Pro=-Palestinian Protesters Take to the Streets During Christmas Weekend

[Webster]

(The Guardian) Pro-Palestine protestors took to the streets across multiple US cities including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles in calls for an end to Israel’s attacks on Gaza.

The Guardian’s Ed Helmore reports: Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters waved the pan-Arab colors flag and wore the symbolic Palestinian keffiyeh in a series of coordinated “No Xmas as Usual in a Genocide” rallies and marches across the US on Saturday.

Organizers with Shut It Down for Palestine said the organization had focused its protests on the second-most popular shopping day of the year – the day before Christmas Eve – as part of ongoing civic and commercial disruptions. Organizers said they planned to “organize actions to boycott, disrupt and rally at commercial centers”.

Co-ordinators with Shut It Down for Palestine decried Israel’s assault on Gaza as one of “incredible cruelty”. “This Christmas, occupation forces are sniping Christians sheltering in their besieged churches in Gaza and Christians in Bethlehem have declared that their celebrations are canceled,” the group posted. “People everywhere must continue to declare that there can be no Christmas as usual during a genocide!”

‘No Xmas as usual’: pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate in US cities

Organizers focus on second-most popular shopping day in cities including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles

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[KenDaGamer]

Not to complain or nothing, but do they got something better to do?

 

[Webster]

Not to complain or nothing, but do they got something better to do?

Sometimes you have to disrupt things in order to get your point across, Ken, the same as when civil rights protesters marched during the 60's.

I don't blame them for doing so; most elected officials are too cowed by the pro-Israel lobby to say anything these days and God help anyone who dares criticize Israel...

 

[KenDaGamer]

Sometimes you have to disrupt things in order to get your point across, Ken, the same as when civil rights protesters marched during the 60's.

I don't blame them for doing so; most elected officials are too cowed by the pro-Israel lobby to say anything these days and God help anyone who dares criticize Israel...

I see, but that's all I wanted to know. Thanks for the response.

 

[MrDawn]

I figured the government isn't wanting to get involved because we're already dealing with Russia and Ukraine.