Protestors in several Canadian cities waved placards and Palestinian flags denouncing the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza. In Ottawa, more than 500 demonstrators marched on the steps of Parliament Hill, eventually walking to the Israeli and U.S. embassies. A gathering of several thousand people in Toronto followed suit. Events also took place in Montreal and…
A large pro-Palestinian protest in the shopping district in Paris turned violent. A pro-Palestinian umbrella group, including France’s Communist Party, led more than 21,000 demonstrators, according to reports, in a march Saturday afternoon protesting Israel’s military actions over the past week in the Gaza Strip. Police blocked the demonstrators from reaching the Israeli Embassy. Protesters…
Thousands of demonstrators converged on central London on Saturday afternoon in protest against what their high-pitched slogans screamed the “massacre of unarmed Palestinians in Gaza by Israeli bombers”. The sea of protesters flowing through the busy thoroughfares of London included people of all ages, color, creed and faith who carried placards calling for immediate ceasefire….
Thousands of demonstrators are expected to converge on central London tomorrow to demand a ceasefire in Gaza amid growing international anger over Israel’s week-long bombardment. The singer Annie Lennox, the former mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, comedian Alexei Sayle, Palestinian solidarity groups, Muslim organisations, the Stop the War Coalition and several MPs are among those…
The American Muslim Taskforce for Civil Rights and Elections (AMT) called on president elect Barack Obama to reach out to Muslims during his administration, as well as assisting in ending the crisis in the Middle East. “We are approaching our incoming administration on four key issues: inclusion and access, policy development, personnel appointment and partnership…
