On this day, 30 March 1976, a general strike and mass protests were launched in Palestine/Israel in protest at the Israeli government seizing large amounts of land owned by Arabs in Galilee in order to construct Jewish settlements and military facilities.
A solidarity strike took place in most Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. There were widespread clashes with security forces, and six unarmed demonstrators were shot by police and the military, with around 100 people wounded and hundreds of others arrested.
The protests, and anger at the repression galvanised a sense of Palestinian Arab solidarity in the area, and sparked greater agitation for Palestinian rights.
While the expropriation plan was successful in proportionately reducing the Arab population of Galilee from 92% down to 72%, significant expropriations of land in the area largely ceased in the 1980s.
30 March is now commemorated annually in Palestine/Israel as Land Day with demonstrations and general strikes.
Learn more about the region in our podcast episode 17-18 about Israeli opposition to Zionism, available wherever you get your podcasts or on our website: https://workingclasshistory.com/2018/12/16/e17-anti-zionism-in-israel-part-1/https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1953238641527943/?type=3
One of the main sources of entertainment in the year 2000 was a psychotic televised race called the Death Race (that year celebrating the 20th annual running of the race). The three day race wasn’t just a matter of who crossed the finish line first, but also who racked up the most pedestrian deaths along the way. The United States had been replaced by the United Provinces ruled by the Bipartisan Party (both the single ruling political group and a religious organization) ruled by a person referred to as “Mr. President.” The winner of that year’s race killed the President and took control of the country and one of his main acts was the end the races. (“Death Race 2000”, flm, based off the short story “The Racer”)
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