A-Infos (en) Ireland, Gaza Solidarity protest in Dublin with Gaza & Anarchists Against the Wall speakers + video

Saturday 17th Nov 2012 saw a Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) protest in the 
center of Dublin against the attacks on Gaza by the Israeli state.  Speakers at the 
protest on O'Connell street included a Gaza resident and a member of the Israeli 
Anarchists Against the Wall group - both speeches are in the embedded video. ---- IPSC 
Spokesperson Freda Hughes said, “Israel is an occupying power in the region. As such it is 
under an obligation to take all necessary measures to protect the civilian population of 
the occupied territory. According to the rules of International Humanitarian Law, the 
Israeli military must at all times distinguish between civilian and military targets. In 
addition, Israel must adhere to the principle of proportionality, which states that any 
attack that may be expected to cause loss of civilian life, injury to civilians or damage 
to civilian objects, which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct 
military advantage anticipated, is prohibited.”

She continued: “In the four years since Operation Cast Lead, 270 Palestinians and 3 
Israelis have lost their lives in exchanges of hostilities, according to the Israeli human 
rights organisation B’Tselem. And there is the bigger picture: Palestinians were 
ethnically cleansed from Israel at its founding, and remain under military occupation in 
the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, while more than 30 laws systematically 
discriminate against Palestinian citizens of Israel. We call on our government, the 
international community and civil society to carry out a campaign of Boycott, Divestment 
and Sanctions against Israel until it complies with international law and universal 
principles of human rights. This is a peaceful and effective way to help bring about an 
end to this conflict”.

Ms Hughes concluded by saying that “the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign calls on 
people to take five simple steps to help end the Israeli attack on Gaza, from emailing 
politicians to boycotting Israeli products like diamonds and foodtsuffs. You can see the 
list at www.ipsc.ie/5simplesteps“.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jEFVDu4GOM
From anarchist WSM.ie
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