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This vigil was started on Friday 9th January, as part of the many protests against the war crimes and atrocities committed against Gaza. We are standing outside the Israeli embassy because it is the symbol of the Israeli military and their political masters. Come and join us by calling 020 8904 4222 or email a mesage of support for the blog to info@ihrc.org. Amongst the many supporters of the vigil are FOSIS (the Federation of Students' Islamic Societies) and IJAN (International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network).

Monday 12 January 2009

A Message from Oslo...


Dear IHRC,

It is wonderful that you have started a vigil outside the Israeli embassy for the people of Gaza. The work you are doing is so important and it is crucial not to loose hope, despite Israel ignoring the international community and the demonstrations by leftist Israelis.

We started our vigil in Oslo on Thursday 8th January in the center of the city. We had candels burning all night and dedicated people sat outside in -6 degrees. We sold candels which are used on graveyards and the proceedings were donated to NORWAC - the organisation which sent Norwegian doctors to Gaza. Can you imagine in just 4 days we managed to gather Kr21000,- which is about British £2000. We also have a metal wire fence with ribbons on it for all those killed the past two weeks. We have about 800 ribbons and passersby helped us put them up.I wish you all the best with the vigil. best regards

Iffit QureshiWriter, speaker and human rights activist in Oslo, Norway


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