About a thousand demonstrators marched and rallied last Saturday in Los Angeles to protest not only Israel's recent military actions in Gaza, but also the Palestinian humanitarian crisis, ongoing U.S. support for Israel, and what they feel is an Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.
I talked to a few of the organizers from the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition and the Party for Socialism and Liberation. They wanted to stress to me that they were not alone in their outrage about recent developments in Israel's fight with Hamas but were joined by an international community unhappy with the treatment of Palestinian civilians. (See video below).
Senior Israeli officials have said that they will announce a unilateral cease-fire this evening. I guess if enough people in enough places make enough noise, somebody will hear.
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