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| Palestinian Group Campaign to Free Barghouti at Earth Summit |
| 2002-08-31 |
| More than a thousand people allied to the anti-globalization Palestinian Support Committee (PSC) Friday met in Johannesburg to launch a campaign to free Marwan Barghouti from prison in Israel. "We are looking for the support of the South African people to hold Israel accountable for its crimes against the Palestinian people," his wife Fadwa told the chanting, singing crowd. Yeah. South Africa is prob'ly the place to do it, because, ummm... Banners like "Globalize the Intifada against Imperialism" and "Stop the Holocaust of the Palestinians" were plastered around the packed Johannesburg city hall. Sounds like they're building up to nearly as much credibility as they had at Durban... "Marwan Barghouti is a symbol of the Palestinian people," his lawyer Khader Shikrat said. We think so, too... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |