against Palestinians, and we firmly reject the rationale of state interests, German arms deliveries, and support for Israel. We stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Rojava, Sudan, Venezuela, Iran, Cuba, Ukraine, Vaca Muerta, Texas, and all those affected by wars of aggression, imperial violence, and/or the extraction of gas or other raw materials. We stand in solidarity with their resistance. At the same time, we want to stand in solidarity with those affected by oppression and discrimination, such as (among others) through various forms of racism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, queerphobia, classism, ableism, sexism, discrimination against homeless people and those affected by poverty, as well as the intersections and very specific new forms of discrimination that arise as a result.

We express our solidarity through banners, slogans, and symbols such as keffiyehs, watermelons, and Palestinian flags. Expressions of Jewish or Muslim identity, as well as internationalist solidarity, as described above, are of course welcome. Flags, symbols, and positive references to the Iranian government, Hamas, the Al-Qassam Brigades, or the Israeli apartheid state and the Israeli military have no place in our action. When it comes to solidarity flags, we avoid national flags. However, those representing liberation struggles may be present. Should a conflict arise regarding our expression during the action, we will discuss it together in small groups. In doing so, no one acts as a “police officer”; rather, we engage in dialogue, consider the concerns and power structures involved, and thus find a strong, shared expression.