Cornovia Postcards<p>Poultry Cross and Silver Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, c.1940 - Valentine's Postcard</p><p><a href="https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/poultry-cross-and-silver-street-salisbury-wiltshire-c-1940-valentine-s-pc-221752111.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ebid.net/uk/for-sale/poultry-c</span><span class="invisible">ross-and-silver-street-salisbury-wiltshire-c-1940-valentine-s-pc-221752111.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Salisbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salisbury</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Postcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postcards</span></a></p>
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Cornovia Postcards<p>Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, c.1930 - RP Postcard</p><p><a href="https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/salisbury-cathedral-wiltshire-c-1930-rp-postcard-221742129.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ebid.net/uk/for-sale/salisbury</span><span class="invisible">-cathedral-wiltshire-c-1930-rp-postcard-221742129.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Salisbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salisbury</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/SalisburyCathedral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SalisburyCathedral</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Postcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postcards</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Medieval English bishop Richard Poore, who died OTD in 1237, established <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Salisbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salisbury</span></a> Cathedral and the city of Salisbury, moving the settlement from the nearby fortress of Old Sarum <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/stonehenge/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/st</span><span class="invisible">onehenge/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Cornovia Postcards<p>Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, c.1905-10 - London Stereoscopic Co Postcard</p><p><a href="https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/salisbury-cathedral-wiltshire-c-1905-10-london-stereoscopic-co-postcard-221640845.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ebid.net/uk/for-sale/salisbury</span><span class="invisible">-cathedral-wiltshire-c-1905-10-london-stereoscopic-co-postcard-221640845.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Salisbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salisbury</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/SalisburyCathedral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SalisburyCathedral</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Postcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Postcards</span></a></p>
Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire<p><strong>Vigil 71</strong></p> <p></p><p><strong><strong>71st vigil in Salisbury</strong></strong></p><p>April 2025</p><p>Fewer numbers this week partly because the events in Washington dominating the news and a number of our regulars away or ill. This week we had three sets of people variously upset with our presence. It would be difficult to summarise their arguments some of which were around the boat people, which is not an issue with Gaza at present, and another claiming we were ‘wasting our time’. Strange to relate how a peaceful protest seems to generate animosity. The government has introduced legislation to limit noisy demonstrations in certain circumstances yet here was a peaceful protest – peaceful as in silent – which upset several people. </p><p><strong>The</strong> situation is Gaza goes from bad to worse. Over 50,000 are now dead. The Israelis have <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gaza-idf-soldier-buffer-zone-report-1.7501560" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">widened the buffer zone</a> around the strip and turned it into a killing zone. The ceasefire has ended. Netanyahu was welcomed in Washington. All aid has been cut off. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/4/11/un-36-recent-israeli-strikes-on-gaza-killed-only-women-children" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A UN study</a> (11 April) has shown that the last 36 Israeli air strikes killed 1,500 all of whom were women and children.</p><a href="https://salisburyai.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/april-71-children.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p>The apparent murder of Red Crescent medical staff has continued to make waves as the false story put out by the IDF has unwound with video and other evidence emerging. A shocking feature was the attempt at cover up and hastily digging a grave and burying the 15 people.</p><p><strong>There seems no end in sight. The UK government continues to give support to Israel openly and covertly. <a href="https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/raf-flies-250-surveillance-flights-near-gaza-in-six-months/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The RAF is flying almost daily over the region</a> ostensibly to try and track hostages. About 250 flights have happened in the last 6 months. The question is, if they are carrying out this surveillance (officially called Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, ISR) are they not witnessing war crimes? Clearly, to spot a hostage would require sophisticated kit and it is reasonable to assume it would be capable of witnessing other events. Is this being logged and reported? As the Canadian researcher who is tracking these flights has said:</strong></p><p>“<em>They’re [RAF] in a warzone apparently rife with atrocities, and I think it’s very reasonable to ask if they’ve been witness to any war crimes, if they’ve incidentally collected intelligence that could reasonably believed to involve a war crime, and if so, what is their process to deal with that? If they don’t yet want to talk about what they’ve been doing for the past six months for truly operational security reasons, they already told us they would be operating there 6 months ago, they should be able to assure us their process is sound vis-a-vis unintentional intelligence collection involving/witnessing atrocities.”</em></p><p>These are serious questions for the UK government to answer. </p><p><a href="https://www.sarumconcern.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Salisbury Concern for Israel Palestine</a></p><p></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/palestine/" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/raf/" target="_blank">#RAF</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/salisbury/" target="_blank">#Salisbury</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/vigil-gaza/" target="_blank">#vigilGaza</a></p>
Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire<p><strong>April minutes</strong></p> <p></p><p><strong><strong>April minutes and group news</strong></strong></p><p>April 2025</p><p>We are pleased to attach our minutes of the group’s meeting in April thanks to group member Lesley for preparing them and for various group members submitting reports for inclusion. They are a kind of ‘hybrid’ style of minutes as they contain narrative material which we hope readers will find of interest. At the end you will find a short list of upcoming events the group will be running or participating in. </p> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/april.docx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">April minutes (Word)</a><a href="https://salisburyai.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/april.docx" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download</a> <p>This is the link to our Bluesky page:</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/salisburyai.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/salisburyai.bsky.social</a></p><p><em>Latest posts:</em></p><ul><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/16/british-jews-speak-out-about-israel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">British Jews speak out about Israel</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/15/death-penalty-action-oklahoma/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Death penalty action: Oklahoma</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/12/vigil-71/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vigil 71</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/11/april-minutes-4/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">April minutes</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/10/forthcoming-group-activities/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forthcoming group activities</a></li></ul> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/events/" target="_blank">#events</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/group-news/" target="_blank">#GroupNews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/minutes/" target="_blank">#minutes</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/salisbury/" target="_blank">#Salisbury</a></p>
Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire<p><strong>Forthcoming group activities</strong></p> <p></p><p><strong><strong>These are the activities planned for the coming months</strong></strong></p><p>April 2025</p><p>This is a list of forthcoming events the Salisbury group will be engaged in over the coming months. Each of them would be a good opportunity to approach us if you were thinking of joining. To join us is free but to become a member of Amnesty International UK there is a membership fee. The group, as well as campaigning for prisoners of conscience, is increasingly concerned with the erosion of rights in the UK. Britain has a proud history of protest and such activity has led to a number of reforms: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protests_in_the_United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a look at this list</a> will give you a taste of the numbers that have taken place over the centuries. T<strong>he essential truth is that those who have power do not like relinquishing it.</strong> Recent governments have introduced legislation making it harder to protest and have given the Police even more powers to arrest or interrupt demonstrations. It is more than ever important to be part of organisations like ours to stand firm against governments and their paymasters who want to clamp down on opposition. </p><p>Several of our local MPs are reported in <a href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mps/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">They Work for You</a> website as ‘generally voting against’ human rights matters. <a href="https://salisburyai.com/2023/04/22/the-curious-thinking-of-danny-kruger-mp/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Danny Kruger</a>, the MP for the newly created East Wiltshire constituency (which starts about a mile north of Salisbury), would like to see the Human Right Act abolished. Protecting our rights is therefore truly important as we cannot rely on our elected representatives to do it for us. </p><p><em><strong>Events</strong></em></p><ul><li><strong>Market stall</strong> in the Market place, Salisbury on <strong>3 May</strong> starting at 9am and finishing at 1pm. If you have any items for the stall, please bring them along on the day. </li><li><strong>People in the Park</strong> where we will have a stand on <strong>17 May</strong> for most of the day. This would be an ideal opportunity to make contact. </li><li>We are continuing with our <strong>school visits </strong>(this won’t be an opportunity to drop by of course) and something we see as important*. The last one of the current programme is in June.</li><li>A presence on the <strong>EcoHub</strong> stall in the Market place on a Tuesday. Dates to be confirmed but likely to be late summer/autumn. Dates will be posted on here, on Facebook (@Salisburyai) and on Bluesky once agreed .</li><li>A <strong>coffee</strong> <strong>morning</strong> at St Thomas’s Church Salisbury on <strong>5 July </strong>from around 10am. Home made cakes available and in the centre of the City.</li><li>Don’t forget that we take place – with other groups in Salisbury – in the <strong>vigils</strong> which take place in the Market place by the Library every Saturday. They are for peace in the Middle East and in particular Gaza where over 50,000 have now died, the majority of whom were women and children. Thousands more are unaccounted for under the rubble. We have just held our <a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/06/70th-vigil/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">70th such event</a>. They start at 5pm for half an hour.</li></ul><p>Later in the year we will be holding:</p><ul><li>Death penalty action on the <strong>World Day Against the Death Penalty</strong> – see Amnesty’s recently published <a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/08/amnesty-publishes-death-penalty-report/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">report for 2024</a> – on <strong>10 October</strong>. See also our <a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/10/death-penalty-report-62/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">monthly reports</a> on the death penalty the latest of which has just been posted.</li><li>Write for Rights will be on 30 November.</li></ul><p>Other events which are not yet settled are:</p><ul><li><strong>Evensong at the Cathedral</strong>. The Cathedral has the Prisoner of Conscience window and the Amnesty candle on display. Agreed date under discussion. </li><li><strong>Refugee Week</strong>. Details not known yet. See our latest Refugee report.</li></ul> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/10/groups-reports/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br></a> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/10/groups-reports/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Previous</a> <p>*<em>If by chance you are a teacher reading this at a school in South Wiltshire and would like to discuss a visit as part of your school’s citizenship programme, please get in touch.</em></p><p></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/evensong/" target="_blank">#evensong</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/events/" target="_blank">#events</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/human-rights-3/" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/market-stall/" target="_blank">#marketStall</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/people-in-the-park/" target="_blank">#PeopleInThePark</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/salisbury/" target="_blank">#Salisbury</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/wdadp/" target="_blank">#WDADP</a></p>
Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire<p><strong>Group’s reports</strong></p> <p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/16/british-jews-speak-out-about-israel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">British Jews speak out about Israel</a></strong></p> <p></p><p>Board of Deputies of British Jews write open letter criticising Israel’s actions April 2025 This is a brave move by the Deputies. Around one in eight have written the letter published in the Financial Times on 15th. One of their number was interviewed on various channels today (16 April) and said they could no longer…</p> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/author/welland2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><span class=""><span class="">by</span> <span class=""><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/author/welland2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">welland2</a></span></span>April 16, 2025 <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/15/death-penalty-action-oklahoma/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Death penalty action: Oklahoma</a></strong></p> <p></p><p>Bizarre example of ‘slut shaming’ in a death penalty decision April 2025 This is an extraordinary case of ‘slut shaming’ where what a woman was wearing featured as a key part in the evidence against her. The prosecutors even produced into the court proceedings a suitcase of provocative clothing as part of their case. We…</p> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/author/welland2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><span class=""><span class="">by</span> <span class=""><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/author/welland2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">welland2</a></span></span>April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/12/vigil-71/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vigil 71</a></strong></p> <p></p><p>71st vigil in Salisbury April 2025 Fewer numbers this week partly because the events in Washington dominating the news and a number of our regulars away or ill. This week we had three sets of people variously upset with our presence. It would be difficult to summarise their arguments some of which were around the…</p> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/author/welland2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><span class=""><span class="">by</span> <span class=""><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/author/welland2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">welland2</a></span></span>April 12, 2025April 14, 2025 <p></p> <p></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/human-rights/" target="_blank">#HumanRights_</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/death-penalty/" target="_blank">#DeathPenalty</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/refugees/" target="_blank">#refugees</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/salisbury/" target="_blank">#Salisbury</a></p>
CLondoner92 (New Account)<p>Go-Ahead, in partnership with the Department for <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a> and local authorities, will invest in 45 additional zero-emission buses for operations in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Hull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hull</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Salisbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salisbury</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Brighton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brighton</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Hove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hove</span></a>, Isle of Wight, and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Plymouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plymouth</span></a>. This expansion strengthens Go-Ahead's leadership in zero-emission transport, with the largest fleet in the UK, comprising 1,500 electric buses in operation or on order. The company has received government support for 246 of these buses, some of which will be introduced soon. Customers will benefit from quieter, smoother, and more environmentally friendly journeys. CEO Matt Carney expressed pride in Go-Ahead’s commitment to zero-emission transport, while Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood highlighted the broader benefits of cleaner, greener travel, job creation, and support for local economies. These new buses will contribute to a more sustainable future, with delivery expected by 2027.<br><a href="https://www.go-ahead.com/news/go-ahead-strengthens-leadership-in-zero-emission-transport/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">go-ahead.com/news/go-ahead-str</span><span class="invisible">engthens-leadership-in-zero-emission-transport/</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>Today is the feast day of Saint Ælfstan, a 10th century monk who became Bishop of Ramsbury in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Salisbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salisbury</span></a> <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/stonehenge/?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/st</span><span class="invisible">onehenge/?s=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire<p><strong>70th Vigil</strong></p> <p></p><p><strong><strong>Gaza: ‘These atrocities were committed in our name’ <em>Haaretz</em></strong></strong></p><p></p><p>April 2025</p><p>It seems almost unbelievable that a group of people come together every Saturday to stand in a vigil for half an hour on behalf of peace in the Middle East. The horror of October 7th 2023 brought us together but this has been superseded by Israel’s response involving around 50,000 deaths – including many women and children – and the massive destruction of large parts of Gaza. However, things may have changed this week. </p><a href="https://salisburyai.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/april-5-2.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p></p><p>There was initially, a large measure of sympathy for Israel and the death of around 1,200 of its people and the taking of 251 hostages. Retaliation was expected but the scale of it has exceeded anything imaginable and is now regarded as a war crime. </p><p><strong><strong>Deliberate destruction?</strong></strong></p><p>The bombing seemed indiscriminate which is probably a mistaken description. There seems to have been a deliberate attempt to destroy community facilities of one sort or another: schools, hospitals, clinics, water plants and places of worship were all targeted. The reason given in each case was that they were places where Hamas were operating and were often said to be ‘control centres’. Since independent journalists are not allowed in, Israeli claims could not be verified. All aid and electricity has been cut off. </p><p>Western media has solemnly reported after a bombing of a hospital say, that Israel had targeted the building because Hamas was using it as a human shield or that it was a control centre. Little or no evidence was ever produced. Thus media have been complicit in their quest for ‘balance’ by reporting the reason for the death of women and children was because of Hamas were somehow involved or were hidden in the hospital. </p><p></p><p><strong>This week has seen the discovery of a grave in which the decaying bodies of 15 Palestinian medical staff from Red Crescent, and one UN member, were discovered. They were all shot one by one, one man had his hands tied. It looked like an execution in other words. We initially had the usual story that the vehicles were approaching ‘suspiciously’ and without lights. Footage has now appeared to show the vehicles <em>did</em> have lights on and flashing lights. One man was led away blindfolded and his whereabouts is unknown. No weapons were found so claims that they were Hamas were untrue. This incident has shown the standard response by the IDF to killings is unreliable and untrustworthy. It is probable that without independent verification of claims made by IDF, which are reported as fact by western media, it has led to a degree of cavalier carelessness with the truth. Such is the accumulation of evidence about this incident, that Israel has said it will mount an investigation.</strong> </p><p>Haaretz reports (April 6th) that the 15 dead join around a thousand other medical and aid workers killed in the conflict. It says that the IDF is ignoring both its own and international rules of conflict in the area. The other worrying trend – the undisciplined behaviour of Israeli forces – has spilled over into the West Bank the paper reports where violence against Palestinians has increased markedly. In an editorial they say: “<em>Even though this government would like<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-04-01/ty-article-opinion/.premium/the-best-way-to-resist-netanyahus-government-is-simple-dont-enlist-in-the-idf/00000195-f0fb-dfc7-a5dd-f5fbd1760000" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> the war to continue forever,</a> it will end someday. And on that day, the IDF and Israeli society as a whole will be forced to look in the mirror and deal with the knowledge that these atrocities were committed in our name”</em>.</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/s3hl2QReeZk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A video of the 70th vigil is available here</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.sarumconcern.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Link to the website of Salisbury Concern for Israel Palestine</a> (SCIP)</p><p></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/gaza/" target="_blank">#Gaza</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/idf/" target="_blank">#IDF</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/palestine/" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/salisbury/" target="_blank">#Salisbury</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/vigil/" target="_blank">#vigil</a></p>
Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire<p><strong>Vigil number 70</strong></p> <p></p><p><strong><strong>We hold our seventieth vigil today, Saturday 5th April</strong></strong></p><p>April 2025</p><p>POST AMENDED </p><p>The 70th vigil was held in Salisbury on Saturday 5th April in the market place. We none of us thought when we started over a year ago that we would still be holding these every Saturday come rain or shine.</p><p><strong>This week’s news is especially awful with yet more Palestinian medical staff found dead and buried in a shallow grave in southern Gaza, at least one with his hands tied. They were in clearly marked Red Cross medical vehicles entering what was supposed to be a safe zone. It made the lead news item in today’s World at One (BBC Radio 4 programme 2 April). The IDF responded in the usual way that the vehicles were coming towards a checkpoint and there were no lights on. The story seems to be falling apart however. The usual Hamas terrorist arguments were trotted out but it now appears there were no weapons. Fortunately there is a survivor to explain what happened. There is evidence that two of the men were murdered after being detained. The use of bulldozers to bury the evidence indicates that this is a war crime. [</strong><em>Text amended 2 April</em>]. <em>We may return to this topic if more information comes to hand. </em></p><p>The programme about the West Bank on ITV the other evening was unpleasant viewing. It showed a settler gradually invading Palestinian land. What was shocking was his contempt for them and spoke in terms of clearing them away. He stopped next to some newly planted olive trees on their land and said he wasn’t going to clear them away now because the camera was on but it was obvious he would be back later.</p><p><strong>It does appear that some of our broadcasters are beginning to report on what is happening in the West Bank and Gaza more fully despite reporting restrictions imposed by Israel</strong> <strong>and to give it due prominence.</strong> It puts the pusillanimous response by the UK government in the spotlight and their continuing failure to stop arms shipments is shocking. The obsession with ‘growth’ should not mean growth at all costs if genocide is at the end of it. </p><p>West Bank violence is increasing, Haaretz has reported on a large number of attacks, with livestock killed or stolen and a boy in charge of a flock was recently murdered by settlers they believe. IDF soldiers are seen standing by while settlers throw stones and carry out their attacks.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/EAw78EW6sGs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here is a video of No 69 courtesy of Peter Gloyns.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.sarumconcern.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Link to Salisbury Concern for Israel Palestine</a></p> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/seventy.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/gaza/" target="_blank">#Gaza</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/idf/" target="_blank">#IDF</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/palestine/" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/salisbury/" target="_blank">#Salisbury</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/vigil/" target="_blank">#vigil</a></p>
Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire<p><strong>Gaza: don’t say you don’t know</strong></p> <p></p><p><strong><strong>Vigil number 68 </strong></strong></p><p>March 2025</p><p>The violence continues. Israel has ended the ceasefire and over a hundred have been killed in the recent bombing in Gaza. Encouraged by President Trump and his desire to see some kind of Riviera on the Mediterranean coast, the IDF has restarted its bombing campaign. There can be little pretence that peace and a two state solution is anywhere present in current thinking.</p><p>To criticise Israel is to court being called ‘antisemitic’ a kneejerk reaction which has been immensely powerful. Many publications are wary of inviting this slur. It is very encouraging therefore to read of criticisms coming from <em>within</em> Israel itself and in particular in the Haaretz newspaper. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/20/benjamin-netanyahu-gaza-israel-palestinians" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A recent article by its editor Aluf Benn, is testimony to this</a> [registration may be needed].</p> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-4.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a> <p>The images on our screens are truly horrific. A landscape of demolished buildings; mountains of rubble; hoards of people moving from one ‘safe zone’ to the next; rows of corpses and parents clutching dead infants. The scale of the response, with Netanyahu promising even worse to come, is demonstrably a crime against humanity. All supported by the United States and now Donald Trump with vague notions of moving 2 million Palestinians out of the territory to some other country. </p><p>Britain continues to support Israel and the <a href="https://www.declassifieduk.org/why-is-britain-still-sending-spy-flights-towards-gaza/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RAF are reported to be overflying Gaza</a> a largely unreported fact. And of course we are still selling them arms. We are thus complicit in these terrible events.</p><p>The 68th Vigil was held yesterday in the Market Place in Salisbury with around 35 in attendance. We are grateful to Peter Gloyns for a <a href="https://www.cndsalisbury.org.uk/news_items/6663-68th-salisbury-ceasefire-vigil" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">moving video</a>.</p><p><em>Latest posts:</em></p><ul><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/04/02/vigil-number-70/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vigil number 70</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/03/26/japanese-man-released-after-46-years/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Japanese man released after 46 years</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/03/24/exeter-conference-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Exeter Conference</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/03/23/gaza-dont-say-you-dont-know/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gaza: don’t say you don’t know</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/03/23/somalia-a-forgotten-conflict/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Somalia – a forgotten conflict</a></li></ul> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/gaza/" target="_blank">#Gaza</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/palestine/" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/salisbury/" target="_blank">#Salisbury</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/vigil/" target="_blank">#vigil</a></p>
Chris KoesterRoof construction of the nave at Salisbury Cathedral<br>
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A centuries-old construction still works!<br>
Can we guarantee the same for our modern constructions?<br>
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May 2018<br>
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CBC Canada<p>Property taxes in rural New Brunswick soar following amalgamations<br>Tammy Burrell got the 2025 property tax bill for her rural Salisbury home earlier this month and, as she feared, it had risen to $1,309 — 59 per cent more than she was paying three years ago.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/property" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>property</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rural</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/NewBrunswick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewBrunswick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Salisbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salisbury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/property-taxes-rural-amalgamations-1.7486688?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswi</span><span class="invisible">ck/property-taxes-rural-amalgamations-1.7486688?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
Chris KoesterView into the nave of Salisbury Cathedral.<br>
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May 2018<br>
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Chris KoesterSalisbury Cathedral - I've reached the heights!<br>
View from an upper balcony to the church spire.<br>
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May 2018<br>
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~meoralis~Another piece of ancient <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/history?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> for <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Caturday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Caturday</a>! 😸 This <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/drawing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drawing</a> (also called a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/graffiti?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#graffiti</a>) of a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cat</a> can be found in the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Cloisters?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cloisters</a> of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SalisburyCathedral?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SalisburyCathedral</a>. It may have been made by a Durch prisoner of war in the late 17th century. There are several graffitis all over the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/church?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#church</a>, you can even take a tour to see them. (I didn't but stumbled across this fellow by chance)<br>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Katze?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Katze</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/KatzenContent?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KatzenContent</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CatsOfMastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CatsOfPixelFed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatsOfPixelFed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CatsOfFediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatsOfFediverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PixelCats?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PixelCats</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/carving?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#carving</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Kreuzgang?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kreuzgang</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Kirche?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kirche</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/England?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#England</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UK?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Salisbury?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Salisbury</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Steinritzung?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Steinritzung</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/StoneCarvings?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StoneCarvings</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/StoneCarving?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StoneCarving</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/inscriptions?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inscriptions</a>
~meoralis~<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SalisburyCathedral?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SalisburyCathedral</a> for <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FensterFreitag?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FensterFreitag</a><br>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Salisbury?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Salisbury</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/England?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#England</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UK?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/architecture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/StainedGlass?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StainedGlass</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/StainedGlassWindow?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StainedGlassWindow</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Buntglasfenster?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buntglasfenster</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Fenster?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fenster</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/window?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#window</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/WindowFriday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WindowFriday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ChurchWindows?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ChurchWindows</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gothic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gothic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Gotik?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gotik</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Mittelalter?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mittelalter</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/medieval?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medieval</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MiddleAges?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MiddleAges</a>
Amnesty in Salisbury & South Wiltshire<p><strong>And the vigils continue</strong></p> <p></p><p><strong><strong>The 66th vigil held in Salisbury</strong></strong></p><p>March 2025</p><p>The plan was to hold the final vigil a few weeks ago with the hopeful news of a cease fire and talks being held in Qatar. The recent news is far from encouraging. </p><a href="https://salisburyai.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-2.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><p></p><p>The situation now has worsened considerably. Aid convoys have been stopped and today, Israel has announced that it is cutting off all electric power. Quite apart from the effects on a state with 2 million people, the desalination plants cannot operate neither can the treatment plants. These moves target the whole population and are using water, aid and now electricity as a weapon of war. </p><p>The UK has asked the Israeli government to reverse the decision saying it risks breaking international </p> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/img_0757.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a> <p>law. The Qatari Foreign Ministry says Israel’s actions are ‘a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement and of humanitarian law’.</p><p>The Israeli newspaper <em>Haaretz</em> reports that IDF soldiers are accused of using Palestinians as human shields a story also reported on in the <em>Times of Israel</em>. New rules issues by the Central Command enables soldiers to fire on Palestinians in the West Bank whether they are armed or not. </p><p>We shall be continuing our vigil and the next one is on <strong>Saturday 15th March</strong> starting at 5pm. </p><p><em>Main photo: Peter Gloyns</em></p> <ul><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/03/10/and-the-vigils-continue/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">And the vigils continue</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/03/09/nazanin-talk-at-cathedral/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nazanin talk at Cathedral</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/03/05/un-expresses-deep-doubts-about-human-rights/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UN expresses deep doubts about human rights</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/03/04/the-amnesty-tree/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Amnesty tree</a></li><li><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/03/03/tree-ceremony/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tree ceremony!</a></li></ul> <p><strong><a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/03/09/nazanin-talk-at-cathedral/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nazanin talk at Cathedral</a></strong></p> <p></p><p>Talk by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe disappointing for many March 2025 Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was interviewed in Salisbury Cathedral by the Rt Revd Bishop of Sherborne, Karen Gorham, about her experiences of being imprisoned in Iran and life after her release. Unfortunately, the sound system was such that many could not hear large chunks of what was said,…</p> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/author/welland2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><span class=""><span class="">by</span> <span class=""><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/author/welland2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">welland2</a></span></span>March 9, 2025March 9, 2025 <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/03/05/un-expresses-deep-doubts-about-human-rights/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UN expresses deep doubts about human rights</a></strong></p> <p></p><p>UN High Commissioner Volker Türk expresses widespread concerns about threats to human rights March 2024 Volker Türk, addressing the 58th Human Rights Council, has expressed a range of concerns about the state of human rights today. As we said in our last post celebrating the 50th year since the formation of the Salisbury group, any…</p> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/author/welland2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><span class=""><span class="">by</span> <span class=""><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/author/welland2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">welland2</a></span></span>March 5, 2025March 6, 2025 <p></p> <p></p> <p><strong><a href="https://salisburyai.com/2025/03/04/the-amnesty-tree/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Amnesty tree</a></strong></p> <p></p><p>Salisbury group assembles to mark planting of its tree March 2025 Last year (2024) marked the fifty years since the group was founded and here we are, still going strong if sadly the only group left in Wiltshire. We had the opportunity for a tree to be planted in honour of this anniversary and today…</p> <a href="https://salisburyai.com/author/welland2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><span class=""><span class="">by</span> <span class=""><a class="" href="https://salisburyai.com/author/welland2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">welland2</a></span></span>March 4, 2025 <p></p> <p></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/gaza/" target="_blank">#Gaza</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/palestine/" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/qatar/" target="_blank">#Qatar</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/salisbury/" target="_blank">#Salisbury</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://salisburyai.com/tag/vigil/" target="_blank">#vigil</a></p>
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