Solidarity With Gaza!

dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | news report

Saturday February 23, 2008 16:08

by Kev - IPSC (personal capacity)

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Day of Action in support of the Gazan people

Today members and supporters of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign as well as members of the Palestinian Community in Dublin staged a protest in support of the besieged population of Gaza.

Solidarity with Gaza!

Around 60 people turned up to hand out information leaflets, chant slogans, talk to passers-by and hear a few speeches. It was a colourful and vibrant action that drew the attention of many onlookers and helped raise the profile of the Palestinian struggle.

David Landy, an IPSC spokesperson stated: 'The situation there has reached emergency levels – not enough water, electricity, and medicine; widespread hunger, poverty, and unemployment; schools and other services rendered inoperative; constant bombardments and attacks by the Israeli military.'

He also highlighted the manner in which the EU has supported the siege, aiding and abetting a clear breach of the Geneva Convention, and called on all present to write letters of complaint to the EU and their local TDs.

The EU continues to give Israel most favoured-nation status through the Euro-Med agreement, and there are EU officials monitoring the borders to the Gazan "open air prison". Even worse, last month, Vice President of the European Commission Franco Frattini went to Israel to express EU approval of the siege of Gaza.

There were other speakers from the Palestinian Community and the Irish Anti War Movement as well as an impromptu speech by a member of the public who had seen for himself the suffering of the Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli state.

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