Israel carefully planned its latest butchery in Gaza. Defence minister Ehud Barak asked the military to prepare an assault over six months ago – even as a "truce" with Hamas was being negotiated – according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
This weekend demonstrations will take place around the world in opposition to Israel’s brutal aggression on Gaza. The demands will be simple – to stop the massacre, end Israel’s blockade of Gaza, end the occupation and for a free Palestine.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are calling on people to protest and "make sure that the world doesn’t forget us".
Israel is committing mass murder in Gaza, and the US and Britain are giving their blessing to the slaughter. Gaza’s hospitals and morgues are bursting with the dead and the injured.
NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION
Over 500 people attended a vigil in Glasgow yesterday as part of a 24-hour response to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza coordinated by a range of groups.
Around 450 people braved a cold evening in Preston on Sunday to demonstrate against the Israeli attacks on Gaza. The demonstration was called at less than 24 hours notice and organisers were delighted at the turn-out.
More than 2,000 people occupied the street outside the Israeli embassy in West London today to protest at the bombing of the Gaza Strip.
Israel has launched a barbaric attack on the Gaza Strip killing over 200 people, including scores of women and children. Some 750 people have been wounded.
We regret to report the death of our friend and comrade Gary Kelly.
Israeli F-16 bombers are raining down missiles upon Gaza, one of the most densely populated regions in the world. Over 200 Palestinians have been killed already.
