You may have heard that Cllr Majid Mahmood and Khalid Mahmood MP have called for the flag of Palestine to be flown from Birmingham Council House as an act of solidarity with the people of Gaza. This would follow on from Preston and Bradford Councils who have already done so.The West Midlands Friends of Israel have written to all Councillor’s opposing the proposal. Cllr Majid Mahmood has called for people show their support by e-mailing their Councillors to call for the flag to be flown.
Could you urgently individually e-mail your Ward Councillors and ask them to fly the flag of Palestine over the Council House. You could cut and paste the text below, or adapt it or write your own message. Please pass this message on and ask other to take action.
You can find the e-mail addresses via this listing of Councillors on the Council website: http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/councillors
Dear Cllr ,
We want to express our strong support for the proposal for the flag of Palestine to be flown from Birmingham Council House. This would be an effective act of solidarity with the people of Gaza who have been subject to a murderous assault by Israel over the last three weeks. Over 1000 palestinians have died, the overwhelming majority of them them civilians, and many thousands have been injured. Critical infrastructure including schools and hospitals has been destroyed. As a Councillor we would ask you to do whatever you can to support the end of Israel’s occupation of Palestine including the lifting of the siege of Gaza.
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