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AN Ennis man who has been held at gunpoint by Israeli soldiers in Hebron, witnessing first hand what it is like for those living in Palestine, is among the organisers of a protest by EU civil servants in Brussels calling out the “inaction” of the bloc. Manus Carlisle, who grew up in Roslevan, and describes himself as a “proud Clare man” is an organiser of the ‘EU Staff for Peace & Justice’ campaign in Brussels. The campaign is made up of a large group of EU civil servants “who have been horrified by the violence taking place in Palestine and the inaction of the European Union in the face of the violence”, he explains. The group have collected over 1,700 signatures from EU civil servants expressing their growing concern over the ongoing crisis in Gaza. They have also demonstrated outside of their workplaces in the EU institutions in Brussels demanding an immediate and permanent cease-fire in Gaza, for the EU and …
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