Thousands of Britains March in Solidarity with Palestinians!

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• Thousands march in London for Gaza and freedom for Palestine: report and pictures! 
  by Lindsey German, http://stopwar.org.uk/ 
  The demonstrators were united in their determination not just to protest at this latest outrage by Israel but to call for an end to the siege of Gaza and for justice for all Palestinians.
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  On 24 November 2012, 10-15,000 people marched through London from Downing Street to the Israeli embassy in Kensington, in solidarity with the people of Gaza, who had just endured eight days of bombing by Israel, which killed 160 Palestinians and devastated many areas. Lindsey German, national convenor of Stop the War Coalition, reports.
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  TODAY’S DEMONSTRATION AND MARCH from Downing Street to the Israeli  embassy in Kensington was a marvellous display of solidarity with the people of  Gaza.
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  After eight days of brutal bombardment, which left 160  Palestinians dead, around 40 of them children — our commitment to show Gaza  that it was not alone was not dampened by the ceasefire called two days ago.
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  Nor did the incessant and gloomy rain stop the determination  of 10-15,000 protesters from marching through London to show the British  government that the green light it gave to Israel’s assault was not in our name.
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  The crowd was very diverse, with lots of young people and  students and Anonymous masks mixing happily with hijabs and Palestinian scarves. We chanted, waved banners and placards and were a constantly  vibrant presence as we passed through some of the most affluent parts of London  to the Israeli embassy gates, where we were greeted by Tony Benn, president of  Stop the War Coalition, the first of the speakers to express solidarity with  Gaza.
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  Other speakers included delegates from the Palestinian town  of Jenin, the Egyptian novelist Adhaf Soueif, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK Manuel Hassassian, MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Andy Slaughter, speakers from the trade unions, and a  representative from the SOAS students who occupied their university in  solidarity with Gaza.
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  Very well received was  journalist Seumas Milne, repeating what he wrote in his Guardian column this week, that Palestinians have every right to defend themselves.
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  Renowned film director and long time supporter of the  Palestinian cause, Ken Loach, was one of those not able to be there but who sent a message of solidarity. 
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  The demonstrators were united in their determination not just  to protest at this latest outrage by Israel but to call for an end to the siege  of Gaza and to see the day — after 65 years of occupation and brutal  repression — when justice will be achieved for all Palestinians.
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