Demonstrate for Palestine - 20 May 2006
US, EU and Israel - Stop starving the Palestinians Recognise
Palestinian Democracy
End Israel's occupation
Demonstrate Saturday 20 May
Assemble 12 noon, Embankment
Rally in Trafalgar Square
58 years after the Nakba, the expulsion of 805,000 Palestinians from their homeland, Palestinians demand their right to return to their homes in accord with UN Resolution 194, and the right to self-determination. Today, two-thirds of Palestinians are refugees.
The Palestinians are facing a humanitarian catastrophe. 64% of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories already live below the poverty line, and 40% of children in Gaza suffer from malnutrition. Join us in demanding an end to Palestinian suffering and for Israel to abide by international law.
United against Occupation - United for Justice
Organised by:
Palestinian Return Centre, Association of Palestinian Communities, British Muslim Initiative, Friends of Al-Aqsa, Islamic Human Rights Commission, Palestinian Forum in Britain, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Just Peace UK, The Muslim Association of Britain.
Supported by:
Pax Christi, Stop the War Coalition, Campaign for Freedom and Justice for Samar and Jawad, War on Want, Arab Media Watch, NUJ, NUM, PCS, GMB, CWU, RMT, NATFHE, The 1990 Trust, UNISON, ICAHDUK, Muslim Council of Britain.
posted by Abu Abdullah @ 10:54 p.m.
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2 Comments:
What a wash-out!! After attending this demo yesterday, I believe now more than ever before that victory for Palestine will never come from the Muslims in Britain.
Here was a demo organised in support of the Hamas government, governance by an Islamic party which we always say we want, and only about 3000 people turn out. Vast majority of these are not Muslim. Where were the Muslims who say they are prepared to die for Palestine???
Due to a little wet weather, nobody turned out. Nothing destroys the credibility of a cause than the absence of the masses. I don't know what was more pathetic - the fact that only 3000 people turned out or that the organisers boldly stated that 20,000 people were present.
Maybe they should stop getting Stevie Wonder estimating the turn-out at these things.
"Due to a little wet weather, nobody turned out. Nothing destroys the credibility of a cause than the absence of the masses."
True and unfortunate.
It was the same with the Al-Quds day walk. There were more pigeons and Jewish Rabbis than Muslims.
wassalam
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