Christians For Palestine marching in London and Leeds

Christians For Palestine will be praying and marching again on Saturday, 18 May, for peace in the Holy Land.

76 years since the Nakba began, it is still happening right now with increasing violence. Palestinians are still being slaughtered every day in Gaza and occupied Palestine, and new atrocities by the Israeli military and settlers continue to emerge.

People in Gaza are being ordered to "evacuate", but with nowhere safe to go, evacuation is really a death march to neighbourhoods already obliterated by the bombing. There are no safe places. No aid whatsoever has entered Gaza for days and people are starving to death. This has to stop. The people in power must be forced to make it stop.

Despite the ICJ ruling and a UN security council resolution calling for a ceasefire, the UK covenant continues to arm Israel, in violation of international law.

So once again we demand a permanent ceasefire and immediate suspension of all UK arms contracts with Israel.

We're walking a shorter section of the route this time to make it more accessible

12.15 - Gather at St James, Piccadilly, W1J 9LL

12.30 - Prayers

13.00 - Join march in Parliament Sq

For those up North who aren't able to make it down to the National March in London on Saturday, there will also be a Christian bloc at the Leeds March for Palestine. They are meeting at 12.45 outside Leeds Cathedral in Cookridge Street LS2 8BE.