People Before Profit councillor Shaun Harkin passed a critical motion in Derry City and Strabane Council, opposing the proscription of Palestine Action, supporting Civil Rights veterans, and demanding an end to Israel’s starvation of Gaza. The motion passed with all-party support except the DUP and UUP.
What’s in the motion?
-Rejects the British government’s justification for banning Palestine Action
-Supports the legal challenge to the ban and calls for charges against protestors to be dropped
-Calls for trade union opposition to the proscription
-Backs Civil Rights veterans standing in solidarity with Palestine
-Condemns Israel’s mass murder of starving Palestinians and demands sanctions
-Calls on all politicians to act to end genocide and open Gaza up to aid.
