Greater Manchester Stop the War Coalition Public Meeting; Stop Bombing Gaza! Stop Bombing Yemen!

Despite the ICJ ordering Israel to take steps to prevent genocidal acts, Israel has continued its brutal assault on Gaza. The UK and US governments have responded with contempt by cutting off aid to the people of Gaza and continuing their complicity in genocide by refusing to stop sending arms to Israel. There have been air strikes on Iraq and Syria, and the US and the UK have escalated the bombing of Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the world. Yemen has already been the victim of a nine-year war with Saudi Arabia – a war fuelled by £5.3billion of UK arms sold to Saudi Arabia. The imperialist actions of the US and UK (once again) in the Middle East now risks Israel’s war on Gaza spreading further to include Iran and the rest of the region. This is why we must continue to put pressure on the UK government to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, to stop bombing Yemen and go stop their race to war.

Join us to discuss the situation in Gaza and the Middle East, and how we can continue to build the Palestine solidarity and anti-war movements.

The tickets are free but if you can, please make a donation to help with the costs of the room hire etc. - many thanks

Speakers:

Andrew Feinstein - former ANC MP, anti-racist activist, son of a Holocaust survivor and author on the arms trade

Louise Regan - Chair of NEU International Committee, Vice-Chair of Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Alex Gordon - President of the RMT, Stop the War Officer

Ghassan Ghaben - Speaker from Gaza

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