Lebanon: End The Massacre!
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Wednesday July 26, 2006 17:34
by Lebanese Solidarity! - Ógra Shinn Féin
West Tyrone Ógra Shinn Féin joined Belfast activists at Belfast city hall to protest at the Israeli aggression and onslaught against Lebanon, in the last week.
The protest was to highlight the media bias regarding the situation in the Middle East. The protest was organised by the Anti-War Movement in conjunction with the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Friends of Palestine society at QUB and was well attended by up to 200 protestors. Some protestors were those who had fled Lebanon in recent weeks after the air strikes began. Many people held placards asking 'Did you know there have been 245 Lebanese people killed by Israel in the last eight days?'
The protest began at the Headquarters of the BBC on Bedford Street in Belfast. It then proceeded towards the City Hall in Belfast, in the form of a march. Roads around the city hall were brought to a standstill for 15 minutes while protestors voiced their opposition to the current bombardment of Lebanon.
After the conclusion of the protest at the city hall, the crowd was addressed by a member of the IPSC, who said that this would not be the last protest of its kind and that the campaign would continue until Israeli aggression ceased.
