Stop the War coalition Newsletter 08/12/23

Newsletter – 08/12/23

Over the past two months a child has been killed every twelve minutes in Gaza. The unspeakable horror of Israel’s brutality has led the UN to describe the situation there as “apocalyptic”.

Amongst the 17,000 confirmed dead since October 7th is poet and academic Refaat Alareer who was targeted by an Israeli airstrike on his sister’s apartment where he was killed alongside his sister and her four children. His November 1st poem, If I Die, is pinned to his X profile. In it he writes: 

If I must die,
you must live
to tell my story 

Maxine Peake will read Refaat’s poem from the stage at tomorrow’s demonstration where we will again march to show solidarity with the people of Gaza and the occupied West Bank. We will march to call out the silence of Sunak, Starmer and hundreds of other MPs who refuse to speak out against this horrific violence.

As long as the brutal attacks on Palestinians continue we will continue to demonstrate. Join us at Bank, EC3V 3LA at midday tomorrow.

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