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Fly the Flag For Palestine - Dundrum Bridge

William Dargan Bridge (Dundrum Luas Bridge), Thursday, March 5 at 05:00 PM GMT

Join us this Thursday from 5 pm on the Dundrum Luas bridge.

https://ainriail.org/event/fly-the-flag-for-palestine-dundrum-bridge-33

UPDATE: The spare ticket is taken! Thx for your boosts, all.

Late notice: would anyone out here in the North Texas Fediverse like to join me tomorrow night for the George Saunders Interview at the DMA Arts & Letters Live? My wife can't go and it's a sold out event. 📚 ✨ 🎟️

https://dma.org/programs/event/arts-letters-live-george-saunders

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The book cover of George Saunders newest book "Vigil"

#war #ukraine #vigil #Amsterdam Today is four years of war against Ukraine by Russia. No perspective on peace. 1.8 million victims on both sides. Stop The War! Fight War Not wars! Fight Power Not People!

Photo of attendees of the monthly vigil for the victims of the Ukraine Russia wat today

Dún Laoghaire for Palestine: Community Vigil in Solidarity with Palestine

The Triangle (Monkstown Village), Sunday, March 1 at 06:00 PM GMT

Let’s stand in unwavering solidarity with Palestine once again this Sunday, in the unofficially renamed Triantán na Palaistíne (Palestine Triangle).
Well have Songs, Poetry, Music, Campaign and Event Sharing

https://ainriail.org/event/dun-laoghaire-for-palestine-community-vigil-in-solidarity-with-palestine-27

Dún Laoghaire for Palestine: Community Vigil in Solidarity with Palestine

City of Vaughan hosts vigil for victims who have died since protests erupted in Iran
The City of Vaughan hosted a vigil Saturday afternoon to honour the victims who have died since anti-government protests erupted in Iran at the end of last year.
#protest #victim #vigil #Vaughan #Iran
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/vaughan-vigil-for-iran-9.7101318?cmp=rss

“The Jerusalem we speak of, and the Palestine we defend, are not merely holy sites and inanimate stones; they are people.”

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/02/21/the-jerusalem-we-speak-of-and-the-palestine-we-defend-are-not-merely-holy-sites-and-inanimate-stones-they-are-people/

Palestine Action centre of the news

115th vigil took place following a momentous week in the courts

February 2026

We discussed in a previous post the High Court’s decision that the government’s decision to ban Palestine Action was disproportionate. The ban on them has not been lifted as the government seemed determined to appeal and some experts say the Appeal Court may overturn it. The government seem passionate about supressing dissent on this matter – obsessive even – and the possible reasons for this will be discussed in a future post.

Around 30 attended the 115th vigil yesterday and the ‘recognition factor’ by passers-by was higher than usual probably because it was light, Over 50 took note and a few took pictures. A video can be viewed here, with thanks to Peter Gloyns.

Once again we note that the local MP, Mr John Glen has failed to put in an appearance and despite 115 vigils attended by hundreds of his constituents, has never once mentioned them in his weekly Salisbury Journal column. He is a member of the Conservative Friends of Israel, thought to be the largest and best funded of all the lobby organisations in parliament. Although the Conservatives are the largest of such groups, other parties have members as well. It goes some way to explaining why there is silence on the question of genocide in Gaza and little noise about settler violence in the West Bank.

An interesting event took place on the BBC’s Any Questions? programme on Saturday 14th February. Perhaps the programme should be relabelled ‘Some Questions‘ because one audience member stood up and asked “What does the panel think about the BBC not expressing the truth about the genocide in Palestine?” This was not the question she had submitted on the card so it was hastily ignored and the original question about the High Court’s decision discussed instead. It seemed to reveal a BBC deeply nervous of the whole issue of Gaza. A question about the BBC’s poor record would almost certainly never have been allowed. There were a number of disturbances from the audience during the programme talked over by the presenter Alex Forsyth.

“Valentine’s gift to every thug and anti-Semite”

A large part of the ensuing Any Answers? focused on the Palestine Action decision. Most were in favour of the judgement and a handful not. Overall, it seems that the public finds the decision to call them a terrorist organisation over the top. This view is not supported by the Daily Mail among others who concludes that the decision is a ‘Valentine’s gift to every thug and anti-Semite who cheerleads for Palestine Action‘. It found the decision ‘baffling’ and quotes a government source saying it was ‘bonkers’ [accessed 15th February]. It correctly notes that the decision could go the the Supreme Court and take months to decide.

Image courtesy of Peter Gloyns

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Strength. Unity. Resilience. ❤️🇨🇦

Standing with our neighbors in Tumbler Ridge today and always. The official support collection includes the Pray For Tumbler Ridge Hoodie and Sweatshirt, designed to keep the spirit of the community alive.

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Tumbler Ridge prepares for vigil with Carney, governor general set to arrive
'This community will survive,' the community's MLA says as Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal leaders prepare to join a vigil to honour the victims of the shooting.
#vigil #community #leaders #TumblerRidge #Canada #Crime
https://globalnews.ca/news/11666294/tumbler-ridge-shooting-vigil/

Tumbler Ridge prepares for vigil with Carney, federal leaders set to arrive
'This community will survive,' the community's MLA says as Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal leaders prepare to join a vigil to honour the victims of the shooting.
#vigil #community #leaders #TumblerRidge #Canada #Crime
https://globalnews.ca/news/11666294/tumbler-ridge-shooting-vigil/

Latest vigil – number 114

Modest turnout on a wet and cold evening

February 2026

Around 25 turned out for the 114th vigil on a wet and cold evening in Salisbury. We continue because there is no sign of a real prospect of peace in the Middle East and people continue to die in Gaza. The death toll has risen to 72,027 according to the Peninsular with Israeli strikes continuing in the territory. The so called Board of Peace is to hold its next meeting in Washington on 19th of this month with no Palestinians present Al Jazeera reports. Over 500 have now been killed since the peace process began.

Attempts to allow foreign journalists into Gaza to document evidence there have failed yet again. The Foreign Press Association has been engaged in a fruitless campaign for around 4 years now and the Israeli Supreme Court has decided to defer a decision yet again. It has postponed making a decision 10 times and finally ran out of patience. However, it allowed the Israeli lawyer to present their evidence in closed session. There are criticisms of the FPA for endlessly pursuing these applications when it is clear an enfeebled court is never going to allow foreign journalists in.

Three journalists from the Egyptian Committee for Gaza Relief were possibly murdered by an IDF airstrike according to +972 despite being some distance from the yellow line and in a clearly marked car. The IDF claim that the ‘suspects were operating a drone affiliated to Hamas’ which seems extremely unlikely but without independent evidence it is hard to be sure.

“We will continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state” Bezalel Smotrich Finance minister

This follows the recent decision by the Israeli cabinet to ease restrictions on Jewish people acquiring land on the West Bank in contravention of the Oslo Accords. The process of acquiring land by Jewish people will be governed by an element of the IDF and the need to go through the civil administration will no longer be necessary. The decision has drawn a rare condemnation from JD Vance.

A positive message to come out of the endless horror of death and destruction comes from the West England Bylines which is a citizen’s journalist outlet and contains a poem by Lama Kuhail:

In Gaza’s Streets, where pain does flow,
A wounded land, the world must know.
Through darkened skies and broken ground,
A son of courage still resounds.
With every tear and every fight,
They chase the dawn,
Defy the night.

A video of the vigil with thanks to Peter Gloyns for permission to post it. Picture shows wet attendees!

Article by Salisbury group member published in West England Bylines.

Sources: +972, The Peninsular, Haaretz, West England Bylines, Al Jazeera

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Bulldozed by Israel

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/02/07/bulldozed-by-israel/

3559 AR: The Night of Bones
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An undead army killed one-third of the city's population. The wizard Emad Balazinka, possessed by the kalavakus demon Urketikus, raised the army from th…

Fragile ceasefire in Gaza holds

Vigil number 113 held in Salisbury

February 2026

The vigils continue in Salisbury and around 25 braved the cold and rain on Saturday 31st January to hold the 113th such event. A fragile ceasefire continues to hold and plans are continuing for the Board of Peace. 492 have died since the October ceasefire and the total dead is now put at 71,660 by the Hamas Health Ministry. On this, news this week that the IDF has now accepted this as a correct figure having decried the statistics since 2023. A further 10,000 are thought to be under the rubble unaccounted for. Throughout the conflict, Israel has claimed it is engaged in targeted strikes and reports of indiscriminate attacks are according to Netanyahu, a ‘blood libel’.

The UN has reported that the ceasefire is making a difference as more aid is getting in to the territory. They say the famine is being reversed although aid is insufficient to meet all needs. Foreign media have not been allowed into Gaza preventing verification of claims and the reporting of facts on the ground. The Foreign Press Association has launched a claim in the Israel Supreme Court to allow journalists in now that a ceasefire is in place. They argue it is absurd to prevent journalists from entering.

We have noted in previous posts that despite 113 vigils having taken place, there has been no sign of the local MP Mr John Glen at any of them and he has never mentioned their existence in his weekly column in the local paper the Salisbury Journal. About 2 weeks ago, an attendee of the vigils wrote to him for an answer but has not received a reply. Mr Glen is thought to be a member of the influential and well-funded Conservative Friends of Israel organisation as are a number of Labour and LibDem MPs. About 80% of conservative members are thought to be members. The question is whether being a member of this group overrides his role as the local MP employed to represent his constituent’s interests, not those of a foreign power?

Images courtesy of Peter Gloyns. A video of the vigil is available here.

Sources: BBC, Guardian, Al Jazeera, factually, UN.

#ConservativeFriendsOfIsrael #FPA #JohnGlenMP #peace #Salisbury #vigil