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Zionist attempt to prevent Manchester M&S Picket

Chris | 01.11.2004 00:29 | Anti-racism | Social Struggles | London

This Saturday, 30 October, Zionists once again organised to attempt to prevent the weekly Picket of M&S in Manchester taking place.

This Saturday 30 October, around 80 Zionists tried to prevent the weekly picket of Marks and Spencer in Market Street, Manchester from taking place. Using klaxons, sirens and whistles, they attempted to stop us from getting our message about the savage and illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories to the people on the streets of the city. Women and disabled supporters were singled out for obscene abuse. Jewish supporters were threatened. Anti-Arab racism was their standard currency. Displaying Israeli, British, US and (ludicrously) Spanish flags, these neo fascists proclaimed their allegiance to the renewed colonisation of the Middle East.

The 30 or so supporters of the M&S picket were not to be intimidated. Many members of the public ran the gauntlet of abuse to sign petitions and take leaflets. However, the picket could and should have been much bigger but for the sabotage of the organised left. Stop the War, CND and Palestine Solidarity Campaign all failed to distribute publicity for the picket on their e-lists, despite the fact that they knew that there would be a Zionist counter-demonstration.

Now more interested in electoral careers than street politics, the middle class left has in practice abandoned the Palestinian struggle for freedom. Occasional meetings or events such as the European Social Forum are not a movement. The PSC won’t support the M&S pickets because its middle class leaders do not want to upset their middle class peers who shop at the store. The SWP/Stop the War excuse their inaction and sectarianism by repeating the Zionist lie that M&S pickets, can be seen to be anti-Semitic. Inaction is now the norm for the left. We call on those who want to build anew to join us every Saturday and stand against the British/Israeli fascists on Market Street.

Picket M&S Market Street, Manchester, every Saturday 12 noon.

Victory to the Intifada!

Chris
e-mail: Victory_Intifada@hotmail.com

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Spanish flags — stop the terror
Nobody wants you — Angry
V T I — Anon.
Rubbish — Israeli
Re: Spanish flags — Ria
Well said — Angry
Re Spanish flags — Jewish and proud
re: Rubbish — VTI Picketer
anti-M&S campaign collaborates with known fascists including BNP members — anti-M&S campaign collaborates with known fascists including BNP members
Support Palestine - Fight Racism and Fascism! — Chris
Liars — Jewish and Proud
Racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-semitic, Islamophobic, anti-disability Zionists — John
read what MLK says — Jewish and Proud
to Jewish and Proud — neutral
Don't be silly — Jewish and Proud
Not Anti-Semitic — John
Palestine Solidarity Campaign — annon
to Jewish and proud — Neutral
Please do not mis-quote me — Jewish and Proud
re: PSC — VTI member
A few thoughts — myob
FAO MYOB — Jewish and Proud
Zionist no, realist yes — myob
I have asked the RCG — Jewish and Proud
OH DEAR — Henry
Dont be silly Mr Morris — Jewish and Proud
Just trying to be honest — John
MY VIEW ON THE WHOLE SORRY MESS — ADAM CONLON (NOT JEWISH,NOT PALESTINIAN AND MOST CERTANLEY NOT A RACIST)
Nice one Adam — Jewish and Proud
Freedom to protest — John Walker (neither anti-Semite, racist, fascist nor coward)
ADAM AGAIN — ADAM CONLON
Quote me correctly John — Jewish and Proud
Jews and communists — London communist
AINT IT SHAME — ADAM CONLON
Right again Adam — Jewish and Proud
Free Speech — John
No Free Speech in Warwick either — John
There is a reason — Jewish and Proud
Lots of people and groups support Israel boycott — John
So what is new — Jewish and Proud
NEVER THOUGHT OF IT LIKE THAT BEFORE — ADAM
Pride and Prejudice — Henry Morris
VTI — VTI picketter
Child abuse — Jewish and Proud
MEN — English and Not Proud
I dont think so — Jewish and Proud
WHAT A LOAD OF HYPOCRITES — ADAM
Police Ban - 10 Arrested — John
ok — english and not proud
Hail the the supprt for palestine — sadique ali

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