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Palestinians hold second angry protest at Israeli embassy - 17.11.2012
Around 1,000 Palestinians held their second large protest in two days outside the Israeli embassy in London in response to the ongoing bombing campaign being waged by the Israeli Defence Force using drones, F16's and warships on the almost completely defenceless Gaza Strip, described by many as the largest open-air prison in the world. The Israelis have mobilised 75,000 army reservists and are amassing this huge force on the borders of Gaza for a seven-week ground invasion using the codename 'Operation Pillar of Cloud', which is undoubtedly going to result in the deaths of many hundreds of captive Palestinians who are already denied medical supplies by the Israelis.
Though claiming that their strikes are "Precision-targeted at Hamas military positions and avoid unneccessary civilian deaths", when Israel last invaded Gaza in 2008 during Operation cast Lead the IDF (Israel Defence Force) subjected the civilian population to phosphorous bombs, chemical weapons, depleted uranium munitions and cluster bombs - all illegal under international law. This was done with only 10,000 reservists over a two week period and resulted in 1,471 deaths and thousands of injured. Nobody can even guess how many will die this time, and human rights organisations including the International Red Cross and Amnesty International have called for the Israeli government to stop this latest attack on Gaza.
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Palestinians hold second angry protest at Israeli embassy - 17.11.2012
Around 1,000 Palestinians held their second large protest in two days outside the Israeli embassy in London in response to the ongoing bombing campaign being waged by the Israeli Defence Force using drones, F16's and warships on the almost completely defenceless Gaza Strip, described by many as the largest open-air prison in the world. The Israelis have mobilised 75,000 army reservists and are amassing this huge force on the borders of Gaza for a seven-week ground invasion using the codename 'Operation Pillar of Cloud', which is undoubtedly going to result in the deaths of many hundreds of captive Palestinians who are already denied medical supplies by the Israelis.
Though claiming that their strikes are "Precision-targeted at Hamas military positions and avoid unneccessary civilian deaths", when Israel last invaded Gaza in 2008 during Operation cast Lead the IDF (Israel Defence Force) subjected the civilian population to phosphorous bombs, chemical weapons, depleted uranium munitions and cluster bombs - all illegal under international law. This was done with only 10,000 reservists over a two week period and resulted in 1,471 deaths and thousands of injured. Nobody can even guess how many will die this time, and human rights organisations including the International Red Cross and Amnesty International have called for the Israeli government to stop this latest attack on Gaza.
All photos © 2012 Pete Riches
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