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Solidarity calls on readers to go to the protests for a ceasefire in Israel-Gaza this coming weekend, 4-5 November, and probably many weekends for months now. We recognise Israel’s right to defend itself, but oppose the massacre in Gaza. And we are socialists: people who get active, out on the streets, rather than “getting on with our lives” and protesting only privately or by social media.
Jewish protesters claimed Arab students threw eggs at girls near a synagogue on Saturday.
The population of Gaza faces an increasingly desperate situation. Blockaded and besieged by Israel, with access to basic utilities and aid having been cut off, a humanitarian crisis mounts. As of 23 October about 5,000 have been killed. Over 10,000 are injured. UN statistics estimate that 25% of homes in Gaza are damaged or destroyed.
Activists working for peace in Israel and Palestine came together this week to raise their voices
From the blog of Haviva Ner-David at The Times of Israel