Cambridge Reaction to the Carnage Inflicted by Israel
imcista | 06.08.2006 15:02 | Lebanon War 2006 | Anti-militarism | Cambridge
The Israeli wars of aggression in Lebanon and Gaza have been now been going on for almost four weeks and there have been three protests against it in Cambridge. On Friday (28th July), there was a small meeting in The Market Square, which was attended by about 30 people, followed by a larger demo on saturday (150-200 people). [report] Other activists conducted leaflet drops in the Grafton Centre and from Great St Marys Church (leaflet). On Sunday there was a vigil for the victims of Hiroshima [report].
Also in the region, it was revealed that US bombs bound for Israel have passed through Suffolk and Norwich people called for a ceasefire
Israel has been targetting civilians, journalists, the UN and ambulances using cluster bombs, depleted uranium munitions, bunker busters via Scotland and a catalogue of other illegal weapons. The USA is the main source of Israeli weapons.
Indymedia UK coverage of the attacks, demonstrations around the 22nd of July and the 5th of August.
Friday; ...Barred the way into the Guildhall.
According to UNICEF: "Thirty per cent of those who have died are children and 45 per cent of those who are displaced are children". Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of undertaking indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Lebanon in their August 2006 report - Fatal Strikes: Israel’s Indiscriminate Attacks Against Civilians in Lebanon.
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