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 Protest Against Instro in Sandwich
Friday 23 September 1pm Guildhall Square, Sandwich
Instro Precision is a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, which supplies most of Israel's militarised drones which are used to target civilians, schools, medical facilities, media and essential services. Instro designs and manufactures optical components that enable drones, planes, tanks and guns to fix on their targets. Elbit advertises its kit as 'battle-tested' on Palestinians.
Our branch is supporting this action and a number of our members and contacts will be travelling to Sandwich. We have a few members looking for lifts; if you are planning to drive to Sandwich and can give a lift, please get in touch. Facebook event page.
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 Palestine On The Pier 2022
Thanks to all those who took part and to everyone who came to make it a truly unforgettable, special afternoon celebrating Palestinian culture - fashion, music, dance, crafts and food.
We were really pleased at the turnout - the pier managers estimated that there were more than 3,000 visitors during the day.
Thanks to Luke at South East Photography for this short video (which includes some of the Meridian TV footage): Video here.
And here's a video of the festival that includes the run up to the event, the banner making, the heritage dress display at the White Rock Hotel, Miranda Allan's tatreez workshops and Areej Kaoud's art installations at the Big Yin: Video here.
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Barclays - Don't Bank On Apartheid Day of Action October 1st
Barclays has over £1 billion invested in companies supplying weapons and military technology to Israel. More details to follow. PSC website.
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Information stalls
Every Saturday 12.00 noon until 2 pm (weather permitting) in the town centre near Millets. Please pay us a visit. We're always happy to have members and supporters come to visit or stay and help.
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40 years since the Sabra and Shatila massacre
Last week marked 40 years since the Sabra and Shatila massacre where Israeli forces surrounded the two Palestinian refugee camps, preventing anyone from escaping before allowing Lebanon's Phalangist militias to enter and murder up to 3,000 (mainly) Palestinian refugees. Over a two-day period, Israeli forces fired flares lighting the alleys of the camp allowing the massacre to continue overnight.
Dr Swee Chai Ang's first hand account: I saw horror and defiance.
This article shows how Mossad worked with and provided the Lebanese Christian militias with weapons:
Declassified Mossad document reveals military collaboration with Lebanese Christian militias: Article here.
Ramzy Baroud writes: 'While Israel continues to act with impunity, Palestinians continue to resist:' Article here.
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 Palestine in Pictures: August 2022
Monthly round-up with photos. Includes the aftermath of Israel's bombing of Gaza in August, mango harvest in the central Gaza Strip, family member of Farouq Muhammad Abu Naja, 6, who died after Israel delayed granting him a permit for medical treatment in Jerusalem (the third child from Gaza who has died through Israeli delays this year), and (right) a Palestinian woman stands near the rubble of a home demolished by Israeli troops in Sebastia, a town near the West Bank city of Nablus.
Palestine in Pictures
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14 UK charities call for urgent action to support Palestinian civil society under attack
Israel has closed down the offices of seven Palestinian rights organisations, confiscating files and equipment. 'We are alarmed at these grave acts of repression against Palestinian civil society, which breach fundamental human rights, and are deeply concerned about what further measures may follow.' Article here.
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Crown prosecutor levels blackmail charges against Palestine Action
Palestine Action activists, who have played a major role in closing down Elbit's Oldham factory and its London offices, have been charged with 'conspiracy to blackmail.'
Crown prosecutor levels blackmail charges.
Donations can be sent to Palestine Action.
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'Refusing is the minimum:' Why these Israeli teens are objecting to army service
Interview with refuseniks Evyatar Moshe Rubin, Einat Gerlitz, Nave Shabtay Levin, and Shahar Schwartz. Evyatar: 'I decided to refuse because the main goal of the army is the ethnic cleansing of non-Jews, as they do in Masafer Yatta. This is something I cannot abide by - neither ideologically nor morally. That's why I choose not to serve.' 'Refusing is the minimum'
Statement of the refusers Evyatar, Einat, Nave and Shahar: Refuser Solidarity Network.
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'149 Palestinians have been killed since the start of 2022'
Last Thursday, the Israeli occupation forces shot 17 year old Uday Trad Salah in the head while they were storming the Kafr Dan village, west of Jenin in the West Bank. 'According to the Health Ministry, a total of 149 Palestinians have been killed since the start of 2022.'
Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager, Injure Others near Jenin.
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Israel sentences Gaza aid worker Mohammed El Halabi to 12 years after sham trial
Israel sentenced aid worker Mohammed El Halabi from Gaza to 12 years in prison over charges of funneling international aid to Hamas after a sham trial lasting six years. The judges convicted El Halabi on the basis of secret evidence, and ruled as irrelevant both testimony from his charity World Vision and a comprehensive audit by the firm Deloitte. That audit reviewed every payment made by World Vision over five years and "found no sign of missing funds and no evidence El Halabi was working for Hamas."
Kafka in Gaza: How Israel turned a Palestinian aid worker into a 'terrorist.'
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Netflix's comedy drama Mo: 'groundbreaking TV'
The new comedy drama starring Mohammed Amer as a Palestinian refugee has been broadcast on Netflix. It not only shows Palestinians as real people (!) but it's funny as well. 'Greater visibility for the Palestinian identity globally will make it harder to erase the truth of the struggle for justice against Israel.' As we're so used to the mainstream media showing the Arab population generally and Palestinians specifically in a negative light, this can certainly be described as 'groundbreaking.'
And there's even a mention of Palestinian farmers having their olive trees burned by Israeli settlers! From a time not long ago when the BBC bleeped out the word 'Palestine' from a music programme, it looks like we're making progress. Mo is the inspiration Palestinian cinema needs.
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Ilan Pappé: When Will the West Publicly Endorse the Right of the Palestinians to Defend Themselves?
Ilan Pappé condemns "the hypocritical and immoral response of the West to the ongoing genocidal policies of Israel in the occupied territories." Article here.
A useful article by Orly Noy spelling out the legal right for a people under "colonial control, apartheid and foreign occupation" to resist by all the means at its disposal. Article here.
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Israeli Attack on Aleppo Airport in Northern Syria Denounced
This is the second attack on Aleppo's international airport in less than a week. This year, Israel has carried out 23 strikes against Syria. Article here.
A list of recent Israeli attacks on Damascus, Aleppo, Hama and Tartus: listed here.
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73 Palestinian Prisoners Killed of Medical Negligence In Israeli Prisons
The Palestinian Prisoners Club (PCC) has revealed that at least 73 Palestinian prisoners have lost their lives due to medical negligence during detentions in Israeli prisons since 1967. The PCC stated that "about 600 ill prisoners in Israeli prisons are currently facing difficult health conditions, including about 200 suffering from chronic diseases, and 23 with tumors and cancers of various degrees." Article here.
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 More news:
Israel's 'Operation Breaking Dawn' killed 49 Palestinians. These are their stories: Article here.
Israeli archeologists find 4,000-year-old village in Ramallah: Article here.
The Gaza blockade didn't begin in 2007: Article here.
Israeli Forces Arrest Chairman of Jenin's Freedom Theatre: Article here.
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 Hastings and Rye PSC online membership and donations
Becoming a member of Hastings and Rye PSC is an important way of supporting our work.The annual subscription is £10 waged, £5 unwaged. We now have an online membership payment form. It can also be used to renew membership. The work of Hastings & Rye Palestine Solidarity could not continue without the generous donations from members of the public. If you would like to support our work without becoming a member please visit our shop page here and see the right hand column: Donate to Hastings & Rye PSC.
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