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| UK protests over Gaza air strikes | UK protests over Gaza air strikes |
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| A series of demonstrations are to take place across the UK to try and stop the Israeli air strikes on Gaza. | A series of demonstrations are to take place across the UK to try and stop the Israeli air strikes on Gaza. |
| The protests are due to be held in at 18 locations including Portsmouth, Manchester, Hull, London and Glasgow. | The protests are due to be held in at 18 locations including Portsmouth, Manchester, Hull, London and Glasgow. |
| They come after several days of smaller demonstrations around the country, including outside the Israeli Embassy in Kensington, London. | They come after several days of smaller demonstrations around the country, including outside the Israeli Embassy in Kensington, London. |
| Lyndsey German, of the Stop the War Coalition, said Israel's actions were not "a defence measure". | Lyndsey German, of the Stop the War Coalition, said Israel's actions were not "a defence measure". |
| She said there would be "tens of thousands" of people in London alone and this "is just the start of the campaign". | She said there would be "tens of thousands" of people in London alone and this "is just the start of the campaign". |
| "If there is an invasion of Gaza, as looks likely, by the Israeli army, if the blockade continues with people suffering from shortages of food and medicine, then I think this will grow." | "If there is an invasion of Gaza, as looks likely, by the Israeli army, if the blockade continues with people suffering from shortages of food and medicine, then I think this will grow." |
| Ms German said that Israel's actions were not "a defence measure". | Ms German said that Israel's actions were not "a defence measure". |
| She said: "This is Israel being aggressive, this is Israel attacking one and a half million people who already live in great poverty, in great difficulty." | She said: "This is Israel being aggressive, this is Israel attacking one and a half million people who already live in great poverty, in great difficulty." |
| More than 30 organisations, including the British Muslim Initiative and the Stop the War Coalition, have worked together to organise the series of protests. | More than 30 organisations, including the British Muslim Initiative and the Stop the War Coalition, have worked together to organise the series of protests. |
| Former model Bianca Jagger and singer Annie Lennox have supported the action, and have also called on American president-elect Barack Obama to speak up against the bombardment. | Former model Bianca Jagger and singer Annie Lennox have supported the action, and have also called on American president-elect Barack Obama to speak up against the bombardment. |
| Lennox told a news conference in London that television footage of the attacks, which have killed more than 400 people, had left her "shaken to the core". | Lennox told a news conference in London that television footage of the attacks, which have killed more than 400 people, had left her "shaken to the core". |
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