Green Party councillors in Manchester call for unity over Gaza, along with an immediate ceasefire

Manchester’s four Green Party councillors have issued a joint statement calling for unity over the conflict in Gaza across all political parties. In their statement, the four councillors also call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

The four Green Councillors in Manchester are Astrid Johnson, Ekua Bayunu, Rob Nunney and Anastasia Wiest.

The councillors statement reads: “We support the statement issued by the Green Party of England and Wales calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the removal of the blockade of food, water and fuel, and the forced displacement of the civilian population.

“We urge our colleagues across the political spectrum in Manchester to join in this call and to acknowledge the impact these mass killings of Palestinian and Israeli civilians have on our communities across the city.

“We condemn anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, Afriphobia and all forms of racism, and support our citizens who have joined in peaceful protest to demand the Tory government, the Labour Party in opposition and the international community put pressure on the Israeli government to act in accordance with international law.

“We condemn the actions of Hamas.

“We also fully support the solution offered by Carne Ross, Green Party spokesperson for Global Solidarity, in calling for ‘an urgent and vigorous international effort to bring about the creation of a Palestinian state, allowing Israel and Palestine to exist safely within their own borders’.”

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