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Gaza – Ma’an – Bloodshed continued in theGaza Strip as Israel continued fierce land, sea, and air attacks for a tenth consecutive day. Eighteen Palestinians were killed overnight.

The death toll since the beginning of the ground invasion on Saturday rose to 86, and the total death toll since the beginning of Israeli aggression rose to 526 and more than 2450 injured.

january 5th statement from the popular front for the liberation of palestine (pflp)

The wicked injustice inflicted by the Israeli regime on the long suffering Gazans over the past 60 years and especially during the last week brought 50,000 angry protesters to Trafalgar Square today. Despite the cold, the crowd still had the energy to then march on the Israeli embassy a further 3 miles away despite frequent police obstruction over the whole route.

A few of my photos from the start of the march and at the Israeli Embassy. Unfortunately I lost the card with most of my pictures for the day while photographing near the embassy. Pictures Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Marshall, all rights reserved.

Watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=78VcKje_dqQ&feature=channel (click on the higher quality button to see it better!)

Since Israel started its attacks on Gaza, four big demonstrations have been organized in the Netherlands. Organizations from different political, religious and ethnic backgrounds have joined forces in a Platform that calls upon the Dutch government to act against Israel and demand Israel to stop the attacks and the occupation of Palestine.

Ewa Jasiewicz is a journalist and activist. She is currently the project co-ordinator for the Free Gaza Movement, and one of the only international journalists on the ground in Gaza. Here is her account of a week spent trying to document the attacks.

Sunday
The shock of the first day of attacks, launched within minutes of one another, and killing over 230 people in 24 hours, has had no chance to sink in. Me and my friend Mohammad travelled up to Beit Lahiya today, in the north of the Gaza Strip, to spend the night with the family of a local human rights activist. Israeli missile fire jarred the journey; we leapt out and filmed at a burning paint factory in Jabaliya; no one was injured. As we drove away, another missile hit, this time a steelworks behind us; again we went to film. "Fi shaheed, fi shaheed," people were shouting, "There is a martyr," but we saw no one. We were the only car on the road. Our driver told us, "The streets are full of fear, nobody wants to go out."

On the 2nd Israel offered to allow foreign passport holders the opportunity
to leave Gaza for safety, about 400 foreigners took them up.

ISMers didn't. those staying in Gaza are:
Alberto Arce - SpainEwa
Jasiewicz - Poland/Britain
Dr. Haider Eid - South Africa
Sharon Lock - AustraliaVittorio Arrigoni - ItalyJenny Linnel - Britain
Natalie Abu Shakra - Lebanon
Eva Bartlett - Canada

"we wonder what they have planned next that they don’t want outsiders
here to witness. To be absolutely honest, if this goes on for weeks, I
don’t think all of my ISM group will make it out alive. But are our lives
worth any more than those of the people of Gaza?" Sharon

As Israel carries out its long planned invasion of Gaza, tens of thousands gather in London to voice their anger at the tragedy which will now take place in the region.

police brutality once more in london

some pics

Israeli protests against the bloodshed in Gaza

Rally held at Grey's Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, in solidarity with the people of Palestine and their resistance and to end the occupation of Palestine and the siege on Gaza.

As the young conscripts of the Israeli Defense Forces prepared for a ground invasion, about three hundred people protested in Liverpool against the now week-long military assault on Gaza Strip Palestinians.

Appr 50.000 marched against the Israeli slaughter in Gaza in London

A large banner - "Enough death. Stop this bloody war" - recycled from other conflicts, was hung over a main road in Shrewsbury town centre today for several hours. Meanwhile, in the Square, around 60 people gathered in the freezing fog for a vigil to draw attention to the disaster that is being inflicted by Israel on Gaza.

A demonstration that began non-violantly and in high spirits became the scene of chaos and violence as police unleashed indiscriminate violence and brutality against demonstrators in what appears to be a coordinated attack in a tunnel away from public view. Unknown numbers of protestors arrested and numerous injuries including one case requiring hostpital treatment.

30 minute silence for Gaza

One of the largest demonstrations Brighton & Hove have ever seen took place today. Organised by word of mouth and e-mail in a few days, the energy and numbers took us all by surprise.

While hundreds of thousands of people across the planet showed their solidarity today with the Palestinians currently being outgunned and massacred by a misguided Israeli government by taking to the streets of many cities, for those that couldn't join the massed ranks of protestors in London, they braved the freezing weather today in the middle of Cambridge to join an extremely well attended vigil.

While hundreds of thousands of people across the planet showed their solidarity today with the Palestinians currently being outgunned and massacred by a misguided Israeli government by taking to the streets of many cities, for those that couldn't join the massed ranks of protestors in London, they braved the freezing weather today in the middle of Cambridge to join an extremely well attended vigil.