× A SOCIALLY-DISTANCED rally was held in the town centre last weekend to show support for Palestinians suffering from Israeli bombardment.
A total of 15 people from Barnsley Trades Union Council (BTUC) and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) attended the rally, which was linked to a number of rallies across the country.
It marked the 73rd year since the Nakba of 1948 when 700,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes during the creation of Israel.
Attendees heard speeches about the destruction of Gaza from Israeli air and tank attacks - the death toll on Saturday was 130 Palestinians, including 32 children.
That figure has since risen and more than 200 homes and 24 schools in Gaza have been destroyed.
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement was started by Palestinian activists in 2005 to build international pressure compelling Israel to abide by the.
Lord Mann, the adviser to the Government on anti-Semitism, called actors union Equity s failure to support Jewish members a fundamental breach of the principles contained within its rule book .
Workers Revolutionary Party
A section of the massive crowd at the rally in Hyde Park
LABOUR MP for Hayes and Harlington John McDonnell said: âNetanyahu must be imprisoned for war crimes. The campaign for disinvestment in Israel must be stepped up.â
CND General Secretary Kate Hudson said: âMake no mistake, we have seen a victory for Palestine. The young people who have led the fight have stood up to and beaten a nuclear armed state, the most heavily armed in the world.â
Imran Hussain Labour MP for Bradford East, said: âThe Israeli state puts Palestinian children on indefinite detention without charge. These acts that are taking place are grave injustices against humanity. Decades of such brutality shames the international community. End the siege of Gaza. End the illegal occupation. Israeli leaders must be sent to the ICC for prosecution on war crimes charges. There must be the immediate recognition of the Palestinian state.â
Around 2,00,000 people came together in a massive demonstration expressing empathy and solidarity with Palestinians
Sabrangindia24 May 2021
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On May 22, thousands of people marched in a peaceful pro-Palestinian rally in Central London. They put on record a people’s protest against Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip, that according to the organisers is perhaps the biggest one on the issue seen in recent times in the United Kingdom. Israel and Hamas reached a cease-fire deal, with Egypt mediation, that came into effect on Friday.
According to a report in the portal Commondreams, the rally was carried out by nearly 2,00,000 people on Saturday in London. The organisers said it “was one of the largest demonstrations of solidarity with Palestinians in the United Kingdom s history.” The march was orgnaised by groups including Stop The War Coalition, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Friends of Al-Aqsa, Palestinian Forum in