Approximately 100 people gathered in Halifax on Saturday to join thousands around the world in a global day of action condemning the Israeli attack on a humanitarian mission on its way to the Gaza strip.
Speakers called for an end to Israeli apartheid and urged people to join the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions for Palestine movement.
Endorsed by:
Canada Palestine Association; Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Independent Jewish Voices; Canadian, Arabs & Jews For A Just Peace;
Organized locally by the Ad Hoc Committee to Defend Palestine
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Call for Action by the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) 1 June 2010
This video originally appeared on the Halifax Media Co-op website.
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