ISM activists took part in an emergency demo yesterday (29th Jan), which it seems successfully prevented Israeli army reserve colonel Geva Rapp from speaking at a pro-Israel organisation in London last night.
Reports and pictures:
- demo stops IDF propaganda meeting in london, 29th january : the commune blog
- Israeli Colonel Talk at London Student Centre – Protest Pics : Indymedia UK
- Four arrested in London Gaza protest : The Telegraph
According to the organisers, Rapp took a leading role in the recent Israeli massacres in Gaza. In their secretive email, leaked to Palestine solidarity groups, and passed on to ISM London, organisers also said Rapp will be conducting “a lightning tour of the UK this week”. So more protests are needed! See the original leaked email pasted below.
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From: goldsmithsjsoc@googlemail.com
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> Hi everyone,
> This thursday 29th January at the> London Student Centre in Euston, 6.30pm,
> London Jsocs will be hosting Colonel Geva Rapp,
> the head of the ground operations in Gaza (Operation
> Cast Lead)! This talk should be extremely interesting
> and valuable.> However, please do not talk about this event on
> facebook due to security concerns and current high
> tension surrounding the conflict.> ‘Aish UK together with London JSocs and Panim el
> Panim are hosting Colonel Geva Rapp (IDF reserves)
> for a lightning tour of the UK this week. Colonel
> Rapp was the deputy commander of ground forces in
> Operation Cast Lead in Gaza this month. Geva is the
> Founder and Director of Panim el Panim- an
> organisation committed to unity in Israel