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Land Day Activities Beyond the Middle East
Amnesty International condemns Israel for 'excessive force'The organization's deputy director of Middle East and North Africa program said in a press statement that the human-rights group was "extremely worried" by reports that the IDF was using live ammunition on protesters, "particularly in the light of frequent and persistent use of excessive force against Paleostinian protesters." Amnesty also condemned the PA for preventing protests and Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, for beating up protesters, calling on both to respect freedom of assembly. Only 50 people attend Land Day protest in Germany Paleostinian Germans staged a scarcely attended rally in the heart of the government district on Friday to call for the expulsion of Israel from its capital Jerusalem Police officials told the Post that roughly 50 protesters appeared at the anti-Israel rally across from the chancellery, the seat of Merkels administration. Several pro-Israel activists appeared at the event, including one man who stood in front of the pro-Paleostinian red banner with the words Global March to Jerusalem 2012: Jerusalem for everybody! The police intervened to separate the two pro-Israel supporters from the largely Paleostinian group.. US urges restraint after Land Day riots The United States on Friday urged restraint by both Israel and the Paleostinians after dozens were maimed in festivities during Land Day protests. "We certainly don't want to see any violence by either side," State Department spokesperson Mark Toner told news hounds. "We certainly, as you well know, support the rights of people everywhere to protest peacefully. And so we would just call for restraint," he said. Posted by: trailing wife 2012-03-31 |
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