Thousands of voices in Mallorca demand an end to the genocide in Palestine.

PalmThe call to action in Mallorca to demand an end to the genocide against the Palestinian people has been a success, with thousands of people in the streets of Ciutat - 3,000 in the demonstration in Plaza Paris, according to the organizers - and throughout the island. The initiative arose when Two women, inspired by the international Gaza March movement - which began on June 13 in Egypt and "was repressed and thwarted" - considered it essential to organize a march to Mallorca to show solidarity with the Palestinian people. Thus, this Thursday, more than 50 municipalities joined this citizen action.

The death toll in Gaza has now exceeded 60,000, of which more than 18,500 are children and nearly 9,800 are women, according to the latest published data. In addition, there are some 145,870 injured, many with serious injuries including amputations, while much of the medical infrastructure remains overwhelmed.

Margalida Rosselló, one of the initiative's spokespersons, hailed the event as "a resounding success, a necessary action that has brought many people to the streets and demonstrated the strength of civil society" against the "dehumanization of genocide." As she explained to ARA Baleares, "Mallorca has made a beautiful call to stop the genocide, and it has been clear that the citizens are demanding that their leaders change things." The spokesperson insisted that the ultimate goal is for "Palestine to be a free country with dignity" and emphasized that what they want "is peace."

In Palma, up to five neighborhoods have joined the cause: Son Sardina, Son Espanyolet, Santa Pagesa, Son Rapinya and several neighborhoods in Levante. The municipalities of Mallorca that have participated are: Alaró, Alcúdia, Algaida, Andratx-s'Arracó, Ariany, Artà, Banyalbufar, Binissalem, Búger, Bunyola, Calvià, Campanet, Campos, Capdepera, Colonia de Sant Pere, Consell, Costitx, Deià, Esporles Fornalucho.

Marches have also been organized to Inca, Lloret de Vistalegre, Llubí, Lloseta, Lluc, Llucmajor, Mancor del Valle, María de la Salud, Marratxí, Montuïri, Muro, Pina, Petra, Pollensa, Porreres, Puigpunyent and Galilea, San Juan, San Lorenzo de Cardassar, Santanyí, Selva, Ses Salines, Sencelles, Sineu, Sóller, Son Servera, Valldemossa and Vilafranca de Bonany, among others.

In Vilafranca, some 300 people attended. The march started from Josep Maria Llompart Park and ended in Plaza Mayor, where a manifesto against the genocide of the Palestinian people was read.

In Santa Maria del Camí, the banner was embroidered by the municipality's Teixidores and Punto groups. Some 300 people from 24 local associations participated in the march. In Son Sardina, 350 people attended. In Petra, more than 500 people took to the streets. Although some partial participation data has been obtained, figures are not available for most municipalities. However, based on images shared on social media, the organizers describe the initiative as a "resounding success."

According to Mallorca for Palestine—an organization affiliated with the movement that emerged from the Part Forana—the objective of the action is to denounce "the horror suffered by Gaza and the West Bank" and the "miserable collusion of world powers." The organization welcomes this pioneering initiative and hopes it will be "a cry to awaken dormant consciences" in the face of the genocide that, they claim, the State of Israel is perpetrating against the Palestinian people.

The group demands that the governments of the European Union, Spain, and the Balearic Islands rectify their actions and stop supporting, either actively or by inaction, the extermination campaign planned by Israel. They also demand an end to the massacre, an end to the arms trade with Israel, and the opening of all avenues to provide reliable aid to the Palestinian population "agonizing from hunger." Mallorca for Palestine claims to be "proud to support" these marches as a reaffirmation of human values and collective solidarity.