PROTESTS for Palestine once again took place across Britain and internationally at the weekend as Israel’s merciless attacks on the people of Gaza continued.
In London, 100,000 marched to Parliament Square on Saturday calling for a ceasefire, while the Metropolitan Police said it arrested 13 protesters mostly for carrying “offensive” placards.
At the capital’s protest Londoner Kelly Hunter, 60, said she felt helpless watching the news.
The struggle for Palestinian freedom has become a defining issue for everyone committed to justice, democracy and peace, says PETER LEARY ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
On International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, HUGH LANNING warns that the US-led “Comprehensive Plan” entrenches decades of Western complicity in Israel’s domination and denial of Palestinian land and rights
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



