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Downtown Gaza

By Kleinheider Posted on December 31, 2008 at 3:43 pm

Protesters descended on Nashville today to make folks aware of the goings on in the Middle East:

A group of approximately 200 Palestine supporters gathered on James Robertson Parkway in response to the increased bombings by the Israeli army in Gaza. The demonstrators chanted, “Long live Palestine! Long live Gaza!” They also held up signs accusing the Israeli government of killing innocent civilians, including children, while encouraging passing motorists to “Honk for peace.”

Labeeb Alkoka said the rally, organized by the Islamic Center of Nashville, was to alert Nashvillians to the effect of the military action by the Israeli government.

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7 Responses to “Downtown Gaza”

  1. SayUncle writes
    December 31st, 2008 3:58 pm

    any alerts on the effect of lobbing rockets during a ceasefire?

  2. A.C. McCloud writes
    December 31st, 2008 4:08 pm

    Any signs advocating killing all the Juice?

  3. Happy Hour: Hate To Say We Told You So | Nashvillest writes
    December 31st, 2008 6:28 pm

    [...] The Islamic Center of Nashville rounded up 200 angry protesters for a rally today in support of Palestine downtown today. [Post Politics] [...]

  4. Donna Locke writes
    December 31st, 2008 8:12 pm

    I used to wonder if there was any logical possibility of a Palestinian state, but I realized some time ago there isn’t any. I’m sorry, but Israel should take ALL the land, and the Palestinians should all be resettled elsewhere amongst folks Hamas and the rest resonate with. And NOT here.

  5. Sharon Cobb writes
    January 1st, 2009 4:04 am

    Why didn’t you mention that the pro Israel group was at the Capitol at the same time?

  6. HillbillyBill writes
    January 1st, 2009 6:31 am

    At 78 years of age, I am certain that if I make it to 79 the fighting in the Middle East will still be ongoing as it has been for all of the years of my life. No president of the U.S. or head of any other country except the ones involved in the inherited fighting can do anything at all about it. If the people involved want peace, they will make peace. No one from the outside will force peace on them.

  7. SumnerRed writes
    January 1st, 2009 1:40 pm

    Israel has been the victim of attacks from the Palestinians for years. They have the right to defend their nation.
    Israeli Arabs are in the Knesset and have equal rights in Israel. Arab Christians were afraid to celebrate Christmas in the Palestinian State, which is controlled by Hamas.
    Israel is the good guy. Hamas is the bad guy. It’s as simple as that.

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