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| World marks Gaza assault in solidarity with strip | |
| 2009-12-28 | |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] From London to Sydney people prepared to stand in solidarity with the Gaza Strip as Sunday marked a year since Israel launched its deadly air, land and sea assault on the impoverished territory. As politicians failed to bring those responsible for the mass destruction and death of more than 1, 500 Palestinians to justice, advocacy groups urged people to demonstrate to show the residents of Gaza they were not forgotten.
"The protest is simply to remind the British public what happened a year ago and to remind people that Israel still operates a deadly siege over Gaza," Betty Hunter, the general secretary of PSC, told Al Arabiya. Hunter said PSC expected a few hundred people to attend the protest and said the group was calling on the British government to take practical steps to end the suffering of the people of Gaza. "It is barbaric that the Israeli government can lay siege to 1.5 million people in Gaza without international governments taking action to force Israel to abide by international law," Hunter said. "The British government must force Israel to end its siege, implement the Goldstone Report, and bring Israeli war criminals to justice." | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 A few thousand nutcases around the world showing support for a million madmen. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-12-28 10:31 |
| #4 It is barbaric that the Israeli government can lay siege to 1.5 million people in Gaza without international governments taking action to force Israel to abide by international law," Hunter said. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing". So how come there's nobody to tell you to zip up, or feel the back of his hand, Betty? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-12-28 08:18 |
| #3 A handful of looney toons in a lot of countries, along with spineless left-wing politicians, and, of course, Muslims, is *not* "the world". |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-12-28 08:12 |
| #2 Hey , call a Cop. Merci, Monsieur, Inspector Clouseau, at your service. The only thing the "International Law" people are gonna force you to do is pull down your fly. And the French Army should be able to handle that. They know all about it. Gaza, where stupid people live in holes and fart at loud noises. |
| Posted by: Angleton9 2009-12-28 07:23 |
| #1 Like anyone cares about the vermin in Gaza. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2009-12-28 06:46 |