Hastings council passes motion demanding Israeli arms ban
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Skwawkbox reports that:
“Hastings Borough Council passed a historic motion last night to back not just an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, but also an immediate end to all arms sales to Israel and reaffirming the town’s deep friendship links with the people of Al Mawasi, the so-called ‘safe’ zone in southern Gaza into which the Israeli occupation has forced tens of thousands of Palestinians before relentlessly bombing them.
“The successful motion comes after three previous attempts over the past twenty-one months to bring a ceasefire motion were thwarted by the Labour right, with one full council meeting last year completely abandoned by the then Labour mayor to block a motion.”
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This article was originally published by skwawkbox on Thu 17 Jul 2025. Read the original here.
Hastings council passes motion demanding Israeli arms ban
Council also reaffirms ‘friendship links’ with Mawasi ‘safe’ zone in Gaza bombed daily by colonial occupation
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Heart warming to read the determination of Hastings Council to do the very things we are asking for, to stop sending weapons to the Israeli Government, it really lifts our spirit when see such wonderful people working together and being so connected to Al Mawasi, thank you Hastings.
I can’t wait for this war to be over, and for international press to dare investigate Gaza for themselves, probably while benefitting from their protection by the IDF. I can’t wait for Hastings to find out who you really twinned yourselves with and what your money is really used for… Will the ‘educational material’ speak of peace? You may find that the picture of yourselves as morally superior is naive at best and endangering lives here in the UK, as well as the Middle East at worst. This is a self-congratulating exercise that will achieve little, least of all peace for humanity in general or Gaza in particular.
Well done Leah and all our friends in Hastings and St Leonards — showing us all the way.