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Israel’s slaughter of people on an aid convoy to Gaza was its latest act of terror against the Palestinian people and their supporters.

The Israeli state carefully planned its latest butchery—then produced a predictable, if farcical, level of lies to justify its murderous assault on the Freedom Flotilla. The brutality is not surprising.

Israel was determined to do anything to stop activists breaking its siege of Gaza.

As the news broke that Israel had attacked an aid convoy, activists took to the streets across Britain.

Israel has held the Gaza Strip under siege since the Hamas Islamic resistance movement won the Palestinian authority’s elections in 2006.

Delegates at the Unite trade union conference passed a motion in solidarity with Palestine and calling for a boycott of Israel on Tuesday.

People across the globe poured onto the streets on Monday in protest at Israeli terror.

Martin Askew, a protester arrested after demonstrations for Gaza in 2009, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday of last week.

Demonstrations have taken place around the country against tonight against the Israeli massacre. They include:

Thousands of people are protesting outside the Israeli embassy on Kensington High Street in London against the murder of peace activists on the humanitarian Freedom Flotilla. People are chanting, "Free Palestine" and "Shut down the embassy."

Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor is due to address the Hay Festival on Tuesday 1 June at 8pm. His theme is the state of Anglo-Israeli relations.