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1. BBC Panorama bias against Gaza Aid Flotilla
2. Manchester Protest: Lift the Siege of Gaza! End BBC Bias! - Sun 1pm
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1. BBC Panorama bias against Gaza Aid Flotilla

Since shooting nine peace activists dead, the Israeli state has led a concerted attempt to rewrite history—making their commandos the victims of an assault by “terrorists”. Shamefully the BBC went along with this in Monday’s Panorama programme.

You can watch 'Death in the Med' again here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00thr24/Panorama_Death_in_the_Med/

The nine people from Turkey who were on the Mari Marva taking aid to Gaza did not 'die' as Panorama reports - they were 'killed' by Israeli commandos. Israeli press releases that those the aid flotilla were armed were repeated - even though Israel has since withdrawn such an allegation!

Gaza still faces a brutal siege and occupation. On the 18th September Viva Palestina is launching "Viva Palestina 5 - a global lifeline to Gaza", a gigantic land convoy leaving London, in conjunction with convoys leaving from Casablanca and Doha and timed to coordinate with a larger and even more international flotilla aiming to reach Gaza by sea at the same time as the land convoys reach by land.

Full details:
http://www.vivapalestina.org/
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2. Lift the Siege of Gaza!    End BBC Bias!
1pm - 2.30pm. Sunday 22nd August BBC. Oxford Rd. Manchester

Protest against the pro Israeli bias on the BBC!

Called by Manchester's Stop The War Coalition and Muslim Association Britain

Similar protests are taking place outside the BBC in London and in Newcastle
http://act4palestine.blogspot.com/2010/08/uklondon-demonstration-against-death-on.html
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compiled by Mark Krantz
Convener GM STWC
07765 122 829