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

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