IB3's coverage of the July 31 Palestine marches is criticized.

PalmThe women behind the citizen initiative that was called on July 31st Several marches for Palestine throughout Mallorca, have issued a statement in which they have praised the initiative—which they estimate brought together 22,000 participants on the island—and have criticized the media coverage it received, particularly from IB3, and the reaction of the Government the day after the demonstrations. In the statement, they explained that the meeting, held on Monday in Sineu, sought to express "the grave concern, not to say alarm, caused by the media coverage of the marches" and that the public broadcaster of the Balearic Islands Radio and Television (BRT) "failed to fulfill its purpose of guaranteeing freedom of expression and the right of citizens to receive independent information."

"It cannot be denied that the marches were an unprecedented event on the island. First and foremost, because they were the result of spontaneous popular self-organization, without allegiance to either parties or civic entities, and because they filled every street and square on the island," they expressed, and have emphasized, and have emphasized, an event that in time we will remember as the mobilization for Palestine in Mallorca."

For this reason, they have criticized the fact that the marches did not open the news broadcasts nor that they have deserved "quantitatively or qualitatively" the attention that they consider they deserve. "Any cultural, sporting, or even banal event, which is difficult to find newsworthy, has deserved greater relevance," they lamented. Thus, they described this fact as "deplorable", since "these are the media supported by the budgets of the Community."

Disappointment with the position of the Government

In the statement, they also condemned the government's position, which, they noted, declined to describe what is happening as genocide the day after the marches. "The government ignores the forceful statements by leaders of international and humanitarian organizations that Israel is committing this crime in Gaza and that what is happening now is part of a centuries-old project of colonialism," they emphasized, adding that "ignoring international rights and the credible voices warning of what is happening is the words of the government spokesperson, Antoni Costa."

Finally, they emphasized that "in the face of the massive outcry from Mallorcan civil society, which has made clear its pain, rage, and helplessness, the government should rethink what it declared and act accordingly." "Failure to do so," they insisted, "will place it within a space of complicity that clearly weakens its democratic legitimacy and renders any reference to human rights meaningless."

It's worth remembering that the citizens' initiative was born when a couple of women, inspired by the international movement of the March for Gaza – which began on June 13 in Egypt and "was repressed and frustrated" – considered it important to propose a march on the island to show solidarity with Palestine and demand the end of the palace.