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2 November 2011updated 26 Sep 2015 10:01pm

Supporting Palestine is supporting an anti-racist struggle

The PSC replies to Rob Marchant's blog on anti-semitism and the left.

By Hugh Lanning

Only this week Israel has announced it is to punish Palestinians for seeking recognition at UNESCO by seizing Palestinian land and withholding Palestinian money in violation of international law. We have seen a massive rise in international solidarity in response to the continuing crimes committed against Palestinians. And as it is difficult to defend the indefensible, those who support Israel’s actions are attempting to turn reality on its head, to portray those supporting Palestinian rights as anti-Semitic.

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