London, Ont. NDP politicians among speakers at planned Palestinian solidarity rally
Two local NDP politicians are among those set to speak at a rally in Victoria Park on Friday, aimed at showing support for Palestine in the wake of heavy fighting last week between Israel and Gaza militants that left dozens of Palestinians dead, including more than a dozen children.
At least 49 Palestinians, including 17 children, were killed in last weekend’s fighting, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, the worst cross-border violence seen in more than a year. Israel launched a wave of airstrikes in response to what it claimed was an imminent threat by the Islamic Jihad militant group after one of its leaders was detained by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank earlier last week.
Israeli airstrikes killed two top Islamic Jihad commanders in Gaza, and the militant group said it lost a total of 12 militants. Organizers of Friday’s rally are calling on the Canadian government to do more about the situation, said El Naggar. Last year, the international group Human Rights Watch called on the Canadian government to take action against alleged “crimes against humanity” by the Israeli government, which it labelled an “apartheid” state.
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