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From Jakarta to London, a wave of protest erupted across the world today against Israel’s assault on Gaza.
More than 10,000 marched through the Indonesian capital and Israeli flags were burnt and trampled upon in Asia as the Palestinian death toll in the offensive rose above 430, including three young brothers killed this morning.
Thirty new Israeli raids struck the Gaza Strip today as thousands of Hamas supporters attended the funeral of Nizar Rayan, the most senior Hamas victim of the offensive. He was killed with his four wives and 11 of his children in another Israeli raid yesterday.
Hamas leaders responded by calling for a “Day of Wrath” to avenge the deaths as the party warned that it may resume suicide attacks against Israel for the first time since January 2005.
Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, accused Hamas of holding the people of Gaza hostage. She said Washington was working to secure a ceasefire but reiterated the Bush Administration’s argument that any end to the conflict would hinge on the willingness of Hamas to stop firing rockets into Israel.
“Hamas has held the people of Gaza hostage ever since their illegal coup against the forces of President Mahmoud Abbas [leader of the rival Fatah party],” she said.
“We are working toward a ceasefire that would not allow a re-establishment of the status quo ante, where Hamas could launch rockets,” Dr Rice said. “It’s obvious that a ceasefire should take place as soon as possible but we want a ceasefire that is durable and sustainable.”
scottsquared reply to post by Europe
NEW POLICY!!!(suggested)
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Originally posted by Dracula23
Let them protest. They have nothing else better to do…
I wish they would protest about their leaders who steal their wealth, or protest about the Muslim terrorists who keep their entire civilization in the middle ages. Or maybe protest about woman’s rights in the Middle East or why in such oil wealthy countries most people live in poverty and are uneducated.
Masonwatcher sounds like an angry kid with answers driven by hate not logic
Originally posted by Founding
Take a the local arab population of a European country add in some liberals who are looking for a bit of culture to their boring lives and what do you get?
The whole world is protesting!!!
Who or what is to blame. Was it muhammad for his false moon god teachings or the culture/people that he brought them to.
Originally posted by Frontkjemper
And violent protests if I may.
In Oslo, the Palestinians have been throwing fireworks at the Norwegian police +++. Way to show your cause is just.
www.vg.no
www.dagbladet.no
www.ioslo.no
I was for Palestine, but when I see how Palestinians act abroad, especially during these protests, I start to think that maybe I'm supporting the wrong side on this issue. (What have Norwegian police done to the Palestinians here in Norway, what did they do to warrent violent actions against them?)
FK
Originally posted by ClearCut
The poor poor people of Palestine and the evil evil Jews. The same poor people of Palestine that straps bombs to the backs of their children.
Originally posted by redled
Originally posted by ClearCut
The poor poor people of Palestine and the evil evil Jews. The same poor people of Palestine that straps bombs to the backs of their children.
Yeah, it's a shame they don't just blow themselves up. That way their cry at the desperation of humaanity would not make them killers. And instead of bombs back, the Israelis would either laugh at their pity, or cry.
Protesters in several Canadian cities waved placards and Palestinian flags Saturday as they angrily denounced the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza, just as word emerged that Israel's troops and tanks had moved into enemy territory.
Following on the heels of angry protests taking place in cities across Europe, the Canadian show of solidarity began in the nation's capital with more than 500 demonstrators braving chill winds on the steps of Parliament Hill.
The group made its way to the Israeli and U.S. embassies in Ottawa, as did a gathering of several thousand people in Toronto who at one point faced off against a smaller group of pro-Israel demonstrators in a downtown public square.
The noisy but peaceful gathering on Parliament Hill erupted with cries of "shame" when a speaker delivered the news Israel had begun its ground assault.
"Regardless what they say in this building (House of Commons), regardless what they say in Washington or the Hague, these are war crimes," shouted Robert Assaly, an Anglican priest from Montreal who was a speaker at the rally.