GLASGOW’S city chambers stood amid a sea of people on Saturday as locals completely encircled the building, demanding solidarity with Gaza.
The miserable weather did nothing to dampen the spirits of more than a thousand demonstrators in George Square who roared so loudly that tremors could be felt around the crowd.
Scottish Jews For a Just Peace spokesman Henry Maitles told the crowd that the Israeli government had long sought to confuse opposition to its attacks with racially motivated hatred.
Police crackdowns on Israeli peace demonstrators combined with court rulings and settler organisations are designed to strip Palestinian families of their homes and land. The Israeli state has tried to silence both Israelis and Palestinians who resist, according to Zo HaDerekh (This Is The Way) the Communist Party of Israel’s Hebrew-language weekly



