Branches
Manchester:
Sami Yusuf Nasheed Try Not Cry dedicated to all young palestinians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7do7x6CUr40
Crescent Community High School For Girls Close its doors in support of school children in Gaza
The school has decided to close its door in support of the school children of the UNRWA schools who have been massacred by the Israeli Air Force where 43 were killed and 100 injured. The pupils and their parents supported a call by the International Union of Muslim Scholar who called to make tomorrow Friday 12th Of Muharram 1430 AH (9th Of January 2009) as International Day in Support of Gaza and Palestine. The pupils arranged a whole of week activities such as produce information about the History, geography of Palestine and organising fundraising event to raise money for the victims of Israelis Army Atrocities.
Candle Vigil daily from 5.30 – 6.30pm next to the BBC at Oxford Road Manchester
The daily Candle vigil in support of Gaza and Palestine is growing by the day and people are from all ages, cultural and religious background. The vigil includes alternative 6.00pm news. It called ABZ news from The BBC in the North.( People’s news not the BBC views)
The news includes updates about the number of victims and casualties as well as participants contributions. Today we had Callum 11 years who said that the Gaza atrocities reminded him of the atrocities committed by the Pharoes in Egypt and the Nazi in Germany.
The headlines:
Death toll rose to 763 dead (53 dead bodies where in a block of flat killed by silent bombs) with more than 3100 injured which includes 289 children 89 Women 12 Ambulance men.
http://www.elfarra.org/gallery/gaza.htm
Ambulance men with two International human rights Activists came under fire from the Israeli army as they were trying to save an injured person.
UNRWA suspends its work because its workers and schools and centres came under fire.
50% of pilots who are used in the F16 and helicopters are British with dual nationalities and trained in UK. People Investigation is under way… more information
100 Labour MP’s are requesting the government to take an active role in stopping the genocide committed in Gaza by Israeli armed forces.
People demands in the vigil were:
End the occupation now
No Justice No Peace
FREE FREE PALESTINE
End the Killing End the Hate Israel is a terrorist/racist/ Zionist state.
FREE FRRE BBC
END GAZA SIEGE NOW
Livni Livni we know, Your father was killer too
Barak Barak we know, Your father was killer too
Olmert Olmert we know, Your father was killer too.
The vigil ended with updates about the Saturday national demonstration as well as one minute silence in memory of the people killed today.
And tomorrow many school children and their parents are joining the candle vigil.
Manchester: Friday 13th Muharram 1430 (9th January 2009)
Time: 5.30 -6.30 pm Daily Vigil in support of people of Gaza in Palestine
The vigil started with popular palestinian song from abu ratib which the audience loved very much…
Today’s vigil saw the number increase to almost 200 or more as we were joined by School children and their parents from Crescent Community High School For Girls and Fargana Institute (Minhaj al quran International ) together with other supporters.
Sheikh Mohammed Ramadan Qadri made a statement which reads as follows:
Minhaj -ul-Quran International completely codemns the current atrocities upon the palestinians peoples by Israel.
There is not merely killing, or murde, but rather Mass Genocide, and is an utter annihilation of the people of palestine. A large percentage of those being killed include the “collateral Damage” of innocent men, women, children and toddlers, the elederly and disabled.
We, as people who live in countries which haxe given rights of freedom of freedom of speechcan no longer sit quietly and watch innocent people, tortured, raped and starved. We can no longer watch this terrorism continue, which is being ordered by leaders of democratic nations.
We must stand up, and make our opposition heard via accepted means, and petition our leaders to help in solving the issue as quickly as possible.
For more information: visit www.farghana.org
Jews for Justice For Palestine (JJFP)
Jews Against the war in Gaza
Not in our name: End the siege of Gaza
Jo (from JFJFP) stated to the crowd that the Board of Deputies of British Jews and Jews are against the war on Gaza and the Israeli Coalition agaisnt the siege of Gaza demands:
Stop the siege of Gaza
Negaotiate with Hamas and renew the truce
Stop the military offensive and propose a poltical solutionto end the occupation
Learn from the second lebanon war in 2006! a miliatary assault will not stop the missiles! Only an agreement can bring peace.
The Torah teaches: ‘Justice, justice, you shall pursue’ (Deuteronomy 16:20).
To secure a lasting settlement to the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis so they can live in peace and security, thrive side by side, and co-operate together, Jews today are obligated to pursue justice on behalf of both peoples.”
RABBI ELIZABETH TIKVAH SARA
In open letter tp prime Minister, Gordon Brown MP
Open Letter to Prime Minister, Gordon Brown MP:
In the light of Israeli air strikes against the Gazan population, Jews for Justice for Palestinians (JfJfP), the largest Jewish peace group in the UK or Europe, has today, Sunday 28 December 2008, released this open letter to Gordon Brown:
Dear Prime Minister
At the time of writing, almost 300 Gazans are dead, hundreds more wounded. The air strikes appear to be aimed indiscriminately at both civilian and military targets. Israel is using its extensive military power to wreak carnage on innocent civilians. This is a condemnable act of mindless violence, and we call upon you and the international community to intervene immediately.
Claiming that this is an action to stop rocket fire is a wholly unpersuasive argument. The six-month ceasefire has been squandered by Israel. The populations of Sderot, Ashkelon and southern Israel have been left unprotected by their own government, which has failed to either build shelters or make a more lasting agreement. The Israeli government is exploiting the understandable fear of their own citizens as an excuse for today’s strikes.
The Israeli government steadily sought to break down the ceasefire, not just in Gaza since early November, but also in the West Bank. Israeli forces have carried out an average of 33 incursions, 42 arrests or detentions, 12 woundings and 0.84 killings a week in the West Bank during the ceasefire. The tactic has been to continue attacking Hamas and other militants in the West Bank, provoking responses in Gaza, and to use the responses as the pretext for the massive attacks of the last 24 hours.
On 23rd December Hamas offered to renew the ceasefire if Israel would undertake to open border crossings for supplies of aid and fuel, and halt incursions. For those of us appalled at the collective punishment involved in the ongoing siege, and concerned that Israelis should not fear death or injury from Qassam rockets, that seems a truly reasonable response.
For Israel to reject it bespeaks a bankrupt body politic especially since the army and the politicians are acting against the wishes of the Israeli public. It is after all the civilians on both sides who will bear the brunt of this dangerous folly.
You regard yourself as a strong friend of Israel. When a friend crosses acceptable lines of behaviour as Israel has again done, one has a responsibility to intervene.
Yours sincerely
Sylvia Cohen, International Liaison
Diana Neslen Campaigns Co-ordinator
for Jews for Justice for Palestinians
Yasmin aged 11 from Crescent Community High school of Girls said that ” I and my friends from the school are here to call upon Isreal and its supportes and PM Gordon Brown to intervene to protect children who are denied education as well as killed by the Israeli army ( number od children killed is almost 224) and this is war crimes against innocent children. She added that schools should be protected to allow children to feel safe and have place where they can be educated”
List of israeli names in the government and the army has been compiled and evidence gathered to charge them for war crimes against humanity.
Updates of death toll and casualties:
785 dead (amongst them 224 children, 92 women, 14 Ambulance men)
3300 injured
Today saw a satellite KTV coming in to record the vigil in support of Gaza prople and Palestine.
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