Piccadilly Pulse: Are Palestine supporters right to protest outside Jewish-owned shops in Manchester?
Controversy surrounding the pro-Palestine protests has led to a number of public statements from senior officials in Manchester
‘Outrageous’: Councillor likens pro-Palestine protests aimed at Manchester shops to riots of 2011
Pro-Palestinian protesters targeting businesses in Manchester have been labelled ‘completely outrageous’ at a demonstration in the city centre earlier today.
‘Stop the slaughter’: Oldham MPs and faith leaders deliver Gaza petition to No 10 urging Government action
An Oldham MP called for Government intervention to stop the ‘slaughter of innocent children’ in Gaza as she joined community leaders in Downing Street yesterday to hand in an 8,000-strong petition.
Gaza protests: Manchester police chief warns that clashes pose ‘risk to wider community’
Police Chief Sir Peter Fahy has waded into the city centre Gaza protests as Baroness Warsi resigns from the cabinet over the Middle Eastern crisis.
‘We are not anti-Semitic’: Free Palestine demonstrators brand Sir Richard Leese’s Nazi comment ‘irresponsible’
Demonstrators have described Sir Richard Leese as ‘irresponsible’ after he compared their Gaza protests on the streets of Manchester to Nazi Germany.
Gaza crisis ‘bigger than Jews vs Muslims’: Anti-Semitism at King St protest condemned by North West MEP
North West MEP Afzal Khan has condemned all anti-Semitic behaviour after volatile pro-Palestine demonstrations outside a Jewish-run store in Manchester.
Manchester streets or ‘Nazi Germany’? Gaza protests rife with anti-Semitism, claims Sir Richard Leese
The leader of Manchester City Council’s statement came at the opening of a meeting at Manchester Town Hall this morning, in response to a pro-Palestine protest outside Karem Cosmetics
Solidarity: Sir Richard Leese backs North West MEP’s bid to end hostilities as Gaza conflict intensifies
Manchester City Council Leader Sir Richard Leese has backed North West MEP Afzal Khan’s calls for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.
Bolton charity delivering aid to Gaza express ‘shock’ as HSBC shuts down account – for the SECOND time
Last week, the bank began notifying a number of Muslim organisations in the UK to tell them their accounts will be closed
‘Stop the madness’: North West MEP pleads for Gaza ceasefire as EU remains ‘silent’ while scores die
Recent developments in the middle-east have seen a rising death toll and worsening tensions between Israel and Palestinian Gaza.
‘Anti-Semitism’ on King St? Pro-Palestine protests outside Jewish-run shop branded ‘deplorable’ by MP
Labour MP Lucy Powell has criticised protests outside a Jewish run King Street shop amidst fears of clashes between picketers on both sides of the Palestine Israel conflict.