• M&S SUPPORTS Israel with $233 million in trade each year (Jerusalem Report, 5 June 2000)
• M&S SELLS GOODS produced in the illegally occupied territories (Guardian, 13/11/04), totalling around £240 million of imports from Israel each year (Jewish Chronicle, 8 December 2000)
• As early as the 1940s M&S Chairman Israel Sieff openly ADVOCATED ETHNIC CLEANSING in Palestine: “large sections of the Arab population of Palestine should be transplanted to Iraq and other Middle-Eastern Arab States” (Jewish Chronicle, 21/09/1941)
• M&S RECEIVED the Jubilee Award, Israel’s highest tribute, from Israeli PM Netanyahu in 1998, for its services to Israel.
• M&S “ARE as close to Israel as we have ever been” (M&S Spokesperson, Jewish Chronicle, 2000)
• Chief Executive Stuart Rose WAS THE GUEST SPEAKER at the annual dinner of the British-Israel Chamber of Commerce on 09/12/04, alongside the Israeli and British ambassadors.

For those not travelling to London this Saturday (10th January) at least three seperate mobilisations are taking place for Gaza in Newcastle, all meeting at Grey's Monument from 12noon. Actions which have been discussed include protest, open mic, street theatre, hurling of shoes at images of British and Israeli government leaders and a Women in Black Vigil. Many actions by people from many backgrounds but with one aim: End the attacks on Gaza! Free Palestine!

Also taking place this Saturday will be a picket of Middlesbrough Marks and Spencer (from 11am), which will be building for a march in Middlesbrough on 17th January.

This Sunday (11th Jan) there will be an open meeting for all groups and individuals to come together and discuss further actions in Newcastle in solidarity with Gaza. The meeting will take place at Northumbria Student Union from 6-8pm.