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A Lifeline from Britain to Gaza – The Viva Palestina aid convoy
A LIFELINE FROM BRITAIN TO GAZA A Lifeline for Gaza aid convoy will leave Britain on Saturday 14 February 2009. It has been initiated by George Galloway MP, who writes: We will not look away. The Palestinians in Gaza need our help now, just as they did when Israel’s bombs and illegal weapons were dropping.… Read the rest
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National Demonstration SATURDAY 24 JANUARY (note the change of start venue) and other things
DEMONSTRATE FOR GAZA END THE BLOCKADE: STOP ARMS SALES TO ISRAEL: FREE PALESTINE BRING THE WAR CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE SATURDAY 24 JANUARY ASSEMBLE 2.00PM There will be a rally with speakers in Portland Place from 2pm before the demonstration sets off.… Read the rest
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Israel Claims It Has Met It’s War Aims And The Result Is…
Israel called a ceasefire on Saturday, saying it had met its war aims Anonymous Israeli officials, quoted by AP news agency, said the withdrawal would be completed before US President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration on Tuesday. UN official John Ging said half a million people had been without water since the conflict began, and huge numbers of people were without power.… Read the rest
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19 Jan 09. PSC Update: Day 22 + 23 Gaza weekend Update and Write to your MP
Reading the front pages and watching the news you’d think that the conflict in Gaza is over. Well Israel may have stopped their onslaught against the Gazan people but their war against them is still ongoing. Israel’s so called ceasefire simply means that they will have presently agreed to stop bombing United Nations buildings where thousands of innocent people are have been sheltering from the daily bombardment.… Read the rest
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Unbridled grief
baby child gaza israel father man Originally uploaded by shd.online This comes from a repost flickr site and the image haunts me.
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london demo 17 january 09 – photos
all pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34264483@N03/ The diversity of the crowd was amazing – yet again. There’s another demo next weekend. If you can make it please do. We have to keep the pressure up. The ceasefire is just the beginning of the next phase. … Read the rest
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17 January 2009 – UK Rallies this weekend
Saturday 17th January LONDON 2pm Rally in Trafalgar Square There will be a large rally in Trafalgar Square from 2.00pm followed by a dignified march to Downing Street by women and children. WALES 1pm Demonstration in Castle Square, Swansea City Centre meet at the end of the pedestrianised zone of oxford street and the top of wind street.… Read the rest
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16 Jan 09 Free Gaza: The Spirit of Humanity
As you may know, The Spirit of Humanity was surrounded by Israeli warships in international waters. The Israeli navy threated to shoot these unarmed civillians unless they returned to port. This of course is against international law, but that never stops Israel.… Read the rest
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PCHR Condemns IOF Use of Unidentified Incinerating Bombs Against Civilians, Causing Horrific Burns
14th January 2009 The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) utterly condemns the mass killing of civilians by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) during its ongoing military operation in the Gaza Strip. The current death toll stands at 983, including at least 673 civilians, of whom approximately 225 are children.… Read the rest
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ISM Digest January 15, 2009
1) Israeli snipers using new ammunition in Ni’lin 2) Free Gaza Movement stopped in international waters by Israeli navy 3) Israeli snipers shooting at families seeking refuge in Al-Quds hospital 4) Voices from Tel al Huwa, Gaza City 5) Boycott, Divestment, Ssanctions: A Call from Gaza ———- Israeli snipers using new ammunition in Ni’lin On Friday the 9th of January at 11.30am the weekly prayer demonstration was carried out in Ni’lin.… Read the rest
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15 Jan 09: ISM Gaza Report
“It was the hardest day of our lives” Wednesday 14th January, 2009 In an escalation of the ground offensive in the south of the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces terrorised the population of Khoza’a, a small rural community east of Khan Younis.… Read the rest
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Stressful Equivalence. Gaza vs Sderot
I keep getting a lot of comments on my various postings about how stressful it has been to live in Sderot down the last few years. They get around 10 of the home made rockets fired into their town each day.… Read the rest
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15 Jan 09 Spirit of Humanity Update: Israel Threatens to Shoot Unarmed Civilians aboard Mercy Ship
Thursday, 15 January 2009 09:26 Written by Free Gaza Movement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE www.FreeGaza.org For more information, please contact: (Cyprus) Lubna Masarwa, +357 97 625 828 (Cyprus) Mary Hughes, +357 99 081 767 (Gaza) Ewa Jasiewicz, +972 598 700 497 (Mediterranean Sea, 15 January 2009) – The Israeli navy today threatened to kill unarmed civilians aboard a mercy ship on its way to deliver medical supplies and doctors to besieged Gaza.… Read the rest
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You’ve got to love the BBC and their “unbiased” reporting
This has just been published on the BBC website. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7829912.stm I’ll quote some salient points Speaking to reporters on the Israel-Gaza border, Unrwa spokesman Christopher Gunness said three of the agency’s employees were hurt in the attack. He said the compound was hit by what Unrwa believed to be three white phosphorus shells, which are incendiary weapons used as a smoke screen.… Read the rest
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Gaza: Let’s Get Some Context Here
Israel has admitted it broke the ceasefire and has been planning this for months. They were afraid the change of government in the US may constrain their actions so timed the attack to occur in the final days of Bush’s tenure.… Read the rest
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Free Gaza Movement: The Spirit of Humanity Has Set Sail
Sailing for Humanity At 10:30 this morning, under bright blue Mediterranean skies, the SPIRIT OF HUMANITY sailed from the port of Larnaca. Undeterred by Israeli threats of interception at sea, 21 passengers and crew waved to friends and press on shore, committed to our mission of delivering doctors, journalists, human rights observers and a shipment of medical supplies to assist the civilian population of Gaza during this emergency.… Read the rest
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Day 19 – Gaza Update from PSC and info on the next demonstration – 17 January 2pm London
1000 Dead and Nothing Said – End the Slaughter of Gaza National Day of Protest PSC, along with the British Muslim Initiative and Stop the War will be holding a national day of protest against the continuing slaughter in Gaza on Saturday 17th January.… Read the rest
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PSC Update 14 January. Israel Admits Breaking the Ceasefire.
ISRAEL ADMITS BREAKING THE CEASEFIRE For 18 days the Israeli Government has justified to the world that their decision to unleash a massive military campaign against the people of Gaza was as a direct result of Hamas’ breach of the ceasefire brokered by the Egyptian Government.… Read the rest
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Day 18 – Gaza Update from Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Palestine Solidarity Campaign Box BM PSA London WC1N 3XX Tel: 020 7700 6192 Fax: 020 7609 7779 Email: info@palestinecampaign.org Web: www.palestinecampaign.org ~~~~~~~~~ 917 dead – 3056 injured ~~~~~~~~~~ News from the Front Line PSC has obtained detailed evidence of the war crimes being committed by the Israeli Defence force.… Read the rest
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ISM Media Update 13 January 09
from: http://www.palsolidarity.org European MEPs enter Gaza (Gaza, January 11, 2009) Luisa Morgantini, Vice President of the European Parliament, and the MEPs delegation entered to Gaza Strip, today 11th January 2009, through Rafah border crossing. The delegation composed by 8 MEPs belonging to different political groups and by one Member of the Italian Senate – will stay in Gaza from Saturday 10 to Tuesday 13 January, when the MEPs will come back to Strasbourg to report back about the situation to the Plenary session of the EU Parliament and they will hold a press conference.… Read the rest
