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People during a pro-Palestine and pro-Lebanon protest on Whitehall in central London, September 26, 2024
PALESTINE supporters will mobilise in around 30 British towns and cities tomorrow ranging from Newport, in the Isle of Wight, to Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands.
The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has called for mass mobilisations after a week of Israeli atrocities, including the burning alive of a teenager in a Gaza hospital compound and the bombing of civilians and a United Nations compound in Lebanon.
It also condemned Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for again refusing to impose an arms embargo on Israel despite its violations of humanitarian and international law.
The people of Palestine need our solidarity in actions not words – trade unionists must give them our full support in their darkest hour, writes DANIEL KEBEDE
Despite declining to show Kneecap’s set, the BBC broadcast Bob Vylan leading a ‘death to the IDF’ chant — and the resulting outrage has only amplified the very message the Establishment wanted silenced, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
LINDA PENTZ GUNTER reports from London’s massive demonstration, where Iranian flags joined Palestinian banners and protesters warned of the dangers of escalation by the US, only hours before a fresh phase of the war began