ENOUGH FREEDOM FOR PALESTINE

by Molly Cooper | Socialist Resistance no46 | page 10

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20,000 protestors marched in London on the June 9 Enough demonstration see the horrors in Palestine as affecting their own lives. ENOUGH

AUDITION Further, UFPJ's mobilisations typically occur on Saturday; this one was called for Sunday to avoid conflict with the Jewish Shabbat (not that this would affect most Jewish activists who are mainly, though not all, secular, but cultural sensitivity was important in this case). Indeed, participation by Jewish Voice for Peace and other Jewish anti-occupation groupings was significant. In the circumstances, then, June 10 must be seen as a modest but important beginning. Where to go from here?

The pro-Palestinian movement is proceeding on several fronts, most important (in this writer's view) with a struggle around selective divestment from being waged in church denominations.

As for the broader antiwar movement in relation to Palestine, we face several strategic responsibilities. Today, the U.S. antiwar movement represents the sentiments of the majority of the population and must