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(Friday 2/1/09)
Rally to support the people of Gaza this Sunday
Stop the massacres! End the siege! Justice for Palestine!
A protest and march to support the people of Gaza will begin at Sydney Town Hall at 2pm this Sunday January 4th 2009.
The demonstration has been initiated by the Sydney-based Gaza Defence Committee, a broad coalition of individuals and organisations that seek to build solidarity in Australia with the people of Gaza.
The protest will condemn the massacres and inhumane siege of Gaza by the Israeli government and military.
Israel has bombarded from the skies children on their way home from school, police stations and densely populated civilian areas. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured in a matter of days.
The massacre comes after two years of economic blockade of Gaza imposed by Israel to punish Palestinians for democratically electing a Hamas government. Many Gazans had already died due to lack of basic medical treatment, food, clean water and electricity and over 60% live below the UN poverty line.
Now, having taken control of all Gaza's borders and starved its 1.5 million inhabitants, the Israeli military – the forth largest in the world – massacres a trapped, defenceless and impoverish population from the skies.
"Incredibly, at a time when everyone with a shred of humanity needs to stand with the people of Gaza… the Australian government is calling Palestinians 'aggressors' and justifying Israel's massacre," said Tim Dobson, a spokesperson for the Gaza Defence Committee. "That's why everyone in Australia needs to protest on Sunday. To show the people of Gaza we are with them."
The demonstration will march from Town Hall to Belmore Park via the Egyptian consulate in Surry Hills.
For more information please call Tim 0430 209 865 or Ghassan 0408 605 437
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Apparently if you comment on this blog that the Palestinians need to stop firing rockets your post gets deleted.
Is it really such a bad suggestion?
Could not Hamas have acted better in the interests of the Palestinians?
Really, are you interested in stopping the violence or just trying to make a political point?
The killing of civilians is never justified, whether by Israel or Hamas (AKA Islamic Resistance Movement).
Let's face it, Hamas aren't a peace-loving government. Just look at Article 13 of their Charter:
"Initiatives, and so-called peaceful solutions and international conferences, are in contradiction to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement."
And further ...
"There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time and vain endeavors."
The violence won't stop while Hamas is in power.
Unfortunately, it is the innocent civilians who are caught in the cross fire between the two governments.
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