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Israeli abuse of children: Labour must speak up for Palestine
MATT WILLGRESS writes ahead of the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and warns of the growing concern that the Labour front bench barely speaks out at all on the issue today
Israeli abuse of children: Labour must speak up for Palestine

THIS month marks two international dates of great significance for the Palestinian people and international campaigns for their rights.

Tomorrow sees the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and November 20 was World Children’s Day.

On the latter, the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs (CDA) published shocking figures that not only show how the illegal Israeli occupation abuses Palestinian children’s human rights, but also starkly illustrate the horrific nature of life for people in the occupied territories, including under-siege Gaza.

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