Hackney Stop the War

STOP THE WAR COALITION
NEWSLETTER No. 1151 
04 May 2010 
Email office@stopwar.org.uk 
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IN THIS NEWSLETTER: 
1) NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR PALESTINE 
2) ELTON JOHN NOT APPEARING AT PALESTINE PROTEST

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1) NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR PALESTINE

Saturday 15 May is a day of action for Palestine, including a
demonstration in London, calling for:

* An end to Israel's violations of international law 
* An end to Israel's illegal occupation and settlements 
* Israeli war criminals to be brought to justice 
* An end to the siege on Gaza
* A ban on all settlement goods 
* Suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement 
* An end to the arms trade with Israel

LONDON FREE PALESTINE DEMONSTRATION 
SATURDAY 15 MAY, 12-2PM 
OPPOSITE 10 DOWNING STREET, LONDON SW1
(nearest tube Westminster)

Organised by: Palestine Solidarity Campaign, British Muslim 
Initiative, Stop the War Coalition, CND, Palestinian Forum in
Britain.

Supported by: Association of the Palestinian Community UK, 
Friends of Al Aqsa, Friends of Lebanon, the Green Party, ICAHD
UK, Jews for Justice for Palestinians, Liberal Democrats 
Friends of Palestine, Pax Christi, Public and Commercial 
Services Union, UNISON, UNITE the Union, Zaytoun

DOWNLOAD LEAFLET: http://bit.ly/bNg9J4

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2) ELTON JOHN NOT APPEARING AT PALESTINE PROTEST

Elton John will not be appearing at Saturday's demonstration 
for Palestine. Instead he's getting ready for a concert in Tel
Aviv on June 17, unlike Gil Scott Heron and Santana, who both
cancelled concerts in Israel, following a widespread call for
them to respect the boycott of Israel for its countless 
violations of international law.

When Elton John performs in Israel, we doubt that he will be 
singing the song we've posted on Stop the War's website: