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07
January 2009
Gaza
Protests around the World
Thousands
of people took to the streets to protest the Israeli bombings of
Gaza since 27 December 2008. The following are pictures of protests
from around the world.
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January
3, 2009 - New York City, NY, USA. Gaza protests in Times Square. Vanissa
W. Chan |
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January
2, 2009 - Beirut, Lebanon. A girl holding a mock-up coffin in Hamra
reading "Kuluna Gaza" (We are all Gaza). Fatima
Amine |
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January
3, 2009 - New York City, NY, USA. Gaza protests in Times Square. Vanissa
W. Chan |
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January
3, 2009 - London, England. Protests in Central London against the
air raids in Gaza. Lewis
Bush |
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December
28, 2008 - Paris, France. Protestors face policemen on the Champs-Élysées.
Azri Smail
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January
3, 2009 - Dublin, Ireland. Protestors marching from Dame Street to
the General Post Office. William
Murphy |
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January
2, 2009 - Beirut, Lebanon. Shoes all around the fence that protects
the Egyptian embassy in Beirut placed as a sign of protest to open
the Rafah crossing for Gaza residents. Fatima
Amine |
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January
3, 2009 - New York City, NY, USA. Gaza protests in Times Square. Vanissa
W. Chan |
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January
3, 2009 - London, England. Demonstration which started from Embankment
Street to Trafalgar Square for a rally, where speakers included Annie
Lennox, Alexei Sayle, and Ken Livingstone. Pedros
Temizian |
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January
2, 2009 - Odense, Denmark. Young people holding signs, each of them
containing a letter, to complete the sentence: "Enough is enough
- stop the blockade of Gaza!" Alaa
Abdol-Hamid |
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January
3, 2009 - Oslo, Norway. Gaza protests in the city. Kevin Wooldridge |
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December
30, 2008 - San Francisco, CA, USA. Supporters of Gaza march along
Market Street in San Francisco. Dave
Schumaker |
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January
4, 2009 - Chicago, IL, USA. Protestors hold up signs that read "Yes
We Can Free Palestine" in president-elect Barack Obama's hometown
of Chicago. Yousef Sarandah |
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January
3, 2009 - Toronto, ON, Canada. Police keep Gaza protestors calm. Jez
B. Gariepy
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January
4, 2009 - Melbourne, Australia. Protest against the Israeli attacks
on Gaza held on Flinders Street. Takver
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January
3, 2009 - Toronto, ON, Canada. A jewish protestor holding a sign in
solidarity with Gaza. Jez
B. Gariepy |
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January
3, 2009 - Dublin, Ireland. Protests held in front of the GPO (General
Post Office) building, which served as the headquarters of the uprising
leaders during the Easter Rising of 1916 in Ireland. Shay
Murphy |
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January
3, 2009 - London, England. Police protect Downing Street from protests
against the air raids on Gaza. Lewis
Bush |
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