Emergency lobby of Parliament for Gaza on 11 March

Lobby of Parliament for Gaza

Wednesday 11 March

2-6pm, House of Commons, London
(nearest tube Westminster)

Please make an appointment to lobby your MP now.

Download the Lobby briefing

Call on your MP to:

End the blockade on Gaza
Suspend the EU-Israel Trade Agreement
Bring Israeli war criminals to justice
End the arms trade with Israel

Urge the government to act to implement international law, including an immediate end to Israeli occupation

This lobby has been organised at short notice to call for urgent action by the British government to address the horrific humanitarian crisis that has been forced upon the people of Gaza.

Israel’s war on 1.5 million people in Gaza killed over 1300, including 431 children, and injured over 5300, including 1872 children. Gaza’s infrastructure has been destroyed, and hospitals and schools have been bombed, and the water and sewage system seriously damaged.

Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against Israel’s military assault on Gaza, and we want to see the British government take action to ensure an end to the denial of peace and justice for Palestinian people.

Join us on 11 March — tell your MP that the British government must act now!

For further information: www.palestinecampaign.org

020 7700 6192

This lobby has been called by

Palestine Solidarity Campaign; Stop the War Coalition; British Muslim Initiative; Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament; Palestinian Forum in Britain; Jews for Justice for Palestinians

And

Action for UN Renewal; Action Palestine; Amos Trust; Association of Palestinian Communities UK; BRICUP; Britain-Palestine Twinning Network; CAABU; FBU; Friends of Al Aqsa UK; Friends of Birzeit University; Friends of Lebanon; Friends of Sabeel; The Green Party; ICAHD UK; Labour Friends of Palestine; Liberal Democrats Friends of Palestine; Midlands Palestinian Community Association; Muslim Association of Britain; Muslim Council of Britain; NUS Black Students Campaign; Palestinian Return Centre; Pax Christi; PCS; RMT; UNISON; UNITE; War On Want; World Disarmament Campaign

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