On the war:
“…Israel must lose. It is not enough to call for another ceasefire, or more humanitarian assistance. It is not enough to urge the renewal of dialogue and to acknowledge the concerns and suffering of both sides. If we believe in the principle of democratic self-determination, if we affirm the right to resist military aggression and colonial occupation, then we are obliged to take sides… against Israel, and with the people of Gaza and the West Bank.
We must do what we can to stop Israel from winning its war. Israel must accept that its security depends on justice and peaceful coexistence with its neighbours, and not upon the criminal use of force.
We believe Israel should immediately and unconditionally end its assault on Gaza, end the occupation of the West Bank, and abandon all claims to possess or control territory beyond its 1967 borders. We call on the British government and the British people to take all feasible steps to oblige Israel to comply with these demands, starting with a programme of boycott, divestment and sanctions.”
On the humanitarian consequences:
“…casualty data are indicative of a military campaign being waged in an indiscriminate, disproportionate, and therefore under International Humanitarian Law, illegal fashion. Failure of the international community to ensure legal culpability would provide military forces around the world with a clear message that the Geneva Conventions can be discarded with impunity, as in Gaza today. If this happens, children and women will continue to pay heavily in future conflicts.”
University College London, CIHD
Update 22.01.09: British students are also taking action in at least eight Universities, adopting various protest tactics.
Protests over Gaza spread to eight English universities
Students stage university protest
Cambridge University joins the protests
17+ Universities have now taken action
The Cambridge University Gaza solidarity blog can be read at: http://cambridgegazasolidarity.blogspot.com/
Update 29.01.09:
http://queenmaryoccupation.blogspot.com/
http://shuoccupation.blogspot.com/
Update 03.02.09:
Nottingham University has forcibly evicted students engaged in a sit-in. Security guards manhandled and apparently assaulted students last night to force an end to the protest. A video is available here
More details at: http://occupationnottingham.wordpress.com/
A blog with news on all the different university protests can be read at: http://occupations.org.uk/