Gaza: Israeli colonel prevented from speaking in London...

An Israeli colonel accused of being a war criminal was prevented by peace campaigners from making a speech to the Jewish London Student Centre on Thursday night when police clashed with more than 100 protesters, while blocking rush-hour traffic.

"Given the short notice, the number of people who attended was good and we achieved getting the meeting cancelled, or at least rescheduled,” said Stewart Halforty from the Stop The War Coalition (STWC), which organised the protest against Geva Rapp.

“It was a high-profile demonstration that could be seen by commuters from Euston station and we've got our message across," Halforty said.

STWC said that it had found out in a leaked email about the speech from Rapp, who is said to have been one of the ground commanders of Israel’s latest invasion of Gaza. More...

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