Large and lively march calls for peace and freedom in Palestine
A huge and lively crowd has again marched, chanted and sung through the centre of Liverpool in solidarity with the people of Palestine. The march made a detour from its usual route to show solidarity with students encamped at Liverpool University demanding divestment of the university’s investments in and links with Israel and Israeli firms, two of whom were violently arrested yesterday after the university called in police to protect its ‘open day’ of prospective new students. The university’s pretext was allegedly a chalk drawing of a peace sign on paving outside the buildings.
The march showed the continuing resolve of people in Liverpool to see an end to Israel’s genocide, and to see freedom, statehood and genuine democracy for the people of Palestine across the whole territory:
Even many shoppers and bystanders who were not originally part of the march joined in the chants as the demo passed to an almost uniformly positive reception. The peaecful marches have taken place weekly since the genocide began, as they have in many other cities, yet have been largely ignored by the so-called ‘mainstream’ media and condemned by both Tory and Labour politicians.
Fresh atrocities are reported daily and those who stand with Palestinians are smeared as hateful and violent – in fact, it is Zionists who support mass bloodshed and apartheid – but the determination to support those facing genocide and a host of other war crimes is not wavering.
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