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International protests continue against the Israeli Siege on Gaza

Saturday January 26, 2008 11:26 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News ghassanb at imemc dot org

Several protests were organize on Friday evening in several European cities, the protests had one thing in common they all called for the immediate left of the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip.

Hundreds including students, Trade union members, politicians and human rights activists joined together in a demonstration through downtown Montreal city in eastern Canada calling for an end to the Israeli siege of Gaza. The protest was organized by Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR), a non-profit, student-based organization that advocates on a strong social justice platform to uphold the rights of the Palestinian people in the face of human rights violations and all forms of racism, discrimination, misinformation and misrepresentation.

The demonstrators handed out information leaflets demanding an end to Israel's inhumane and collective punishment against the Palestinian people of Gaza and called on the Canadian government to pressure Israel to end its siege of Gaza.

Meanwhile on Friday night in several European cities scores of Palestinian, Arab and European families shutdown the lights in their homes as a Solidarity move with the residents of Gaza for 20 mints. The move was organized by the EU Campaign to Left the Siege on the Gaza Strip.

Earlier on Friday the EU Campaign to Left the Siege on the Gaza Strip organized a protest in the Belgium capital Brussels in which hundreds gathered in front of the EU headquarters in the city calling for the EU to but brusher on Israeli to stop its Siege on Gaza.

On Saturday the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign in the British Capital London is planning to organize a smellier protest.

End the Siege on Gaza: International Day of Action, Saturday 26th January

Demonstrations around the world in support of Gaza

[ 25/01/2008 - 11:42 PM ] a candlelight vigil in Barcelona against the Israeli imposed siege on Gaza

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)--

This week witnessed numerous demonstrations and protests held in support of the Gaza people against the tight siege imposed by Israel for the past eight months.

In the West Bank, which itself is suffering from siege and daily occupation atrocities as well as roadblocks which hamper the movement of Palestinians from one town to another, Palestinians demonstrated in various parts in support of their compatriots in Gaza. There were demonstrations in Jerusalem and major cities of the West Bank.

In Jordan there were demonstrations in Amman and other major cities as well as Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan.

In Egypt, students demonstrated in Cairo in support of the people in Gaza and called for and end to the siege.

In Qatar there was a demonstration after the Friday prayers which called for an end to the 8-month-long siege.

In Bahrain there were demonstrations and sit-ins on Friday after the Friday prayers and earlier in the week.

The protests went beyond the Arab world to the Muslim world where tens of thousands demonstrated in the Iranian capital Tehran in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza. The demonstrators condemned the silence of the international community which only pays lip-service to the values of democracy and human rights.

In Indonesia the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) on Thursday called for massive demonstrations all over the country to show support for the Palestinian people despite the difficulties that the Indonesian people are going through as a result of natural disasters.

The committee for popular action within the PKS condemned in a statement the Israeli siege on Gaza and called on Arab and Muslim government to work for ending the oppressive siege.

In Europe, more than a hundred non-governmental organisations issued a joint appeal for an end of the oppressive siege on the Gaza Strip.

The organisations condemned the siege in the strongest terms and pointed to the inhumanity and immorality of the siege which contravenes international humanitarian law and international conventions on human rights.

In addition many European capitals and cities witnessed demonstrations and sit-ins against the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip.

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