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| Egyptians protest Gaza onslaught |
| 2009-01-17 |
| Over 40,000 Egyptians in towns and cities take to the streets denouncing Israel's onslaught on Gaza, as Cairo prepares a possible Abbas-Olmert meeting. the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's main opposition group, announced on its website that after the weekly Friday prayers, 20,000 people protested in the northeast town of Mansura, 15,000 demonstrated in central Fayyum and several thousand is Aswan in the south, all calling for an end to the Israeli assault on the Gazans, contradicting police figures which are quite low. The protesters also demanded the Egyptian government end its complicity with Tel Aviv's aggression. In Cairo, police dispersed several hundred people demonstrating in the Bassatin District while a few hundred people protested inside the compound of the al-Azhar mosque, cordoned off by the police. Government fearing a new "day of anger", had deployed police reinforcements in Cairo and elsewhere. On January 9, at least 50,000 people marched in the northern city of Alexandria to condemn the "complicity" of some Arab governments in the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Meanwhile, Cairo is proposing a possible meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian Authority chief President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to sign an agreement as early as Sunday to strengthen a possible truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported. It was not immediately clear what the trilateral agreement would necessitate since Israel and Hamas have yet to settle their differences over the terms of a ceasefire to halt 21 days of Israeli onslaught on Gaza. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who is visiting the region, could take part if a signing ceremony takes place in Cairo, western officials said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Dear me, didn't they teach you English at Duke Law, KhadijahZ. Abdul-Mutakallim |
| Posted by: tipper 2009-01-17 14:00 |
| #4 even better: TheNoseOnYourFace translates Hamas's press conference - heh |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-01-17 11:48 |
| #3 Take a load off and read some satire on Israel beating the crap out of Hamas: http://jumpinginpools.blogspot.com/2009/01/un-begs-israel-to-stop-killing.html |
| Posted by: Michael 2009-01-17 11:36 |
| #2 "Palestinians" get to learn that when "other groups" use military style weapons on an international neighbor, the government IS responsible even if the attack is not sanctioned. Being in charge of your own piece of ground means that anything that happens to a neighboring country coming from your country is the fault of the governing authorities. "Palestinians" get no sympathy here because usually they have views that are considered to be less than savory in general as well as polite society. Your screed concerning racism is dishonest. Israelis are a composite of races and ethnic identities which are united under the Israeli flag for protection against the barbarism that Hamas and the "Palestinians" represent. |
| Posted by: badanov 2009-01-17 09:52 |
| #1 the racist troll returns. Fuck off and die, lying scum |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-01-17 09:07 |