“THE LIVES OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE ARE ENTRUSTED TO US, OUR LIVES ARE ENTRUSTED TO YOU!”
“AGAINST OCCUPATION, GENOCIDE, AND THE USE OF HUNGER AS A WEAPON IN GAZA, WE ARE GOING TO PALESTINE TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONALIST SOLIDARITY AND STRUGGLE, TO NURTURE HOPE AND RESISTANCE” — THE “UNTIL VICTORY DELEGATION” CONTINUES ITS PALESTINE MARCH ON ITS 11TH DAY WITH ENTHUSIASM AND DETERMINATION.
The “Until Victory Delegation,” composed of members from the People’s Front (Europe), Dev-Genç (Europe), Grup Yorum workers, the Association for Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, People’s Cinema workers, the Anti-Imperialist Front, and the International Office of the People’s Law Bureau, set off for Palestine after holding a spirited demonstration in Berlin on September 20.
In their call, the members of the Until Victory Delegation traveling to Palestine said:
“We owe Palestinian children a world where they are not massacred. That is why we are going to Palestine. We believe that the resisting people of Palestine and the resisting peoples of Turkey will be free, and with this belief we are going. Our lives are entrusted to you. We are heading towards the collaborationist Egyptian state. Our only guarantee is our people. Trusting our people, we go. We entrust our lives to you. The lives of the Palestinian people are entrusted to us, our lives are entrusted to you. Make our voices heard!”
Departing from Berlin on September 20, the Until Victory Delegation is continuing its journey through a total of 10 countries and 15 cities — Berlin (Germany), Düsseldorf (Germany), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium), Paris (France), Bilbao (Basque Country), Madrid (Spain), Barcelona (Catalonia), Marseille (France), Milan (Italy), Lecce (Italy), Rome (Italy), Patras (Greece), and Athens (Greece). Their goal is to reach Gaza through the Rafah border crossing in Egypt, which opens into the besieged Gaza Strip, on October 8, 2025.
Day 1 – September 20, Saturday – Berlin
Within the framework of the Until Victory Delegation march, the first demonstration took place on September 20 in front of the Egyptian Embassy in Berlin, with more than 200 participants, mostly Palestinians and Arabs.
Delegation members spoke about why they are going to Palestine and the goals of the march.
- On behalf of the Association for Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, Hasip Kıvrakdal began his speech by saluting “Palestinian resistance fighters, mothers, fathers, and child generals.”
- Speaking on behalf of the Anti-Imperialist Front, Eda Deniz Haydaroğlu addressed the German people: “You remained silent once in history, you must not remain silent again.” She also addressed the Egyptian State: “Do not become an accomplice and responsible party in the deaths of children from hunger,” demanding that the border gates be opened. Palestinians supported the speech with drums and slogans.
- On behalf of Dev-Genç in Europe, Yıldıray Yetik saluted Palestinian martyrs, Ahmad Saadat, and all resisting peoples worldwide, saying: “We are walking from one center to another,” also saluting Serkan Onur Yılmaz.
- On behalf of the International Office of the People’s Law Bureau, Sinan Ersoy emphasized that even international institutions have recognized Israel’s war crimes, that Palestinian resistance is legitimate, that many states today recognize Palestine, and that Netanyahu must be tried as a war criminal.
At the end of the action, the team traveling to Palestine stepped forward and saluted the people once again.
Day 2 – September 21, Sunday – Duisburg
The second stop of the march “We Are Going to Be Life for Palestine” was Duisburg, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Around 70 people participated, chanting slogans in German and Turkish.
Speakers representing the Association for Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, Dev-Genç in Europe, Grup Yorum, the International People’s Law Bureau, People’s Cinema, and the Anti-Imperialist Front introduced themselves by name, age, birthplace, and hometown, and shared why they were going to Palestine.
- Speaking for the Association for Fundamental Rights, Eda Deniz Haydaroğlu said: “Mass graves in Palestine leave no space to pass. Their lives are not worth less than ours. The lives of the Palestinian people are entrusted to us, our lives are entrusted to you. Make our voices heard!”
Members of Grup Yorum, including Berivan Gel who is also in the delegation, sang songs and marches. The demonstration ended with enthusiastic dances to Grup Yorum’s music.
Day 3 – September 22, Monday – Amsterdam/Rotterdam
On the third day, the delegation was in Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
In Amsterdam, a demonstration was held in front of the U.S. and Turkish embassies:
- Sinan Ersoy (People’s Law Bureau, International Office) declared U.S. imperialism and the collaborationist Turkish and Egyptian regimes as primarily responsible for starvation and genocide in Palestine, calling the U.S. the chief enemy of world peoples and Israel its gendarme in the Middle East.
- Yıldıray Yetik (Dev-Genç, Europe) spoke of 77 years of occupation and two years of genocide, quoting Che Guevara: “Every victory against imperialism is a victory for the peoples of the world; its defeat is the defeat of all peoples.”
About 30 people attended, chanting: “From Serkan to Ahmad: Freedom for Prisoners!” in solidarity with Palestinian and Turkish political prisoners.
Later in Rotterdam, the delegation participated in a panel with representatives of the People’s Law Bureau International Office, Grup Yorum, and the Dutch People’s Front.
- Berivan Gel (Grup Yorum) said: “Our history has been one of internationalist solidarity. Today we see the resistance of the Palestinian people as our own. From death fasts in Turkish Type S, R, Y prisons to the Gaza resistance, we are going to strengthen the struggles.”
Day 4 – September 23, Tuesday – Brussels
In front of the U.S. Consulate in Brussels, the delegation condemned U.S. imperialism as the chief enemy of the people and responsible for Israel’s occupation and massacres.
- Sevil Sevimli Güler declared: “We are the comrades of Mahir Çayan. Answering George Ibrahim Abdallah’s call, we as revolutionaries from Turkey are going to Palestine, to Gaza.”
Their second stop in Brussels was the Egyptian Consulate, where a press statement condemned Egypt’s collaboration with Israel in blocking solidarity with the Palestinian people and demanded that Rafah be opened. Belgian People’s Front members joined in support.
Day 5 – September 24, Wednesday – Paris
The delegation first visited Zehra Kurtay, a Turkish political refugee on an indefinite hunger strike against denial of residency rights. They also protested the forced hospitalization of death fast resister Serkan Onur Yılmaz in front of the Turkish Embassy.
Later, in front of the Egyptian Consulate in a heavily Jewish district, they held a protest despite French police attempts to stop them. Delegation members told the police: “We came here to demand the opening of the collaborationist Egyptian border gate. We came knowing the risks. We will end our protest on our own terms. If you attack, we will resist.” The police were forced to let them continue after identity checks.
In the evening, the delegation joined a panel on Palestine. At the end, participants expressed support: “We need pioneers like you in Paris,” and “You will go ahead, and we will follow you.”
Day 6 – September 25, Thursday – Bilbao
In Bilbao, the delegation was welcomed by local supporters with Palestinian flags, gifts, and dances. They said they saw a city that shared in the hunger and suffering of the Palestinian people.
Later, about 70 people joined a panel on why the delegation was going to Palestine and the importance of the campaign.
Day 7 – September 26, Friday – Madrid
Welcomed by Spanish and Arab friends, the delegation began with a protest in front of the Egyptian Consulate in Madrid, exposing Egypt and other states collaborating with Israel. Once again, they called for Rafah to be opened.
The demonstration, with slogans and chants in Arabic, Turkish, English, and Spanish, lasted about an hour.
A panel was later held at the Spanish Workers’ Union building on Palestinian resistance and the delegation’s responsibilities, with discussion on how participants could join the struggle.
That night, the delegation stayed in a church, warmly welcomed by its caretakers.
Day 8 – September 27, Saturday – Barcelona
The delegation took part in a panel with many organizations, explaining why they were going to Palestine. Other groups thanked them and emphasized the importance of internationalist solidarity.
Day 9 – September 28, Sunday – Barcelona
On their second day in Barcelona, the delegation joined a Latin American solidarity demonstration before departing for Marseille.
Day 10 – September 29, Monday – Marseille
In Marseille, they first visited the Gassan Kanafani Association, sharing food and discussing the march.
Later, at the Egyptian Consulate, they attempted to deliver a petition for a meeting but were blocked by French police, who barred them from approaching the building.
That evening, about 100 people attended a lively panel. After speeches, participants shared messages of solidarity. A woman, apologizing that she could not join the journey because she had a small child, gifted delegation member Devrim Özçelik (the youngest in the group) a necklace shaped like the map of Palestine, inscribed with “Freedom for Palestine.”
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