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I sit on a man's back, choking him, and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by any means possible, except getting off his back. - Leo Tolstoy, 1886 | |||||||||||
End the Occupation: End the Violence Over 500 Canadians Peacefully Marched down Whyte Ave. to demand an end to the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, for a just and peaceful future. Edmonton Journal Article Rally Coverage Palestinian Refugee Right of Return In Solidarity with the World-Wide Rally for the Palestinian refugees. Voices From Palestine featured an address from Dr. Atif Kubursi (above) regarding the economic impact of Israeli action against the Palestinians as well as the Canadian documentary "On the Borders of Gardens" by David Ridgen, which focuses on the Palestinian Refugee crisis which is now in its 53rd year. Jeff Halper from Ben Gurion University in Jerusalem, spoke critically of the Israeli government's human rights violations and the urgent need for both sides to negoitate a just and lasting peace. |
Rally - Edmonton, Alberta
Speech: PRCS Medic Eye-Witness Rally - Edmonton, Alberta Al-Awda: The Return Palestinian Refugee Right of Return Coalition Sean McMahon, MC'd the evening relating his personal experiences in Palestinian refugee camps in 1999. Salim Shawamreh spoke of the pain of having had his family home destroyed twice by the Israeli government. | ||||||||||
Media Photograhps from Palestine Two of the many children who have been killed by Israeli soliders can be seen here. |
Muhammad Al-Durrah dies as the world watches on TV. | ||||||||||