[Janet Parker, from Jews for Palestine WA, gave the following speech to an emergency protest in Boorloo, called by Friends of Palestine WA on February 7.]

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I pay my respects not just to the First Nations people of this land, but to the people of Palestine.

Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

Palestine always was, always will be Palestinian land; from the river to the sea.

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Over this last month, we have seen moments of joy, and ongoing grief and trepidation.

Over recent weeks, our hearts overflowed as we watched tens of thousands of Palestinians making their way back into northern Gaza.

But the joy was tempered by fear and uncertainty of what was to come.

Not only were Palestinians returning........

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