Monthly Archives: June 2010

Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas on Monday declared three days mourning, while in Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniya declared a general strike in response to the morning’s lethal attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla by Israeli commandos. The raid – which killed at least 19 activists and wounded 50 more...

DESPITE the pouring rain, striking BA cabin crew maintained three lively picket lines at Heathrow Airport yesterday. They chanted: ‘Don’t blame it on the ash cloud, don’t blame it on the share price, don’t blame it on the cabin crew, blame it on the Willie!’ A sacked British Airways cabin crew...

A MEETING of Enfield and Haringey Division of the BMA yesterday stated that it was appalled by the treatment of Dr Nicholas-Pillai, an Enfield GP, and the long standing Secretary of the division. His GP surgery, Bush Hill Park Medical Practice was closed down by...

OIL giant BP’s share price has fallen nearly 17 per cent to £4.12, its lowest level since March 2009. The sharp sell-off came as it failed to plug the massive spill from its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico. The massive leak will continue for at least another two months,...

NINETEEN members of the six ship ‘Freedom Flotilla’ were yesterday murdered by Israeli special forces in a major war crime, and a larger number were wounded. The special forces boarded the Turkish ship, Mavi Marmara, in international waters, while it was on its way to Gaza, and carried out...

HUNDREDS of angry protesters gathered outside Downing Street at 2pm yesterday to condemn the Israeli massacre of 19 Freedom Flotilla volunteers. They demanded that the Tory coalition government expel the Israeli ambassador and withdraw the British ambassador from Israel. The crowd quickly grew from hundreds to thousands ...

THE death toll has risen to 19 after an an attack on the Freedom Flotilla sailing from Cyprus to Gaza, by Israeli commandos. They stormed at least one ship, the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmora 65 kilometres off the Gaza coast. The ship was loaded with pro-Palestinian activists and international...

THERE were three really lively picket lines of striking British Airways cabin crew around Heathrow Airport yesterday, with music, flags, horns and whistles, responding enthusiastically to the hoots of support from passing vehicles. Cabin crew spoke to News Line using pseudonyms to avoid victimisation. ‘Steve’ said: ‘This battle has to be...