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Open invitation to the New Year National Climate Camp Gathering

11-01-2009 12:50

31st JANUARY – 1st FEBRUARY 2009, OXFORD

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Ahava store in London occupied by activists for Palestine

11-01-2009 12:42

funding Israeli war crimes in Gaza
Ahava dead sea beauty shop, selling illegal West Bank settlement produce, occupied by activists on Saturday January 10th 2009.

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German LEFT PARTY opts for Israel - Police attack Palestinians

11-01-2009 12:34

Berlin rally in support of "cast lead"
Berlin police attack Gaza-protest. Head of LEFT PARTY to speak on pro-Israel rally. Left Party members no longer march on Palestinian demo.

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Rockwool factory destroying beautiful area in Croatia

11-01-2009 12:22

the chimney flooding the valley with smoke
Rock wool, whilst sold as an eco-friendly product, is a dirty thing to make. In the USA, Erin Brokovich is investigating claims that a now-closed Rockwool Group factory is responsible for the high rate of cancer locally. Meanwhile, the residents of the municipality of Pican, Croatia are protesting against a new factory which was built illegally. The factory regularly floods the valley with thick smoke. Read their press release below:

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European Investment Bank considering financing Crossrail

11-01-2009 12:21

The EIB, the EU's own bank, is considering financing for the controversial London Crossrail project

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Demonstrate against police brutality in solidarity with yesterday's arrestees.

11-01-2009 12:01

Policing at yesterday's demonstration against Gaza put us all in danger. Come and make some noise outside Kensington Police Station and let the arrestees know they have our solidarity.

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Photos: Sheffield Gaza Protest - 10th January

11-01-2009 11:02

The following letter was posted on the very excellent  http://www.kabobfest.com/. Written in 1956, within a decade of the creation of the Israeli State, it provides a painful reminder of the fact that todays events are far from isolated incidents…

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Desmond Tutu on Israeli Apartheid

11-01-2009 10:23

Crossing the Line - a podcast giving voice to the voiceless in Occupied Palestine

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Naming the Gaza Dead at ITT, formerly EDO/MBM, Brighton

11-01-2009 09:48

On Wednesday 21st January we will be naming the victims of Israeli massacres in Gaza outside ITT on Home Farm Rd, Brighton from 4-6.

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Report of all Scotland protest against the current Israeli attack on Gaza.

11-01-2009 09:36

This is a detailed report with 20 photos of the all Scotland demonstration against the Israeli attack on Gaza. There is also a round up of a number of protests around the world.

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Thousands Rally and March in Washington, D.C. to 'Let Gaza Live'

11-01-2009 09:35

Today I participated in ANSWER's march and rally, "Let Gaza Live" in Washington, D.C. Attendance was excellent despite the weather. Among the many friends in attendance, I met a young man and his daughter who had come all the way from Greensboro, North Carolina to participate. The crowd was one of the most diverse that I have ever seen. I think our message is reaching deep into our country's heartland. Here are my remarks:

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Lowkey @ Gaza demo, London, 10th Jan 2009

11-01-2009 00:48

Lowkey expressing his anger at the situation in Gaza via rap/poetry at the stop-the-war demo in London on 10th Jan 2009.

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U.S. seeks ship to move arms to Israel - more details

11-01-2009 00:33

Fri Jan 9, 2009 11:42pm GMT



LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. is seeking to hire a merchant ship to deliver hundreds of tons of arms to Israel from Greece later this month, tender documents seen by Reuters show.

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Tales to tell # 3 plus

10-01-2009 23:28

news from GAZA

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UK arms supplies to Israel

10-01-2009 22:56

Guardian article 9th Jan: "An Israeli-owned British company has been drawn into the political controversy over arms sales to Israel prompted by the assault on Gaza"

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The cost of protest - Stop the War VAMPIRES

10-01-2009 22:41

Why are we giving money to Stop the War/Socialist Worker?

We need to give DIRECT AID to the Palestinian people in Gaza!!!!!!!!!!!!

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fotos from thessaloniki 9/1/09

10-01-2009 22:31

GOD SAVES REBEL..
fotos from thessaloniki 9/1/09

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Gaza solidarity demo, Israeli embassy 10.01.09

10-01-2009 22:25

10.01.09 Gaza solidarity demo outside the Israeli embassy.
Saturday 10th January saw another evening of demonstrations in solidarity with the people of Gaza outside the Israeli embassy, High Street Kensington, London.
This time the police came out in very large numbers, with shields etc, and there were some pretty violent scenes... yet again.

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Solidarity with Palestine, Israeli embassy rioting, London - pictures

10-01-2009 22:08

A man with head injury.
Around 75,000 people gather in London at Hyde Park Corner to express their disgust at the barbaric invasion of Gaza by the Israeli military as it attempts the eradication of the democratically elected Hamas.

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Gaza, January 9, 2009

10-01-2009 21:19

Reports from Vittorio Arrigoni, in Gaza with Free Gaza/ISM. More reports (in Italian) on  http://guerrillaradio.iobloggo.com/