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Protests and activities in solidarity with the people of Gaza are continuing across Britain, despite Israel’s announcement of a "ceasefire".

The NUJ journalists’ union says that BBC bosses have betrayed the broadcaster’s public service duty by refusing to broadcast the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) humanitarian aid appeal for Gaza.

Over 150 supporters of Stop the War Coalition and Palestinian solidarity groups occupied the BBC's headquaters in Glasgow on Sunday evening.

Universities across Britain are aflame with fury and revulsion at Israeli war crimes in Gaza. At college after college students have occupied university buildings and won a series of demands in solidarity with the Palestinians.

The BBC is refusing to broadcast a charity appeal for the people of Gaza, breaking an agreement stretching back to 1963 whereby charities are granted free airtime for responses to major humanitarian disasters.

We must stand together against imperialism The murderous Israeli bombardment and invasion of Gaza have rightly angered many people here in Britain. Tens of thousands have taken part in protests against Israel’s actions and in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Herschel Grynszpan, a young Jewish man, walked into the German embassy in Paris in November 1938 and shot a Nazi diplomat dead.

Building solidarity with the Palestinian people was a key theme of a national meeting of the Socialist Teachers Alliance (STA) held last Saturday.

Israel has been using banned weapons such as white phosphorus and Dime bombs during its assault on Gaza, according to eyewitness evidence from Irish activist Caoimhe Butterly.

The Israeli army’s murderous assault on Gaza has been carried out with weapons made in Britain.

Israel claimed victory over Hamas and other Palestinian resistance organisations as it announced a unilateral ceasefire last Sunday after spending three weeks pounding Gaza.

Palestine has become a unifying force across the globe. That was the main sentiment of a conference against imperialism that took place in Lebanon last weekend.