I SRAEL IS carrying out barbaric slaughter in Gaza. According to the United Nations, a third of the dead are children and three quarters are civilians. All the talk of diplomacy and ceaseres has so far simply been camouage for escalation of Is rael’s bloody murder. We need a great wave of protest and fury. W e must continue to take to the streets in great numbers to demand that the British government stops backing Israel, cuts off all arms sales, and imposes sanctions on Israel. The attitude of David Cameron’s government is so disgusting that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised its “moral clarity”. People have marched in the capitals of European countries and in US cities. Tens of thousands protested in Chile and South Africa. In Syria and Egypt, activists stood up against Israel even though they had to take on attacks from their own brutal governments. Protests Among the biggest protests was in London last Saturday, where 100,000 streamed through the streets. The battle for the liberation of Palestine has to be linked to the struggles by ordinary people in Britain. The imperialist oppression of Palestine, and the austerity policies that make workers pay for the economic crisis, are two faces of the capitalist system. The bankers and bosses who ght class war against workers and the poor here also back imper ialis t war abroa d. That’s why we need a revolutionary socialist alternative to capitalism that can smash imperialism, tear out the roots of Islamophobia and racism, and produce a bette r wor ld fo r all. Let us raise the Palestinian issue in the trade unions, the workplaces, the universities, schools and colleges. When local government workers strike on 30 September let us be with them, and let’s join the great trade union demonstration in London on 18 October. Let’s unite for Palestine and against austerity. Britain’s bloody hands When Israeli forces massacre Palestinians in Gaza they can count on help from across the world—including Britain. A government report on arms supplies to “countries of concern” last year revealed 380 licences to export military equipment to Israel worth nearly £8 billion. Tat’s not counting weapons sold to the US that end up in Israel. As Israeli planes pound Gaza f rom above, British firms have licences to sell components for “combat aircraft ”, “military aero-engines,” military helicopters and technology for drones. As Israeli warships shell Gaza’s beaches, British firms can sell components for combat naval vessels. British arms firms don’ t just sell to Israel. Tey make good use of the expertise in killing that Israel has gained—and advertised—through its attacks on Palestinians. Royal Artillery soldiers get their drone training in Israel. STOP THE SLAUGHTER FIGHT FOR FREEDOM Part of the magnificent London demonstration last Saturday www.socialistworker.co.uk Freedom for Palestine! Lift the siege of Gaza! Sanctions now on Israel! Keep up the pressure Boycotts target products and companies (Israeli and international) that profit from the violation of Palestinian rights, as well as Israeli sporting, cultural and academic institutions. Divestment means targeting corporations complicit in the violation of Palestinian rights and ensuring that the likes of university investment portfolios and pension funds are not used to finance such companies. Sanctions By calling for sanctions against Israel we put pressure on our own government. Go to http://www.bdsmovement.net/ READ THIS: Israel the Hijack State http://www.marxists.org/history/etol/ document/mideast/hijack/ WATCH THIS:Meeting on Palestine with John Rose and Egyptian revolutionary Wassim Wagdy https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=_1jjs1RdFZA
slaughter in Gaza. Accordingto the United Nations, a thirdof the dead are children and threequarters are civilians.
All the talk of diplomacy and ceasereshas so far simply been camouage forescalation of Israel’s bloody murder.
We need a great wave of protest andfury. We must continue to take to thestreets in great numbers to demand thatthe British government stops backingIsrael, cuts off all arms sales, and imposessanctions on Israel.
The attitude of David Cameron’s
government is so disgusting that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised its “moral clarity”.
People have marched in the capitals ofEuropean countries and in US cities.
Tens of thousands protested in Chileand South Africa.
In Syria and Egypt, activists stoodup against Israel even though they hadto take on attacks from their own brutalgovernments.
Protests
Among the biggest protests was inLondon last Saturday, where 100,000streamed through the streets.
The battle for the liberation ofPalestine has to be linked to the struggles
by ordinary people in Britain.The imperialist oppression of Palestine,
and the austerity policies that makeworkers pay for the economic crisis, aretwo faces of the capitalist system.
The bankers and bosses who ght classwar against workers and the poor here also
back imperialist war abroad.That’s why we need a revolutionary
socialist alternative to capitalism that cansmash imperialism, tear out the roots ofIslamophobia and racism, and produce a
better world for all.Let us raise the Palestinian issue in
the trade unions, the workplaces, the
universities, schools and colleges.When local government workers
strike on 30 September let us be withthem, and let’s join the great trade uniondemonstration in London on 18 October.
Let’s unite for Palestine and againstausterity.
Britain’sbloody hands When Israeli forces massacrePalestinians in Gaza they can count onhelp from across the world—includingBritain.
A government report on armssupplies to “countries of concern” last year revealed 380 licences to export
military equipment to Israel worthnearly £8 billion.
Tat’s not counting weapons sold tothe US that end up in Israel.
As Israeli planes pound Gaza f romabove, British firms have licences tosell components for “combat aircraft ”,“military aero-engines,” militaryhelicopters and technology for drones.
As Israeli warships shell Gaza’sbeaches, British firms can sellcomponents for combat naval vessels.
British arms firms don’t just sell
to Israel. Tey make good use of theexpertise in killing that Israel hasgained—and advertised—through itsattacks on Palestinians.
Royal Artillery soldiers get theirdrone training in Israel.
STOP THE SLAUGHTERFIGHT FOR FREEDOM
Part of the magnificent London demonstration last Saturday
www.socialistworker.co.uk
Freedom for Palestine! Lift the siege of Gaza! Sanctions now on Israel!
Keep up the pressureBoycotts target products and companies(Israeli and international) that profitfrom the violation of Palestinian rights,
as well as Israeli sporting, cultural andacademic institutions.Divestment means targeting corporationscomplicit in the violation of Palestinianrights and ensuring that the likes ofuniversity investment portfolios andpension funds are not used to financesuch companies.Sanctions By calling for sanctions againstIsrael we put pressure on our owngovernment.
Go to http://www.bdsmovement.net/
READ THIS: Israel the Hijack Statehttp://www.marxists.org/history/etol/document/mideast/hijack/WATCH THIS: Meeting on Palestine withJohn Rose and Egyptian revolutionaryWassim Wagdy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1jjs1RdFZA
Israeli and British arms companies work closely together, and Britain’smilitary helps pay for Israel’s slaughterby buying arms from them.
Te Ministry of Defence awardeda contract worth nearly £1 billionto Israeli firm Elbit and its partnercompany Tales UK to develop Watchkeeper WK450 drones.
Tese were among the companies at
the Farnborough International arms fair which ended last weekend.
David Cameron opened the fair.He promised to spend an extra £1.1billion on military equipment as well assetting up new bodies to promote armsexporters.
After Israel killed over 1,400Palestinians in 2009’s Operation CastLead, then foreign secretary DavidMiliband said it had “almost certainly”used British components.
Tis included display units for F16
fighters and radar and navigationequipment for Apache helicopters.Both vehicles are still being used inOperation Protective Edge.
Miliband promised to reviewexports to Israel in light of theattacks. But while he revoked a fewcontracts relating to missile boats,other equipment from fighter planecomponents to sniper rifle partscontinued to be sold.lThis article is from our newspaperSocialist Worker. Subscribe at
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There is no twostate solutionHow can Palestine be free? Onecommon sense solution is to create aPalestinian state alongside the Israelione. But in reality as long as Israelexists there will be oppression and war.
The Israeli state was created in 1948
on what was then Palestine by forcingover 750,000 Palestinians from theirhomes. It is a state built on racism andexclusion and dispossession.
Israel became one of the greatestmilitary powers in the world becauseof Western backing. Western rulers useIsrael as a “watchdog” in the MiddleEast to promote Western interests.
Israel isn’t there as a refuge forordinary Jewish people. It is there tofurther Western imperialism.
Its short history is littered with bloody wars and attacks on itsneighbours. And it can exist only bydenying the rights of Palestinians.
Many of those looking to a two-statesolution genuinely want an end to the bloodshed. But it is a dead end.
The only solution is to create asingle state where Jews and Arabscan live alongside each other in peaceand equality. Only this can give allPalestinians the right of return.
But how can a single state comeabout in the face of the awesome powerof Israel and its Western backers?
The deance of the Palestinians isinspiring. But under siege and with verylittle military or economic power they
can’t beat Israel on their own. And theyhave been betrayed by the Arab regimes.
But the recent Arab revolutionsshowed that there is a force with the power to push back imperialist regimes.
Egypt’s large working class playedthe critical role in bringing down thehated dictator Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
A revolution across the whole regioncan break the hold of imperialism - andwin liberation for Palestine.
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