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Photos from the Sydney Rally for Gaza, 04/01/2009

Fidel Castro: the Untold Story

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To mark the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, which triumphed on January 1, 1959, here is filmmaker Estela Bravo's remarkable portrait of Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution. Click HERE for more.

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10,000 protest in Tel Aviv against the war in Gaza

January 3, 2009 -- Gush Shalom -- At the same time as Ehud Barak was ordering the army to start the bloody ground offensive against Gaza, some 10,000 protesters from all over Israel marched in Tel-Aviv in a massive demonstration against the war. Click here for a photo gallery by Rachel Avnery.

Thousands march against the Israeli state's assault on Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 3, 2009

Israel invades Gaza, Palestinians, solidarity activists call for solidarity and resistance

150,000 Palestinians protest in Sakhnin

January 4, 2009 -- Palestinian citizens of Israel held a massive protest on January 3, 2009, in Sakhnin, an Arab city in northern Israel, against Israel's war on the Palestinian people in Gaza. It was attended by up to 150,000 protesters. Crowds waving Palestinian flags and brandishing pro-Palestinian placards chanted "Gaza will not surrender to the tanks and bulldozers!" and "Don't fear, Gaza, we are with you!".

Meanwhile, Israel has begun its ground invasion of Gaza. Around the world on January 3, solidarity demonstrations have been held, attended by tens of thousands. Two thousand protested in South Africa outside the United States Consulate in Johannesburg (for the statement, click on the link below).

Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal is gathering the most recent statements by Palestinian and solidarity organisations and activists. More will be added as they come to hand. See HERE for previous statements.