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Inishowen town stands with people of Gaza 24.07.14

AN Inishowen seaside town will gather tomorrow, Friday July 25th, in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
A ‘Vigil of Compassionate Solidarity for Palestine’ has been organised for Moville town centre and the entire community has been invited to take part.
The event has been co-organised by local primary school teacher Rose Kelly who has previously visited Palestine on a humanitarian basis.
“The violence being unleashed on Gaza these days is so horrendous that it is almost unbearable to read the accounts or view the pictures,” said Rose.
“However turning our heads and hearts away from the people under siege and attack is of no use to them, nor will it help stop the carnage.
“According to international human rights organisations, 80 per cent of the casualties are civilian, with one in five deaths being that of a child. This is not an attack on terrorists, it is an attack on innocent and already abused Palestinians.”
Rose added: “Even within the dubious standards of war and colonialism, what Israel is and has been doing to Gaza and the rest of Palestine for decades is internationally recognised and condemned as illegal.”
There will be a minute’s silence during the vigil. Traditional Palestinian coffee flavoured with cardamom pods and hummus made with Palestinian olive oil will also be served.
Rose Kelly added: “History is being created as we live and breathe and how it will be told in generations to come depends on how we act or fail to act now.
"It is easy to look back at the atrocities of history and ask ‘why didn’t somebody do something?' Palestine might seem far away in terms of space but human rights don’t stop at borders and are universal in nature.
Participants are being asked to bring candles and flowers to the vigil in the Square, Moville at 2.30pm.
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