This statement was initiated by Palestinians in Europe, in solidarity with the people of Greece, as part of the international movement standing with the Greek people against austerity and injustice. We invite all Palestinian individuals and organizations to endorse. To endorse, please email PalestinianGreekSolidarity@gmail.com or fill out the form: http://goo.gl/forms/tGWQG7Yyzh

We, the undersigned Palestinian individuals and organizations, express our solidarity with the people of Greece. On February 11 and 15, hundreds of thousands of people will take to the streets in Greece, Europe and around the world to demand an end to the European Union's policy of austerity that has subjected the Greek people to economic devastation, forcing millions into poverty and over one-quarter of the Greek working people into unemployment.

The Troika of the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission has imposed a policy of destruction on the people of Greece. The people of Greece have repeatedly taken to the streets, and once again in the January 2015 Greek elections, have made it clear that they reject austerity, oppression, injustice and racism; that they are demanding radical change, social justice and the right to determine their own future.

As Palestinians, we face powerful forces - including the European Union and the United States - that have ensured the dispossession of our people for over 66 years. Settler colonialism, Zionist racism and imperialism have devastated Palestine. Today, we face an occupation and an apartheid state that is backed by the same colonial powers who seek to impose austerity upon the Greek people. International financial agencies like the IMF have attempted to dictate our future; our people are under siege with the full collaboration of the EU and international agencies.

Our voice must be heard, with that of the people of the world: we stand against imperialism, oppression, austerity and injustice, from Palestine to Greece. We are also part of and stand with the movements against austerity across Europe and all over the world, including in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Ireland and elsewhere. We demand justice for the Greek people and an end to the austerity policy. The Greek people are demanding their rights - this is what they expressed through their vote. It is through the power and strength of the people, and the social movements they have built, that real radical change can be accomplished.

We urge our community and the movements of solidarity with Palestine to join the global demonstrations on February 15 to stand with the Greek people. Every victory for the Greek people, every victory for justice and liberation everywhere in the world, is a victory for Palestine.

The undersigned:

Abdallah Ayadi, Germany
Abdallah Khalifa, Canada
Ahmad Zyadeh, Germany
Ahmed Gomaa Ahmed, Egypt
Amal Abdallah, USA
Amin Husain, USA
Anja Matar, Berlin
Ayman Anwar Aldweek, Gaza - Palestine
Bianca Shana'a, France
Christopher Habib, USA
Edward Kawash, USA
Ehab Shqair, USA
Eyad M. Alkurabi, USA
Falastine Al-Saleh, Palestine
Faten Toubasi, Canada
Fawzi Ismail, Italy
Fayez Abdel-Fattah, Poland
Fayez Badawi, Spain
Fida Al Jounaidi, France
George Kassis, Greece
Haitham N. Haddad, USA
Haitham Salawdeh, USA
Hania Toubasi, Canada
Dr. Hatem Bazian, USA
Hussein Al-Hussein, Denmark
I. Kishawi, Greece
Ishak Khury, Venezuela
Ismail Abdulrahman, USA
Jaoudat Abouazza, Canada
Kamal Makboul, Sweden
Kamel Badarne, Belgium
Khaled Barakat, Lebanon
Khaled Mouammar, Canada
Khaled Yamani, Lebanon
Lana Habash, USA
Leila Khaled, Jordan
Loai Najjar, USA
Magid Shihade, Palestine
Majed Dibsi, Spain
Mahmoud Alsaadi, Belgium
Malek Qader, Palestine
Marcilio Salem, Venezuela
Mazin Al-Nahawi, Canada
Mezna Qato, UK
Mohamed Merabet, Spain
Mohamed Zaki, Belgium
Mohammed Khatib, Belgium
Mohammed Bany Nemra, Palestine
Mohammed El-Sayyed, Greece
Monira Kitmitto, Canada
Muhannad Al-Saafin, Turkey
Mustapha Awad, Belgium
Nadia Shoufani, Canada
Nicola Saafin, Turkey
Nicolas Sayegh, Canada
Nidal Rabah, USA
Obai Radwan, Portugal
Dr. Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi, USA
Raif Hijab, USA
Ramy Abdeljabbar, USA
Rana Baker, UK
Randa Farah, Canada
Reem Abu-Hayyeh, UK
Rima Najjar, Abu Dis, Palestine - West Bank
Riya Alsanah, UK
Saber Al-Montassar, Tunisia
Samer Sanjuq, Greece
Samirah Alkassim, USA
Sana Kassem, Greece
Shahin Shabanian, USA
Sophie Boulos, Germany
Walid Chahrour, Germany
Wesam al-Khateeb, Italy
Younis Aljazarah, USA
Zahi Khamis, USA
Zaki Ahmad, Turkey
Zeina Hamad, Turkey
Ziyad Zaitoun, USA

Palestinian Community Thessaloniki, Greece
Al-Awda syllogo, Athens, Greece
Ajial Social Communication Centre, Lebanon/Palestine
Palestinian Democratic Youth Union, Italy
GUPS (General Union of Palestinian Students) Aix-Marseille
Demokratische Komitees Palästina (Committees for a Democratic Palestine), Germany
Palestinian Youth Organization, Lebanon
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat
Palest Foundation for Studies, Publishing and Media, Palestine - Gaza
Union of Palestinian Associations of Venezuela
Arab Palestinian Club of Caracas, Venezuela
Southport and Formby Friends of Palestine, UK
Naqsh Cultural Group, Jordan