“End the Genocide: Stop Arming Israel’ March

At the “End the Genocide: Stop Arming Israel’ March on Saturday, Councillor Suhir Abuhajar expressed deep sorrow and outrage over the ongoing violence and suffering in places like Gaza and Lebanon.

She condemned the destructive impact of military funding and the cycle of violence, highlighting that every weapon and pound spent on conflict is a blow against peace and humanity.

She called for an end to arming Israel and advocated for resources to be shifted towards humanitarian aid and diplomatic solutions.

Suhir urged for leaders and citizens alike to to raise their voices, demand justice, unite in compassion and determination and commit to creating a world where families, and all those affected by violence, can live free from fear, in peace and dignity.

Some excerpts from Suhir’s speech:

“The flow of arms and funding into this conflict doesn’t bring peace; it fuels destruction. It tears down futures rather than building them. Every pound spent, every weapon used, every bomb dropped is an assault on the hope of peace. It is time to end the arming of Israel, to break this endless cycle of suffering.

Today, we’re here not only to voice our grief but to demand change. The weapons, the funding, the policies that fuel this violence, they must end. Every bomb dropped, every shot fired, is an attack not just on lives and homes but on peace itself, on the dream of a future where all can live free from fear.

We call on our leaders to listen. We demand an end to the cycle of arms and escalation. We call for resources to be redirected from destruction to diplomacy, to humanitarian aid, to the rebuilding of lives and communities torn apart by violence.”

Green Party member Alan Marsden also spoke: about the Israeli domination of the Gaza narrative and their assistance from British Zionist Media particularly in coverage of the Amsterdam football riot; and about the several British Journalists who are sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, who have been raided by security services and had their electronic devices confiscated, and face charges under the Terrorism Acts.

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