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National Rally: Free Palestine. Saturday 17th, London

Palestine Solidarity Campaign | 14.05.2003 17:03

NATIONAL RALLY: FREE PALESTINE
Show solidarity with the Palestinian people!
Saturday 17 May 1.30pm, Trafalgar Square, London.
From Nakba to ethnic cleansing! End the Occupation!

Speakers include: John Pilger, Dr Mustafa Barghouti (head of Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute, Ramallah), Juliet Stevenson, Marwan Bishara, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Caroline Lucas MEP, Afif Safieh (Palestinian General Delegate), Azzam Tamimi (Muslim Association of Britain), Andrew Murray (Stop the War Coalition), Karma Nabulsi, Paul Mackney (Gen Sec NATFHE), Steve Kemp (Gen Sec NUM), Abe Hayeem (Just Peace UK), Michel Abdul Massih, Corin Redgrave, Ken Cameron, Ismail Patel (Friends of Al-Aqsa)

Organised by: Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
Sponsored by: Muslim Association of Britain, Stop the War Coalition, International Solidarity Movement, Association of Palestinian Communities, Just Peace, Trade Union Friends of Palestine, NMP, NUJ, CWU, RMT, ASLEF For coaches from around London, contact the PSC office on 020 7700 6192

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RAVE AGAINST THE OCCUPATION: Sahara Nights Party - 8pm-3am A Palestine night
of live music, dance, DJs, bar, film and Arabic music. All proceeds to the
International Solidarity Movement and Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Sahara
Nights, 257-259 Pentonville Rd, Kings Cross, London N1

More info:

Palestine Solidarity Campaign -

http://www.palestinecampaign.org/
International Solidarity Movement -

http://www.ism-london.org

Palestine Solidarity Campaign

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every single square inch of palestine is pale

16.05.2003 16:52

Every single square inch of Paletine is Palestine & jews back to where you came from. You did not occupy Palestine by invitation or by peaceful means. You have killed and raped and pillaged and kicked its people out. Then went to occupy and destroy Syria, Egypt and Labanon. You have destroyed the economy and the intellactual life of the area. You have used the stupidity and the inhumanity of the west to destroy Iraq.

Advice, it is better for you and your dogs to leave Palestine and the Arab and the World. You have this "USA" and UK go and live there. I would like to remind you that the "crusadors" has occupied palestine and the Middle East for about 250 years but they have been kicked out and this will be your fate if you do not leave, so leave.

ossama

think

17.05.2003 12:49

people like you really do a disservice to our cause. things are not at all as simple as you depict them. obviously the occupation must end; and this is not negotiable. however, to adocate the end of the state of Israel is only propagandistic fury that damages the palestinian cause. Irael, like palestine, is here to stay and the only thing we can hope is that ,once the occupation is over (and it will be over, no matter what it takes), jews, muslims, christians -israelis and palestinians will show to fascist politicians around the world that we can live together, in peace as sisters and brothers.

also you refer to syria and egypt and lump them together with the palestians, as if we were all victims of the same evils..... this is also incorrect. like israel, syria for example has been governed by a fascist elite that on and off has managed to exploit the palestinian cause to maintain its own geo-political visions

so -think instead of ranting

FREE PALESTINE

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red-sherazade

Well said red-sherazade

18.05.2003 13:22

I'd just like to agree with the comments from red-sherazade.

Despite the violence of the Israeli STATE, to suggest that 'Jews' have no right to live in Palestine/Israel follows the same racist logic that leads us to tragic situations like the one we face now.

Surely we should be aiming for a world where all races and religions can live in peace where ever they are.

ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE

Poon

Not in denial :-)

18.05.2003 20:34

Hi Avi,

I understand the fear that you have, particularly after the events of this weekend but surely you must see that the actions of your government and military make you less safe, not more.

The Palestinians have had a terrible deal for over 50 years. Surely while they continue to be oppressed, there will contiue to be young men and women so desperate that they are prepared to blow themselves up. It's a tragic situation all round. But the Palestinian man and woman in the street are no more responsible for the suicide attacks than you are for the war crimes of Sharon and the crimes that the IDF commit to this day.

Why is the IDF so afraid of the peaceful international observers...because they don't want the world, including the people of Israel to see what they are doing to the Palestinian people.

Perhaps the top contributor does not want to live in peace with Isreali's, but if you support the actions of your government in Gaza and the West Bank, what makes you any better than them?