Nine members of the Viva Palestina convoy - delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza - were arrested last night under "anti-terrorist" legislation. Six have now been released but without passports. Three from Burnley are still held; plus the ambulance they were driving.
The BBC is reporting the arrests as "terrorists".
So it's ok as far as the BBC is concerned to report Israel's onslaught on the palestinians as a legitimate conflict - and it's ok for the UK to supply arms to Israel and gunboats to maintain the siege of gaza - but if humanitarian aid is on its way to help the people who have lost families, homes, schools, hospitals and livelihoods, then it's "terrorism".
* Urgent assistance needed with breaching the BBC (continued) blockade of the truth.
* Urgent assistance needed with breaching the anti-terrorism laws in order to free the drivers and vehicles still held.
* Urgent assistance needed to breach the siege of gaza and to assist the convoy getting through.
Please contact MPs and BBC.
Edit: The arrests are covered on the BBC and in the Lancashire Telegraph. The press is displaying an inability to mention the words 'Viva Palestina'.
Please contact MPs and BBC.
Edit: The arrests are covered on the BBC and in the Lancashire Telegraph. The press is displaying an inability to mention the words 'Viva Palestina'.
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The organisers are now distancing themselves.
Then they are fucking cowards.
Where did you get that they're distancing themselves?
There was a media report that they said they don't know the people involved. Whether this is true, a media lie, or a bit like Peter denying thrice that he knew Jesus, I don't know.
Thanks for response. It's very difficult to find accurate information on this- and slightly alarming that nothing about it has yet appeared on the Viva Palestina website.
I guess we can only speculate for now.
It was the Police who said that the organisers did not know who the drivers were. From what has been put up on Socialist Unity, I think the organisers are sticking with that part of the convoy.
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