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Pax Christi protests against Israel’s dividing wall
MEMBERS of the international Catholic peace movement Pax Christi joined many Muslim, Jewish and other Christian groups in Trafalgar Square, London, last Saturday, to protest against the construction of Israel’s security wall.
Once completed, the 700km wall, which was started in June 2002, will divide families and prevent more than 210,000 Palestinians living in the area between the wall and Israel from having access to social services, schools, places of work and worship, protesters say.
The Israeli government insists that the wall is a necessary temporary measure to stop suicide bombers and other terrorists murdering Israeli soldiers and civilians.
Speakers at the rally, organised by the Palestian Solidarity Campaign, included actress Vanessa Redgrave, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Afif Safie — Palestinian Delegate to the UK and Jamal Jumaa, Director of Stop the Wall Campaign Palestine.
According to Independent Catholic News, Caroline Lucas MEP spoke of her visit to the West Bank town of Qalqilya which, she said, has virtually become a prison as a result of the wall, with only one road open for access.
Pax Christi has published a new resource pack, Living Under Occupation, to help church-based groups and others understand the impact of the wall on the Palestinian people.
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