URGENT ACTION REQUIRED  (before 14th August  2010)

Please sign the petition STOP ARMING ISRAEL and try to participate in the demonstration organised.

A link to the petition and details of the event can be found on this website: http://rideforpalestine.blogspot.com.

Few people are aware of the nature and power of Israel’s weapons, their illegal use against Palestinian civilians and the extent of Britain’s arms trade with Israel.

The criminal use of these weapons in Gaza is clearly documented in the UN commissioned Goldstone Report, presented to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on 29 September 2009. Justice Richard Goldstone is a South African Jew and Zionist supporter, so his Report can hardly be biased.

The full report can be found here:

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/specialsession/9/FactFindingMission.htm

Background information:

      Why even the government’s own guidelines ought to lead to an embargo.

See: The government’s export criteria.

The UK has consistently sold arms to Israel. Over recent years it has licensed arms exports worth between £10 million and £30 million per year. During 2008, arms worth over £27.5 million were approved for export to Israel.

In addition, the F-16 fighter aircraft and Apache combat helicopters, supplied by the United States and used by Israel to bomb Lebanese and Palestinian towns and villages, contain significant UK components including missile triggering systems for Apaches and Head-Up Displays for F-16s. It is almost certain that the weapons used against the flotilla also had UK components.

Find out more about:

         UK Companies supplying Israel. Including details and addresses.

         Israel’s Arms Industry. The case for a ‘two-way’ embargo.

          Resources. Further reading on the subject.

Israel used DIME bombs (Dense Insert Metal Explosives), as well as phosphorus bombs in Gaza. These weapons can destroy the immune system, cause cancer and cause genetic mutations. Recent tests on hair taken from children in Gaza show the presence of high levels of these toxic substances. Surely, a question needs to be asked in the house and/or letter written to the foreign office.

For full reports and further information, see these sources:

• Israeli DIME Bombs Used on Gaza Norweigan Doctor Interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpGPddNaviM

• For full account of weapons used by Israel’s obscene attack on Gaza:  http://www.palestine-studies.org/files/pdf/jps/10341.pdf  see page 188 for DIME.
• How to Kill a Palestinian:  http://www.uruknet.info/?p=51363

• The Dime Bomb: Yet another Genetic Weapon: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/27a/308.html
• Nick Clegg wrote a Guardian article, “We must Stop Arming Israel”.  http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/07/nick-clegg-israel-gaza-war.

• The Wounds of Gaza: http://www.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com/archives/608

 

ABOUT LIVERPOOL FRIENDS OF PALESTINE

Liverpool Friends of Palestine is affiliated with the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) which campaigns for justice for the Palestinians, namely:

• for the right of self-determination for the Palestinian people
• for the right of return of the Palestinian people
• for the immediate withdrawal of the Israeli state from the occupied territories
• against the oppression and dispossession suffered by the Palestinian people
• against the siege in Gaza
• in support of the rights of the Palestinian people and their struggle to achieve these rights
• to promote Palestinian civil society in the interests of democratic rights and social justice
• to oppose Israel’s occupation of parts of Lebanon and Syria and its aggression against those neighbouring states
• in opposition to racism, including anti-Jewish prejudice and the apartheid and Zionist nature of the Israeli state.

Methods:

Raising public awareness

• vigils, demonstrations, protests and rallies
• regular leafleting
• stalls at events with literature and displays
• public meetings and films
• media action, letters to the press
• presentations, workshops and talks to colleges and organisations (see LOCAL LINKS/SCHOOLS page)

Campaigning for Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions campaign work

Linking with Palestinian institutions, individuals and Bil’in village

Political lobbying at national and EU levels

Working with Trade Unions

Promoting Palestinian arts and culture

Raising funds for Medical aid in Palestine

Linking with other groups (see LOCAL LINKS page)

 

NEW PSC BRANCH FORMED

Southport and Formby Friends of Palestine, a PSC branch, has now been formed. For detail, contact Peter Reilly peterlvt@gmail.com

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO

 

1.       Get yourself informed.

2.       Spread the word. Forward information to your contacts and elected representatives

3.       Join us in our vigils, leafleting and demonstrations

4.       Boycott Israeli goods

5.       Sign petitions and pass them on to your contacts to sign

6.       Ask your MP to sign Early Day Motions (EDMs). They give a message to the government of the strength of feeling of the House of Commons on issues

7.       Write letters to the press and your MPs. You will find sample letters on issues on this website.

8.       Lobby Your MP and Councillors

9.       Use your democratic powers. Vote for/ support candidates for the European Parliament, House of Commons and local council, who speak up for Palestinians and their just cause.

10.   Help financially by making donations and/or joining campaign groups such as the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.

 

About this Website

 

This website is to keep visitors informed of events organised by LFoP and other organisations campaigning for justice and peace in Palestine/Israel. It is also designed to be a resource for those wishing to learn more about the issues. We strongly recommend you click on the Links for further information. For those who are not familiar with the issues, we recommend www.ifamericnasknew.org.and

http://www.palestinecampaign.org

 

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