Socialist Organiser

The weekly of the fused Workers Socialist League, July 1981 to April 1984

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Socialist Organiser no. 137, 23 June 1983 · scan pp. 9–10 · about 260 words

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Lilani Tyre Go (OCC ISRAEL The Committee Against the War had its own demonstration in Tel Aviv, two hours earlier the same day.

Jewish-Arab Shadowed by the Peace Now demonstration, it drew some 3,000, and differed from the amorphous Peace Now by its joint Jewish and Arab participation, by the organised shouting of slogans, and by its content: denouncing also the 1967 occupation and calling outright: "Bloody government, get out of Lebanon!"

The soldiers' movement ''There is a border" formed a contingent in the Committee's demonstration, and went on to join the Peace Now march.

There the organisers demanded the soldiers distance themselves from the official demonstration and form a separate block some 50 metres away.

ut of Leba SYRIA Damasc It drew a big part of the Peace Now crowd under the slogans of the Committee Against the War, including "Peace talks with the PLO today!"

Still earlier the same day, some 300 people gathered to the Sons of the Country demonstration at Um-El-Fahem. These young Palestinian workers and students raised slogans like 'Ours is a popular revolution, and it will continue until victory!' Arrest Their leaders are under house arrest in different Arab villages and neighbourhoods across the country, and many of their supporters face: trial, prison or heavy fines for former demonstrations in response to the Sabra and Chatila massacre and on the 'Day of the Land' two months ago.

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