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Cristian Padilla RomeroCentral America, Israel, Palestine, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, HondurasComment

Unveiling Parallel Atrocities: Historical Connections between the Genocide in Gaza and U.S./Israeli-Supported Genocides in Central America

“The ongoing U.S.-supported Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, where over thirty-four thousand people have been murdered, half of them being children, is a new iteration of a longer history of U.S.-Israeli settler violence exported across the globe. Like Palestine, Central America was a critical site of U.S.-Israeli counter-revolutionary violence that targeted Black, Indigenous, and impoverished working people on an unimaginable, sadistic scale.”

Cristian Padilla RomeroCentral America, Israel, Palestine, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, HondurasComment
Unveiling Parallel Atrocities: Historical Connections between the Genocide in Gaza and U.S./Israeli-Supported Genocides in Central America
Cristian Padilla RomeroHonduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, children, separation, violence

“Destroying the Seeds”: The cruel origins of violence toward children in the United States and Central America

“My family and I did not simply “choose” to migrate, we did so out of necessity. The uneven nature of the global capitalist economy increases forced migration, disrupting familial and social relationships in countless ways, not only at the US-Mexico border, but also when family members are pushed to leave their communities and are unable to take their children with them. I am determined to continue working on addressing the root causes that created the conditions we were forced to flee, such as US interventionism in Central America and in many other regions around the world.”

Cristian Padilla RomeroHonduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, children, separation, violence
“Destroying the Seeds”: The cruel origins of violence toward children in the United States and Central America
Guatemala, United States, The Americas, Latin America Gio B’atz’ (Giovanni Batz)Guatemala, Maya, migration4 Comments

Recovering Maya Roots

“Guatemala suffered a 36-year U.S.-supported Civil War (1960-1996), in which 200,000 people died, 83% of these victims were indigenous, and 1.5 million were displaced. The Guatemalan military, which collaborated closely with the U.S. military and government, was responsible for 93% percent of these deaths. The remnants of the war in Guatemala continue to be characterized by structural racism and violence, impunity, corruption, and poverty which has continued to force people to flee. During the 1970s and 1980s, thousands of Guatemalans were displaced to cities such as Los Angeles, Houston, New York, and Miami.”

Guatemala, United States, The Americas, Latin America Gio B’atz’ (Giovanni Batz)Guatemala, Maya, migration4 Comments
Recovering Maya Roots