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LMNOP Palestine resource page: http://www.webwm.com/LMNOP/palestine.htm ---------------------------------------- The following is a news item posted on CBC NEWS ONLINE at http://cbc.ca/news ____________________________________________________ MIDEAST PEACE PROTESTS STAGED FROM CANADA TO EUROPE http://cbc.ca/stories/2002/04/06/israel_protests020406 WebPosted Sun Apr 7 03:48:42 2002 TORONTO--Thousands of Canadians held demonstrations in several cities across the country Saturday, demanding that Israel end its military offensive in the West Bank. In Toronto, about 500 protesters gathered outside the Israeli Consulate demanding troops withdraw from Palestinian territory. Police officers kept a close eye on the crowd, refusing to let people near the building. Rally in Vancouver "End the occupation now," demontrators chanted. Some carried signs reading "Stop Genocide" and "Free Palestine." The president of Palestinian House, Rashad Saleh, said his organization does not support suicide attacks against the Israelis. He called on both sides in the conflict to return to peace negotiations. "We are calling for ending the hostilities and the violence," Saleh said. "The Israelis are slaughtering Palestinians in refugee camps, towns, cities. They have cut off water, food, medicine, supplies. What we are witnessing now in the occupied territories is a new holocaust." Similar rallies were held in places like Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Windsor. Many of the marchers called on Ottawa to become more vocal and press for an immediate end to the Israeli incursions. "We need to speak out," said one woman in Edmonton. "I cannot sleep while my brothers suffer," said another protester. Big protests in Paris, Rome In Europe, tens of thousands of people held demonstrations expressing support for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who has been under siege for more than a week. About 20,000 protesters marched through the streets of Paris, urging a peaceful solution to the conflict. Paris protest Some blamed Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and U.S. President George W. Bush for the ongoing violence – chanting "Sharon, Bush, they are the assassins," and "Arabs, Jews together against Sharon." A few carried defaced American flags. In Rome, an estimated 50,000 demonstrators packed into Piazza del Popolo. Some shouted demands for a "liberated Palestine" while others carried banners with slogans like "Intifada until victory." Several of Italy's big unions and socialist parties had planned to take part in the protests, but they withdrew at the last minute after complaints from Jewish groups. Concern has been growing around the world over Israel's military campaign in the West Bank, which began March 29 after a series of deadly suicide bombings. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana issued a statement Saturday expressing fear over the "humanitarian situation throughout the Palestinian territories." ____________________ Copyright © 2002 CBC All Rights Reserved http://cbc.ca/ ===== Lake Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace. Weekly peace walks around Lake Merritt in Oakland. Starts & ends at the colonnade between Grand & Lakeshore Avenues, 3 P.M., every Sunday. Info: (510)763-8712, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or http://www.webwm.com/LMNOP __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
