PALESTINE solidarity campaigners held an emergency vigil for Gaza outside the Welsh Parliament today.

Trade unionists and politicians spoke of their horror at the slaughter in Gaza and the West Bank and demanded action from the Welsh government.

PSC Cardiff's Bethan Sayed spoke of feeling betrayed by the Welsh government ignoring the issue, despite the Senedd vote for an immediate ceasefire last year.

“The Senedd flies the Ukraine flag in solidarity, but not the Palestinian flag,” Ms Sayed said.

National Education Union’s Mairead Canavan said 93 per cent of schools in Gaza have been destroyed.

“In March, it was reported that more children had been killed in Gaza in four months than in four years of war worldwide,” Ms Canavan said.

The Muslim Association of Britain’s Sumayya Ahmed said as a Palestinian living in Wales, she was horrified that her country was involved in supplying weapons to Israel.

“We demand the Welsh government ends its relationship with the arms industry inside Wales.

“We cannot allow Welsh resources to supply genocide,” Ms Ahmed said.

Unison Wales’ Steve Belcher said his union was one of the first in Europe to respond to the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) to put pressure on companies and the Israeli government.

“We have been calling for pension funds to divest including the local government pension scheme,” Mr Belcher said.

Plaid Cymru’s Sioned Williams said it was a year since her party’s motion calling for an immediate ceasefire was passed in the Senedd.

“As Remembrance Day approaches let’s have less of the performance from politicians and more action in demanding a ceasefire and sanctions on Israel,” Ms Williams said.