In London on Saturday the 16th of May, a national demonstration takes places demanding that Palestine be freed by the lifting of the siege and the ending of the Israeli occupation.

By: Sameh A. HabeebThe demonstration marks the continued determination of the pro-Palestine movement in Britain to push for justice.Enormous demonstrations took place all over Britain during the Israeli massacre of December and January, and now the British will tell their government and the world that they haven't forgotten and haven't forgiven just because the occupation has returned to its pre-December 27th levels.While Gordon Brown has ignored calls for an independent inquiry in to the massacre, much of the British population has found it impossible to accept the Prime Minister's position.The demonstrators will aassemble at 12 noon on Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY and march to Trafalgar Square where performers and speakers will include:Lowkey, Mecca 2 Medina, Jeremy Hardy, speakers from Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Martin Linton MP, George Galloway MP, Daud Abdullah - Deputy Gen Sec Muslim Council of Britain, Jean Lambert MEP, Jenny Tonge MEP, Manuel Hassassian - Palestinian General Delegate to the UK .The demonstration was called by: Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition, British Muslim Initiative, Palestinian Forum in Britain and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.And is supported by: Action Palestine, Amos Trust, Arab Media Watch, Association of Palestinian Communities UK, Britain-Palestine Twinning Network, Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Friends of Al-Aqsa, Friends of Lebanon, Friends of Sabeel UK, The Green Party, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions UK, Jewish Socialist's Group, Jews for Justice for Palestinians, Labour Friends of Palestine, Midlands Palestinian Community Association, Muslim Association of Britain, NUS Black Students Campaign, UNISON, Pax Christi, Public and Commercial Services Union, Rail Maritime and Transport Union, Viva Palestina, War on Want, Zaytoun.