Stop the War Meeting-Israel's illegal actions against Syria

Stop the War bulletin | May 2013 no.1 | stopwar.org.uk

Within the last week, Israel has bombed Syria. Twice. The New York Times reported the bombing of Damascus as "more massive than anything the residents of the city...have witnessed during more than two years of war." The number killed is not known, but reports have put the figure at more than a hundred. Israel's bombing was not preceded by an attack on that country by the Syrian regime. Violating Lebanese airspace on the way, Israel's actions can only be seen as an act of war.

• Lindsey German on Israel's illegal attack that threatens to inflame the region: http://bit.ly/149o7NA
• Glenn Greenwald on the moral relativism of the US establishment: http://bit.ly/133w0S6
  

As the civil war in Syria spreads into the wider Middle East, so the Western powers beat the drums for war. Opinion polls show the majority of the British public (and even greater majorities in Middle Eastern countries) oppose the escalation of Western intervention in Syria. On Thursday, members of the Stop the War coalition delivered an open letter to Prime Minister David Cameron to Downing Street, urging the government to end its interventionist policy.

The letter begins:

Dear Prime Minister,

We are writing to express our alarm at the increasing intervention by the UK government in the civil war which is now taking place in Syria. We believe that the future of Syria is for the Syrian people alone to decide, and that your actions can only worsen the situation.

• Read the full letter on the Stop the War website: http://bit.ly/18yb3os
  
• Seumas Milne: The west and its allies are cynically bleeding Syria to weaken Iran: http://bit.ly/15T3Dgs
• News Unspun: How the BBC helps pave the road to war on Syria: http://bit.ly/YJVgkq

Stop the War coalition have called a public meeting in London to discuss the ongoing situation. Syria - Stop Western Military Intervention will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 21st May. The venue is the Khalili lecture theatre, SOAS, Russel Sq, London WC1H 0XG. Speakers include Professor Kamal Majid, Dr Issa Chaer, Jeremy Corbyn MP and Lindsey German. Free admission, all are welcome. Details on the website: http://bit.ly/11pmJty

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