In our thousands and our millions- we are all Palestinians
(pictures, more in depth links and video available in the original article on the Socialist Aotearoa blog)
Over one thousand people took over the city centre of Auckland in a mass die in on Queen Street, furious at the Israeli Massacre of the people of Gaza. The biggest march for justice in Palestine in the history of New Zealand, it also saw a powerful unity between Aotearoa's Muslim and Arab community and the radical Left. A barrage of hundreds of shoes rained unto a bannerless American Consulate to the chant of "Hey, Hey, USA- where's your bloody flag today?"
Over 100,000 people marched in London, surrounding the Israeli embassy where riot cops batoned and cavalry charged the crowd. In Ireland, thousands took to the streets of Belfast and Dublin, whilst in Derry the missile factory Raytheon was blockaded. Tens of thousands also marched in Paris, on the streets of Turkey, Lebanon, Greece, Italy, the USA and Egypt. The deeply unpopular Egyptian government hovers on the edge of a mass uprising, its brutality to its own striking workers and poor now compounded by its complicity in the Israeli assault in Gaza.
Socialist Aotearoa hopes there is a revolution in Egypt, which unlocks the power of the working class in the that country that numbers in the tens of millions. A revolution in Egypt will see direct material assistance to the Gazan ghetto, and open the Southern front with the racist Israeli state. We wish our comrades in the Revolutionary Socialists of Egypt and Kafiya strength and solidarity in the present time.
Socialist Aotearoa also resolves to take direct action against the Rakon plant in Auckland, inspired by the blockade of the Raytheon plant in Derry. It is time that we put our bodies on the gears of the war machine- the crystal oscillators for guided weapons used in Gaza were manufactured here, in Mount Wellington. We invite other groups in the movement to help organise the blockade of Rakon with us to send a clear message that NZ complicity in Israeli war crimes will not be tolerated.
In our thousands and our millions
We are all Palestinians
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Re: In our thousands and our millions- we are all Palestinians
It was great to be part of such a passionate march with such a diverse crowd. Hopefully any action against Rakon will be advertised here with good notice.
Cheers.
Re: In our thousands and our millions- we are all Palestinians
Video: Hamas Rockets Fired from Schoolyard During 'Humanitarian Cease Fire'
Video | Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 11:47:53 am PST
During the January 8th “cease fire” to allow humanitarian supplies to enter Gaza:
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/32425
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Here is Hamas "Member of Parliament" Fathi Hammad, bragging about the Hamas use of human shields.
Fathi Hammad: "[The enemies of Allah] do not know that the Palestinian people has developed its [methods] of death and death-seeking. For the Palestinian people, death has become an industry, at which women excel, and so do all the people living on this land. The elderly excel at this, and so do the mujahideen and the children. This is why they have formed human shields of the women, the children, the elderly, and the mujahideen, in order to challenge the Zionist bombing machine. It is as if they were saying to the Zionist enemy: "We desire death like you desire life."
CLick on link to play video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0wJXf2nt4Y&eurl=http://drybonesblog....
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Hamas raids aid trucks, sells supplies
Jan. 12, 2009
YAAKOV KATZ and JPost.com staff , THE JERUSALEM POST
Hamas on Monday raided some 100 aid trucks that Israel had allowed into Gaza, stole their contents and sold them to the highest bidders.
The IDF said that since terminal activity is coordinated with UNRWA and the Red Cross, Israel could do nothing to prevent such raids, Israel Radio reported.
Between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the army had ceased all military activity in Gaza and once again established a "humanitarian corridor" to help facilitate the transfer of the supplies.
The Kerem Shalom and Karni crossings had been opened to allow in the aid trucks.
Security officials at Kerem Shalom thwarted an attempt to smuggle electrical goods, disguised as humanitarian supplies, into Gaza. The electrical goods included computers, infra-red cameras, ovens, microwaves and other electronic equipment.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak has forbidden the entry of electronics to Gaza since the goods do not fall under the category of humanitarian aid. Some electronic equipment has been let in as per an official Palestinian request, such as equipment used to repair the damaged electrical grid in Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israel is considering establishing a field hospital in the Gaza Strip to treat Palestinian civilians wounded in fighting between the IDF and Hamas.
The plan would be to establish the field hospital outside the Gaza Strip, but the IDF is also considering the possibility of erecting the hospital inside the Palestinian territory so it will be more accessible to the Palestinian population. It would be run by the IDF Medical Corps.
Also Monday, in an effort to promote Israeli humanitarian efforts in the Gaza Strip, the Defense Ministry launched a new Web site that provides a live video feed of the Kerem Shalom cargo crossing, through which international organizations have been transferring basic foods and medical supplies to Gaza.
The footage can be viewed at: http://www.mod.gov.il/pages/general/Maavar-Kerem-Shalom.asp. Since the beginning of Operation Cast Lead, the IDF has facilitated the transfer of close to 900 trucks into the Gaza Strip with over 20,000 tons of basic foods and medical supplies.
According to an army estimate on Monday, slightly over 900 Palestinians have been killed since Operation Cast Lead began in December 2008. Based on intelligence and information obtained by the Gaza Coordination and Liaison Administration, the IDF has determined that at least 400 of those killed are known Hamas operatives. The IDF further believes that among the remaining 500, a significant number are also Hamas operatives.
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Re: Re: In our thousands and our millions- we are all Palestinia
You pro-Israel trolls - no one believes your lies anymore.