Vigil for Gaza: Friday 10 July

We invite you to join in a vigil to remember the Palestinians killed in Israel’s massacre last summer. We will be reading out the names of the children killed last year, and inviting you to lay your flowers in remembrance of all killed. If you wish, you can also write messages to lay down, including the names and ages of some of those killed. You can see the names and ages of Palestinians killed between July 8th and August 26th, during Israel’s assault, and those who died in the following months from their wounds on this website.

Please bring flowers to remember the dead.

This week, the week marking the anniversary of Israel’s assault on Gaza, key debates took place in Parliament on Monday and Wednesday. MPs remembered the tragic events of last year, and discussed the role the UK is playing, and importantly in regard to the UK-Israel arms trade. Kerry McCarthy, Labour frontbencher, quoted a figure from PSC’s own report, Arming Apartheid (see more information below) – that the U.K approved £4 million of arms sales to Israel in the four months following the attack on Gaza last summer. Many MPs urged the Government to recognise Palestine, and a number of new MPs contributed passionately to the debate in support of Gaza – a positive sign for the future.

We have two copies of ‘Shell-Shocked’ to give away – if you join PSC as a full member (£24).

‘Shell-Shocked’ is Palestinian journalist Mohammed Omer’s first hand account of life on the ground in Gaza last summer. Jon Snow, of Channel 4 News, says of his book: “History will record Mohammed Omer’s searing testimony about what was done to his homeland by Israel’s ‘Operation Protective Edge’ … This is journalism of the highest order.” The book has also won praise from John Pilger, Noam Chomsky, Roger Waters and others.

To claim your free copy, please call 020 7700 6192, quoting ‘Shell Shocked, Mohammed Omer’ and join PSC for only £24 (card payments). Calls will only be taken Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm.

By joining PSC you become part of the fastest growing movement in support of the Palestinian people, and help to fund our lobbying, campaigning and awareness-raising work.

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