Some good news on Gaza, although NATO countries silence is still unimaginable.
Posted: 19th May 2025
Morning Star – May 18, 2025 – 600,000 march for Palestine
Thousands fill London streets on 77th anniversary of catastrophe as the Co-op supermarket AGM votes to stop selling Israeli goods
S AN estimated 600,000 people marched to Downing Street to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Nakba on Saturday, a motion was passed at the Co-op group’s AGM for the supermarket giant to cease all trading with Israel by the end of the summer.
The historic victory for Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s (PSC) Don’t Buy Apartheid drive came as protesters from across the country attended the biggest national Gaza demonstration since November 2023.
PSC has been urging individuals, shops, restaurants and venues to boycott Israeli fresh produce and all Coca-Cola brands in protest over their links with Israel’s crimes against Palestinians. …
Anadolu Ajansi – May 18, 2025 – European Council president condemns Gaza violence, urges Israel to immediately lift blockade
A sustained ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all the hostages are more urgent than ever,’ Antonio Costa says
… “Shocked by the daily news coming from Gaza: civilians starving, hospitals hit again by strikes. Violence must stop!” Costa wrote on X.
He underscored the urgent need for Israel to lift the blockade without delay and to guarantee the secure, rapid and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid.
“What’s happening in Gaza is a humanitarian tragedy. A whole people is being subjected to crushing, disproportionate military force. International law is systematically violated,” he added. …
MIDDLE EAST EYE – May 16, 2025 – Why the wall of silence on the Gaza genocide is finally starting to crack
As Israel unveils its final genocide push, and mass death from starvation looms in Gaza, western media and politicians are tentatively starting to speak up
… The British establishment’s financial daily, the Financial Times, was first to break ranks last week to condemn “the West’s shameful silence” in the face of Israel’s murderous assault on the tiny enclave.
In an editorial – effectively the paper’s voice – the FT accused the United States and Europe of being increasingly “complicit” as Israel made Gaza “uninhabitable”, an allusion to genocide, and noted that the goal was to “drive Palestinians from their land”, an allusion to ethnic cleansing. …
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-genocide-wall-silence-finally-starting-crack-why