Birmingham protestors tell of fears for relatives in Gaza
Ali Jafai, 26, who held aloft an effigy of a blood-soaked victim of the strikes, said: “It really is bad what’s happening in Gaza and the world is just watching. We are looking for peace.”
Birmingham University engineering student Ali Afana, 25, has lived most of his life in Gaza. He said: “It’s a disaster for the whole world. I don’t think Israel will stop now. They will continue attacking Gaza.
“I am very worried for my family in Gaza. I do not know if they are alive or not.”
Manzoor Sadaq, from Aston, Birmingham, said he spent seven years in the Gaza Strip, carrying out humanitarian work.
“Innocent Palestinians are being killed by an occupying force and the whole world is doing nothing about it,” he said.
The “vigil” in Birmingham was organised by the Midlands Palestinian Community Association (MPCA) and the West Midlands Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
MPCA chairman Kamel Hawwash said: “We condemn Israel’s actions and call on the British Government to do the same and to call for an immediate end to the military operation in Gaza and for the unconditional lifting of the siege.”
