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Manchester Demo against Gaza Slaughter

Sana | 27.12.2008 22:49 | Palestine

Show your support for Palestinians by attending the Demonstration against the massacre of around 200 people in Gaza and the crippling Siege which denies Palestinians access to food and medicines.

image by Ben Heine
image by Ben Heine


When: Sunday 28th December 2008
Where: Outside the BBC, Oxford Road, Manchester
Time: 1pm

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The demo does not make sense

27.12.2008 23:11

Israel is doing a good job, Hamas needs to be erradicated so there can be peace, I can only praise Israeli soldiers for a job well done, we dont need any more terrorists in London, there are enough as it is.

Jim


Demonstrations around the world

27.12.2008 23:24

There will be demonstrations in Scotland – in both Edinburgh and Glasgow:

Stop Israeli Massacres of Palestinians
Stop Israeli Genocide
Stop British Government Support for Israeli crimes

Demonstrate, Sunday 28th 4.30pm
- Glasgow: George Square
- Edinburgh: Foot of the Mound, Princes Street




ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) has called for a number of protests in the US and in Canada):

Stop the Massacre of Palestinians!

Tuesday, December 30: National Day of Action
Emergency Demonstrations on Tuesday, December 30 and other days (listed below)


The ANSWER Coalition, Muslim American Society Freedom, Free Palestine Alliance, National Council of Arab Americans, and Al-Awda, International Palestine Right to Return Coalition are calling for Tuesday, December 30 to be a National Day of Action to show solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza and to demand an immediate end to the murderous attacks carried out by the Israeli military against the people of Gaza.


In Washington, D.C., there will be a demonstration at the State Department at 4:30 pm. Demonstrations will also be held in cities around the country. See below for an initial list. If there is a demonstration in your city, email the details to  info@answercoalition.org so it can be posted on the ANSWER Coalition website and listed in any future emails.

Take Action:
- Demonstrations Across the Country
- Send a letter to the State Department and Congress

Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, December 30
4:30 pm
State Department: 22nd St & C St NW
Contact: 202-544-3389 x14,  dc@answercoalition.org

San Francisco
Tuesday, December 30
5:00 pm
Israeli Consulate:456 Montgomery St.
Contact: 415-821-6545,  answer@answersf.org

Los Angeles
Tuesday, December 30
4:30 pm
Israeli Consulate: 6380 Wilshire Blvd.
Contact: 213-251-1025,  answerla@answerla.org
* * * * *
In Anaheim, CA (Orange County):
Sunday, December 28
2:00 pm
512 S. Brookhurst St. (between Orange Ave. & Broadway)
Initiated by a coalition with a large number of groups

New York City
Tuesday, December 30
5:00 pm
Israeli Consulate: 800 2nd Ave (b/w 42nd and 43rd Sts)
Contact: 212-694-8720,  nyc@answercoalition.org
* * * * *
Sunday, December 28
2:00-4:00 pm
Gather at Rockefeller Center
March to the Israeli Consulate: 800 2nd Ave (b/w 42nd and 43rd Sts)
Initiated by Al-Awda New York

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tuesday, December 30
5:00 pm
Federal Building: 299 E. Broward Blvd.
Contact: 954-707-0155,  FtLauderdale@answerfl.org

Chicago
Details to be announced
Contact: 773-463-0311,  answer@chicagoanswer.net

Boston
Details to be announced
Contact: 857-334-5084,  boston@answercoalition.org

Seattle
Saturday, January 3
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm
Westlake Park: 4th and Pine
Initiated by Voices of Palestine
Contact:  general@voicesofpalestine.org

Toronto (CANADA)
Sunday, December 28
2:00 pm
Israeli Embassy Consulate: 180 Bloor St. West
Initiated by a number of local organizations

If there is a demonstration in your city, email the details to  info@answercoalition.org so it can be posted on the ANSWER Coalition website and listed in any future emails.

Send a letter to the State Department and Congress: Join with people around the country and around the world who are demanding an end to U.S. aid to Israel. This is an urgent situation and we must all act now. You can send a letter with our easy click and send system demanding an end to U.S. aid to Israel. Without U.S. aid, the Israeli military attacks, siege and blockade of Gaza could not be continued. Click this link now to send a letter to the State Department and elected officials in Congress.

You can help to support this important organizing effort by making a financial contribution today. Click here to donate online, where you can also find information on how to contribute by check.

Free Palestine Alliance Statement: Here is a statement from the Free Palestine Alliance:

Statement of the Free Palestine Alliance on the Wholesale Zionist Murders in Gaza


The Free Palestine Alliance condemns in the strongest terms the wholesale fascistic Zionist attacks against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. Using the lies of targeting military and police centers, the Israeli killer army is in fact targeting entire families, killing fathers, mothers and children. To the time of issuing this statement, at least 206 Palestinian have been murdered and more than 400 severely injured. The number of victims are expected to rise, and Israel's Zionist assault is expected to continue and widen, as Israel has declared.

While we hold the Zionist fascistic regime fully responsible, we also hold the Palestinian Authority, the Egyptian government and all Arab regimes equally responsible. How many more meetings and conferences will be held before a mere and meager condemnation can be issued?

The PA headed by Abu Mazen must come to an understanding that its continued role of servitude to Israel places it squarely responsible for the killing of our people. The Egyptian government can't turn a deaf ear as it shares in the starvation of our people by insisting on closing the borders. The Arab regime must be held responsible for its unabated complicity in the ongoing killing fields.A time must come, and that time is now, when fascistic Israel must be stopped in its murderous campaigns against the Palestinian people. How long can these atrocities continue unabated, and how long will the international consciousness remain unshaken by a Nazi like regime that is shameless in its hate and colonial bigotry?
We call on our people to demand an immediate stop to any and all relations with the Zionist regimes. All Israeli embassies must be closed and all ambassadors must be expelled. We call on the Egyptian people to march to Rafah and open the borders that have been shut closed by the government of Egypt. We call on the Arab masses and communities in all 5 continents to take to the streets in solidarity of our people. The Arab people no longer want to hear about Arab League meetings and inconsequential condemnations. The time has come for concrete steps to affect change. Enough declaration and lies! Colonial Zionist hate and murder must be stopped!

We call on the newly elected United States President, Barak Obama, to recognize his historic role in immediately halting the long standing complicity of the US government in Israeli genocidal campaigns against the Palestinian people. The US can't continue to support Israel with endless military, economic and diplomatic support while the US economy itself is sinking, homes foreclosed and jobs lost. A new US moral policy must come to fruition, or at least begin to move in that direction.
Finally, but most importantly, we salute the heroic people of Palestine, especially those of Gaza. We salute your steadfast and recognize your pain, for it is also ours.
Together, we will undoubtedly triumph.

The Free Palestine Alliance

December 27, 2008


Paul
mail e-mail: o_hanlon@hotmail.com


Jim

27.12.2008 23:36

you be a cock sir.

miserablist


What's the fuss about?

28.12.2008 18:27

There's a very quick way to stop the Israeli bombing - the Hamas terrorists should stop firing rockets at civilian targets in Israel.

All the demos by terrorist sympathisers, clueless students and other 'liberals' won't end robust Israeli self-defence, though I expect some people see them as a good day out.




Pete


pathetic

28.12.2008 20:55

jim and pete...counter-info. you know what is going on unless you are a complete moron, or else American, in which case we can forgive you as an unwitting moron. This is a military attack on a densely-populated area of people, much of it being constantly repaired after previous attacks. Food, fuel, electricity, medecine, all are in short supply. This is a bombing campaign by jet fighters supplied by the west, on a huge prison full of people who used to own the land that is now the State of Israel.

Pal's pal


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