From Oxfam……U.F.O. Over The Swandro Dig!.... Skaill Farm Open Day!....The Ness….
by Bernie Bell - 09:29 on 19 July 2024
From Oxfam….
“With a new party in power, we have a fresh opportunity to urge our government to stop UK arms sales to Israel. And your support today is so important.
While in opposition, the Labour Party raised concerns about the risk of UK arms being used in violations of international law in Gaza.
However, today, the UK continues to supply millions of pounds worth of arms to Israel. Until the UK stops selling arms it is complicit in the killing of tens of thousands of people in Gaza.
Now Labour are in power, they must do the right thing and end arms sales to Israel immediately.
Will you sign the NEW petition, urging the Trade Secretary and Foreign Secretary to immediately stop arms licences and exports to the government of Israel?
I know you have done so much in solidarity with the people of Palestine and Israel this year. More than 320,000 of us added our names to the Ceasefire Now petition, alongside many others taking action around the world. And UK political parties agreed that there must be a ceasefire in Gaza. Your collective pressure shows our politicians how much this matters to you.
Yet the horror in Gaza gets worse by the day, and the UK has continued to allow the sale of arms to Israel.
From October 2023 to May 2024, the government issued over 100 new licences allowing UK companies to sell arms to Israel. In this time, Israel has:
- Killed tens of thousands of people in horrific and relentless attacks on Gaza.
- Deliberately deprived people of essentials they need to survive, such as water, fuel and medical supplies.
- Launched blockades and attacks which have made it impossible for humanitarian organisations to adequately do their work.
- Used starvation as a weapon of war, in violation of international law.
As they set out their priorities, the new government has an opportunity to stop the UK fuelling the horror in Gaza. They must stop being complicit and instead, help to secure an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the safe release of hostages. The UK government must end arms sales to Israel immediately.
Thank you for all your support.
Helen
Head of Campaign Engagement
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U.F.O. Over The Swandro Dig!....
https://www.swandro.co.uk/post/sunny-day-at-last
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Skaill Farm Open Day!!!....
https://archaeologyorkney.com/2024/07/19/skaill-open-day-2024/
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The Ness…
Lots of pics. to get a ‘feel’ of the place….
https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/diary-extra-19/
More pics. – and words too…Spladongas & Slow-cookers….
https://www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/2024-day-19/
My own pic of the ash deposit next to the ‘slow-cooker’ enclosure – another slow-cooker?
And another drain – cue my poem about the archaeological importance of the discovery of drains…
Thoughts about the drain, discovered at the Ness
It’s not just Sky-stones,
Carved Balls,
Painted Walls.
It’s the basics of life.
Making, Breaking.
The fragments which can say so much,
To those who pay attention.
Butchery – How?
Placement – Why?
Careful noting of the smallest detail,
Builds the picture.
The beauty, matters.
Beauty, simply, does.
“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or
believe to be beautiful.”
The principle, works down the ages.
Beauty, mystery, and…..practicality.
LIFE.
Bernie Bell August 2015
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