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| Israel-Palestine |
| Gaza: Thousands |
| 2004-08-17 |
| By Laila M El-Haddad in Gaza Monday 16 August 2004, 22:08 Makka Time, 19:08 GMT Thousands of Palestinians have marched in Gaza in a show of solidarity with political prisoners being held in Israeli jails and detention centres. Palestinians from across the Gaza Strip and its political spectrum, including hundreds of women, religious figures, MPs, and civil society activists, participated in Monday's protest. Many held up framed pictures of their loved ones and large banners proclaiming "Yes to hunger, no to submission". Too bad these morons don't realize that they've been saying "yes" to both hunger and submission for many years now. Arafat has stolen the food from their mouths for decades. Additionally, the violent terrorist factions have long forced the Palestinian people into submission over many issues as well. Remember how al Aqsa terrorists shot 15 year-old Hassan al-Zanin because his family didn't want a rocket launched from their home's yard? Some 1500 Palestinian political prisoners in four different Israeli detention centres began a hunger strike yesterday in protest of their poor conditions. "We are here to express our solidarity with our brothers and sisters who are suffering under miserable conditions in Israeli cells. We are here asking for their freedom," said one marcher. The march ended in front of the Legislative Council, where a series of solidarity tents have been set up. Similar tents have been erected near Red |
| Posted by:Zenster |
| #4 One other thing: why the HELL doesn't Israel have the death penalty? Seriously, are they afraid of international condemnation? Don't they think that multiple murderers deserve it? But I've never even heard of any pro-death penalty lobby organization in their entire country, though I'm sure many individuals would be in favor of it. But, if they would, I hope it would be hanging. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-08-17 11:24:51 AM |
| #3 Here's a fun game that the Israelis can play, and there's lots of different variations on it: first, take a several dozen prisoners, isolated in groups of a dozen each, inside. Keep them inside and separated for several hours. Then take one group into a room filled with a half-eaten banquet of prison food, and ask them if they want to eat the other half. One of the tricks is to take *every* group to see the half eaten meal and get the offer. Maybe one group sees the full meal and one group has just a few scraps left. You might set a strict time limit: "all the food you can eat in 30 seconds". The assumption is that all will turn down the food. If not, no problem. It was what they were going to be fed anyway, so it doesn't cost anything extra. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-08-17 11:11:10 AM |
| #2 Join them, Suha! Join them! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-08-17 9:05:00 AM |
| #1 Islam: the religion of pestilence. |
| Posted by: Annie War 2004-08-17 1:50:56 AM |