Anger at Israeli Military reference to Bloody Sunday

There has been widespread anger in Derry following a social media post by Israel's Defense Forces referencing Bloody Sunday.

Members of the Bloody Sunday March Committee said they are 'staggered beyond belief' at at a post on X from the Israeli Defense Forces claiming that events in Israel are "Their Bloody Sunday." 

Spokesperson Kate Nash said there is no comparison between the events in Palestine and what occurred in Derry on January 30, 1972.

Ms Nash said: "This is beyond outrageous - To have the memory of our innocent dead sullied by the apartheid forces of the Israeli State will cause deep hurt and anger in Derry. 

"The IDF commit Bloody Sunday type massacres every day of the week in Occupied Palestine. Just like in Derry their killers operate with impunity and Palestinians receive no justice. 

"223 unarmed Palestinian were massacred at the Gaza border fence by the IDF in 2018/19.

"Shot by Israeli snipers, war criminals who were following in the bloody tradition of the murderous Parachute Regiment in the Bogside. 

"After these state killings, Israel did not become the pariah state that it should have, instead the so called international community actually increased military aid to the IDF killers. 

"The UK Government do not even offer the weakest of condemnation of the Israeli State.

"It's clear from the Legacy Bill imposed on us and from their statement of ' unequivocal support ' for Israel that there truly is no British justice. 

"We send our solidarity to those who fight for justice and freedom for the Palestinians living under illegal occupation."