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India Today
05-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
CPM urges phone blackout from 9 to 9:30 pm daily in solidarity with Palestine
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday endorsed the "Silence for Gaza" global call that urges people to switch off their mobile phones for half an hour every day, from 9 pm to 9:30 pm local time, as a symbolic act of solidarity with the people of Palestine."The CPI(M) urges people across the country to actively participate in this digital resistance by spreading the word: switch off your mobile phones and abstain from posting, liking or commenting on any social media platform during the protest period," the Left party joining the global 'Silence for Gaza' campaign, the CPI(M) stands with the Palestinian people and against the brutal, genocidal assault unleashed by Israel. Let this collective silence be a defiant refusal to be complicit, and a powerful assertion that the voices against war crimes will not be silenced," it added. The CPI(M) quoted a recently-released UN report, "From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide", and said it details how various multinational corporations are complicit in Israel's assault on Gaza."The sinister role of these corporations must be exposed, and they must be held accountable to the people," it said."These corporations feed off our digital footprints, even as they enable genocide. Shutting off our mobile phones for half an hour each day at the designated time is a small but powerful act of digital disruption, a strike against the surveillance capitalism that bankrolls Israel's genocide and apartheid," the Left party war in Gaza was set off after Palestinian group Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking 250 people hostage. Israel responded with an offensive that has killed more than 57,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, displaced nearly all of Gaza's 20 lakh people and left many on the edge of famine.- EndsMust Watch
New Indian Express
05-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
CPM backs ‘Silence for Gaza'; urges digital protest against Israeli attacks
NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) on Saturday urged people across the country to actively participate in 'digital protest' against Israel; switch off mobile phones for 30 minutes every day and abstain from posting, liking, or commenting on any social media platform during the protest period. Through a statement issued by the Polit Bureau, the party endorsed the global call 'Silence for Gaza', which urges people to switch off their mobile phones for half an hour everyday – from 21.00 to 21.30 local time – as a symbolic act of solidarity. A recently released UN report, From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide, details how various multinational corporations are complicit in Israel's assault on Gaza. "The sinister role of these corporations must be exposed and they must be held accountable to the people," read the statement. The party said that these corporations feed off our digital footprints, even as they enable genocide. "Shutting off our mobile phones for half an hour each day at the designated time is a small but powerful act of digital disruption, a strike against the surveillance capitalism that bankrolls Israel's genocide and apartheid," the party added. The CPM said that that by joining the global 'Silence for Gaza' campaign, it stands with the Palestinian people and against the brutal, genocidal assault unleashed by Israel. "Let this collective silence be a defiant refusal to be complicit, and a powerful assertion that the voices against war crimes will not be silenced," said the Polit Bureau.
New Indian Express
05-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
CPM backs ‘Silence for Gaza'; urges digital protest against Israel's assault
NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) on Saturday urged people across the country to actively participate in 'digital protest' against Israel; switch off mobile phones for 30 minutes every day and abstain from posting, liking, or commenting on any social media platform during the protest period. Through a statement issued by the Polit Bureau, the party endorsed the global call 'Silence for Gaza', which urges people to switch off their mobile phones for half an hour everyday – from 21.00 to 21.30 local time – as a symbolic act of solidarity. A recently released UN report, From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide, details how various multinational corporations are complicit in Israel's assault on Gaza. "The sinister role of these corporations must be exposed and they must be held accountable to the people," read the statement. The party said that these corporations feed off our digital footprints, even as they enable genocide. "Shutting off our mobile phones for half an hour each day at the designated time is a small but powerful act of digital disruption, a strike against the surveillance capitalism that bankrolls Israel's genocide and apartheid," the party added. The CPM said that that by joining the global 'Silence for Gaza' campaign, it stands with the Palestinian people and against the brutal, genocidal assault unleashed by Israel. "Let this collective silence be a defiant refusal to be complicit, and a powerful assertion that the voices against war crimes will not be silenced," said the Polit Bureau.
