spring09 palestine NEWS 1 £1.50 / €2.00 ISSN 1477-5808 Spring 2009 INSIDE: War crimes Paul Adrian Raymond page 4 Elections and peace George Joffe page 10 The Lancet on Palestine Victoria Brittain page 16 The world unites Viva Palestina! Gill Swain for Palestine page 16 Palestine Solidarity Campaign Box BM PSA London WC1N 3XX tel 020 7700 6192 email
[email protected] web www.palestinecampaign.org 2 palestine NEWS spring09 Contents 3 Did they die in vain? What will be the legacy of the 1400 killed in Gaza? asks Gill Swain 4 War crimes — the charge sheet Paul Adrian Raymond catalogues the evidence for the charge of war crimes 6 Wanted: the political and military leadership of Israel International efforts to investigate war crimes and bring perpetrators to justice 7 IDF soldiers speak out Soldiers returning from Gaza confess what they did — and buy the T-shirts 8 Israel’s real heroes Military refuseniks who would not serve in Gaza 9 Arming Israel — the UK’s role Megan Clay-Jones investigates the UK firms involved in the arms trade with Israel Cover photo montage: Protest marches from around the world 10 Elections and peace ISSN 1477 - 5808 George Joffe examines the outcome of elections in the US and Israel and what they mean for peace 12 Violent suppression of peaceful protests Many injured, arrested as Israel steals more Palestinian land Also in this issue... The 10th Palestine Film Festival 13 ‘They call me number 59’ page 30 Ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem 14 Continuing siege compounds the suffering Gill Swain looks at the ongoing