Friday
Jan022009
Gaza: Demonstrations in Jerusalem, West Bank, and the Islamic World
Friday, January 2, 2009 at 12:27
Trying to limit demonstrations over the attacks in Gaza, the Israeli Government has barred men under 50 from entering mosques in Jerusalem for Friday prayers. All entry points from the West Bank have been closed until Saturday night.
Al Jazeera's Twitter channel is reporting more than 10,000 demonstrators in Indonesia. Hundreds have protested in Egypt despite a ban on prayers in certain mosques. Police in Amman, Jordan, have fired tear gas on marchers moving towards the Israeli Embassy.
There has been some attention in British media to the Iranian demonstrations at the British Embassy, but the reaction to Gaza is much wider amongst the population. A reader from Tehran has commented on another thread:
Al Jazeera's Twitter channel is reporting more than 10,000 demonstrators in Indonesia. Hundreds have protested in Egypt despite a ban on prayers in certain mosques. Police in Amman, Jordan, have fired tear gas on marchers moving towards the Israeli Embassy.
There has been some attention in British media to the Iranian demonstrations at the British Embassy, but the reaction to Gaza is much wider amongst the population. A reader from Tehran has commented on another thread:
It’s a somewhat chaotic situation. Student protests are taking place all over Tehran including at the airport where there is a 24 hours a day vigil. Some have taken place in front of the Egyptian government’s Interest Section because of the Egyptian Government's support for the slaughter in Gaza. Other protests have been held in front of the Saudi and Jordanian embassies. Every day there have been massive rallies held in Palestine Square (today’s had many non-students as well as it is a public holiday). The Saudi Airlines office was attacked, and the building belonging to the British embassy was briefly taken. The police have trouble keeping up.
tagged Britain, Egypt, Gaza in Middle East & Iran
Britain, Egypt, Gaza in Middle East & Iran
Reader Comments (5)
The students at the airport are demanding that they be allowed to go to Gazza to fight.
Demonstrations in Iran are always against Israel and America so what else is new?
Mo- a reader's suggested that these protests have been arranged by the Iranian government- any ideas?
You are not allowed to watch Almanar in the 'Free World', even though it's programs are mostly in Arabic.
Of course Iran has never started a war, used WMDs, legalized torture, bombed weddings, supported despots, racism, and apartied. I'm glad you cleared that up for me, the evidence obviously shows that Iran has never done any of these things. It's good to know who the good guys are (and they are guys of course).