Standing Together for Peace
UK Friends of Standing Together met up at King’s Cross Station in modest numbers to call for a ceasefire in Israel-Palestine
A gathering of UK friends of Standing Together called for a real Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire and peace deal and more action by the UK government outside King’s Cross station (London).
Amira Mohammed and Ibrahim Abu Ahmad were the Palestinian activists and podcasters that were visiting the UK and spoke at the event.
Sacha Ismail, one of the speakers at the event, pledged his solidarity from those Fire Brigades Union (FBU) members that are organising independently to support Palestine.
He told the assembled crowd that the Scottish fire service have donated a fire engine for putting out fires in Nablus to assist the aid effort, following a campaign by the Scottish (FBU).
Standing Together (Naqef-Ma’an/Omdim B’yachad) is a progressive grassroots movement mobilising Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel against war and occupation and for peace, equality and social justice.
Speakers allied themselves with climate sustainability goals internationally.
Protesters chanted “From the river to the sea, only peace will set us free”, in the hope of reclaiming the phrase from those that would link it to further violence and a minutes silence was observed for the loss of life there.
This protest was perhaps appropriately held on World Aids Day, which while unrelated to the issue of the war itself and largely warns us of the dangers of unprotected sex and HIV, also reminds us that we live in a world where love and consensual sex can thrive.
Peace, now.
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This article has been amended from the original to improve clarity and amend unintended errors.
