Viva Palestina - Tony Benn interviewed by Sky News - 14 Feb 2009

Tony Benn is interviewed by Sky News regarding the Viva Palestina aid convoy to Gaza.

The Viva Palestina aid convoy - 110 vehicles driven by brave, self-financed members of the British public and filled with almost £1m worth of practical aid - has now left London on its way to Gaza via France, Spain and North Africa, as part of a remarkable initiative born of an idea by George Galloway MP and organised in just 4 weeks by the Viva Palestina umbrella group. Follow their progress at www.vivapalestina.org. It's still not too late to make a financial contribution. Stills at www.flickr.com/photos/ectomorfo. Viva Palestina!

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[ectomorfoo]

Israel committed no war crimes?

That remains to be determined. Independent organisations - and your views are far from independent - believe there to be very strong evidence for Israel having committed war crimes during the recent conflict.

[nedhunter1]

why should israel have the power to deny this convoy passage?

[mcdinkity]

there would be no israel and no war if it wasnt for religion jews think thats there land coz an old book says so what a load of crap im just glad the book didnt say they could have my country

[Threepwoodist]

@leachim04 If you illegally occupy someone else's land, that isn't your own, you INVITE destruction. Nothing has been forced on Israel, if you think that, you are a blind supporter of Zionism, without considering any factual evidence at all, not to mention an ignorance of history.

[Threepwoodist]

@leachim04 So what about the illegal occupation of lands for over 40 years that Israel has? Israel deserves destruction for what IT has done. Stop believing shit because you think it's right. Try and actually believe facts.

Long live Palestine. Israel will come to an end eventually, and I will rejoice when it does.

[ectomorfoo]

@leachim04 I addressed that point, as you call it, by pointing out that Israel is responsible for causing death and destruction all around it, in every one of the countries which surround it. In most of them just a matter of weeks ago. You used the term 'genocidal': which one of 'Israel's genocidal neighbours', as you call them, has been responsible for genocide? 'Tremendous courage, humility and restraint': I'll judge by the evidence of my own eyes, thank you - I saw none.

[ectomorfoo]

@leachim04 I thought I made that clear.

[ectomorfoo]

@leachim04 I think you'll find that Israel is responsible for killing numerous unarmed civilians in all of the territories which surround it. If one country in that region can rightly be described as genocidal, it is Israel.

[bapyou]

# of Israeli airforce fighter jets: 350+

# of Israeli army combat tanks: 300+

Palestinian fighter jets: 0

Palestinian combat tanks: 0

[hlimkb]

i have no doubt a lot of civilain are killed in this conflict which never end.

[bulbulahamadnz]

people can be soooooo stupid nd ignorant about the war crime held by the israeli force...i just dnt understand how cud u deny it???