To: steve harris who wrote (446475 ) 1/10/2009 8:08:52 AM From: SARMAN Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575341 UK protesters call for Gaza peace Demonstrators are gathering in London to call for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict in Gaza. The march has been organised by groups including Stop the War Coalition, the British Muslim Initiative and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Celebrities including musician Brian Eno and film star Juliet Stevenson are expected to join the march. A peace rally organised by the Board of Deputies of British Jews is due to take place in the capital on Sunday. Saturday's march will start at Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park and will pass the Israeli embassy in Kensington. 'Peaceful protest' Several protesters are expected to dress up in white shrouds and lie down outside the embassy in a symbolic protest. Rallies are due to take place at the start and end of the march, addressed by speakers including Eno, Stevenson, former London mayor Ken Livingstone and Cherie Blair's half-sister Lauren Booth. Lindsey German, Stop the War's convenor, said it would be a passionate, but peaceful protest. She said: "We are calling for an end to the massacre and for Israel to get out of Gaza and Palestine. "We want the British government to take a much stronger position. There would have been outrage from governments around the world if this had happened anywhere else - the condemnation has been at best half-hearted." She said she was expecting more than 100,000 people to take part in the protest. Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone said in a statement: "The British government and European Union have the economic leverage to stop this carnage. "They must take decisive action to force Israel to end the slaughter." On Sunday the Board of Deputies of British Jews will also hold a rally calling for peace in Israel and Gaza in Trafalgar Square in central London. The conflict in Gaza is entering its third week, despite international calls for a ceasefire. Israel said it launched 40 overnight air strikes, while Hamas militants fired several rockets at Israeli towns. Senior Palestinian officials are in Egypt for talks on how to end the conflict. Health officials in Gaza say more than 800 Palestinians have died. Israel says 13 Israelis have been killed. Story from BBC NEWS:news.bbc.co.uk Published: 2009/01/10 12:37:00 GMT