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PROTESTERS turned out in En- nis last week to hand out leaflets at O’Connell Street and O’Connell Square urging shoppers to boycott Israeli products.
The protest was part of a day of ac- tion in support of the people of Pal- estine.
The leaflets, designed by the Ire- land Palestine Solidarity Campaig n, were produced and distributed on their behalf by local Sinn Féin AYE WARSI
The partys Ennis — candi- date, Séan Hayes, speaking af- ter the event saidthe day “was about sh-owing support for the people of Palestine and in particu-
lar, those of Gaza, who are suf- fering appallingly As the hands of the Israeli military. It was also important to let’ the people of Clare know how they can help to force the Israelis to stop such savage attacks and ne- gotiate a two state solution with the elected representitives of the Palestinian people. Rock- ets fired by Hamas have killed 19 Israelis in the last six years so the massacre of hundreds of palestinians and wounding = of thousands more 1s totally dispro- portionate and unacceptable.”
Europe is the largest trad- ing partner for Israeli goods and last December the EU granted Is- rael further preferencial terms of tr
ade, Hayes said.
“It is worth noting that the EU cut all aid to Palestine follow- ing their democratic decision to elect Hamas to govern them. Sinn Féin’s MEPs will be fighting hard to have those trade terms reversed in light of Israel’s disre gard for the lives of innocent c1- aU br. N sh