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Australia: thousands join global protests to condemn Israel’s war on Lebanon
More than 25,000 people demonstrated in Australian capital cities over the weekend—in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Adelaide—condemning Israel’s war of aggression against Lebanon. The largest protest saw more than 15,000 gather at Sydney’s Town Hall, joining the crowds who rallied over the weekend in London, Paris, Warsaw, Tel Aviv and other major cities.
In Sydney, home to the largest Lebanese population in Australia, demonstrators assembled outside Town Hall after a last-minute change of venue forced by “anti-terror” exercises that closed down the city rail network on Saturday morning.
Entire families filled the Town Hall forecourt and kept arriving well after midday.
Many protestors carried handmade placards. “They kill our children, demolish our homes and call us terrorists,” read a large hand-painted banner. Placards carried graphic images, reproduced via the Internet, of the devastation wreaked on southern Lebanese towns and villages: “Targeted Killing or Collective Punishment?”, “United Nations or United Negligence?” and “Thankyou World Leaders for Giving the Greenlight for Slaughter”.
In Melbourne more than 3,000 predominantly Lebanese protestors marched from the State Library to Federation Square, while smaller rallies were held in Canberra and Adelaide.
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http://wsws.org/articles/2006/jul2006/aust-j24.shtml
Entire families filled the Town Hall forecourt and kept arriving well after midday.
Many protestors carried handmade placards. “They kill our children, demolish our homes and call us terrorists,” read a large hand-painted banner. Placards carried graphic images, reproduced via the Internet, of the devastation wreaked on southern Lebanese towns and villages: “Targeted Killing or Collective Punishment?”, “United Nations or United Negligence?” and “Thankyou World Leaders for Giving the Greenlight for Slaughter”.
In Melbourne more than 3,000 predominantly Lebanese protestors marched from the State Library to Federation Square, while smaller rallies were held in Canberra and Adelaide.
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http://wsws.org/articles/2006/jul2006/aust-j24.shtml
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