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Palestine | South Bay

San Jose Gaza Demo Halts Traffic & Shoppers
by South Bay Observer
Sunday Jan 11th, 2009 5:48 PM
About 1,000 people marched through the tony Santana Row shopping district of San Jose today, stopping traffic and surprising shoppers. Some shouted "Stop shopping while bombs are dropping!"

Demonstrators handed out flyers to customers along the the privately owned half-mile wide confluence of streets. Reactions ranged from concern to confusion.

Photos by R. Robertson for indybay
§Santana Row sign in the middle
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§Santana Row sign at top
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§Marching past tony shops
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ANSWER provided signs which many demonstrators picked up to carry from the initial gathering point, the intersection of Stevens Creek and Winchester Blvds.
§Marching past Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream
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Two older men at right in this photo contrast with the large number of youth and young families.
§Passing out flyers to shoppers
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Youthful pro-Palestinians passed out flyers. In this photo the mother looks dubious, yet her son was clearly intrigued by the demonstration.
§Flag flies over kid on dad's shoulders
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§Going by GUCCI
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§While similar protests continue in France...
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...in San Jose marchers pass by Jacardi of Paris
§traffic stopped as marchers fill the street!
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§The march proceeds
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§Later, traffic eeks by but...
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...who is the dude in the fancy car?
§While marchers in Tokyo demonstrate in sollidarity
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In San Jose protesters go by a store with the same name as Tokyo's fanciest shopping district "Harajuku"
§READ THE FIND PRINT BELOW THE SUSHI SIGN
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SUSHI "TO DIE" FOR
IT IS LIKE A BAD JOKE
§rounding the bend
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§USC fan watches
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§Someone on the street made a terrible comment
by South Bay Observer Sunday Jan 11th, 2009 5:48 PM

Though many cars passing honked showing support along the main drag of Winchester Blvd, there was one incident when someone shouted "terrorists".
§passing Burberry of London while...
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...demonstrators in London are marching in solidarity!
§we are all...
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§Raging Grannies were there
by South Bay Observer Sunday Jan 11th, 2009 5:48 PM