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Following his meeting earlier this week with President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted in statements made yesterday that Jerusalem will remain undivided. His assertion on the contentious issue central to the prospect for peace between Israel and Palestine follows reports that Netanyahu was unflinching during his talks with Obama in his disregard for a two-state solution. Meanwhile, Israeli aircraft also bombed locations in the Gaza strip earlier this week killing two civilians as a rocket was fired into the Israeli town of Sderot. The violence is reminiscent of the Israeli assault on Gaza that began on December 27th, 2008. British Member of Parliament, George Galloway organized a Viva Palestina caravan in the aftermath to deliver humanitarian supplies to its residents. The trip was cited by the Canadian government as a reason why he was denied entry into the country to speak earlier this year.

George Galloway has been a Member of the British Parliament since 1987 and is affiliated with the Respect party. He is one of the most outspoken elected representatives critical of the occupations of Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine in the English speaking world. He was expelled from the Labour Party in October 2003 in he wake of his comments on the Iraq war, which included a television interview in which he accused Tony Blair and George Bush of acting “like wolves” in invading Iraq.

George Galloway spoke last month on April 7th in Anaheim on the last stop of his Viva Palestina tour. Galloway will be speaking once more in Anaheim this weekend at the 7th annual al-Awda: The Palestinian Right to Return Convention.

Special thanks to Global Voices for Justice for this recording.