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Australia: Melbourne rally opposes US-backed Israeli war
About 2,500 people demonstrated in Melbourne yesterday against the US-backed Israeli war against Lebanon in a rally and march from the State Library to Federation Square. Many in the crowd were families and young people, who arrived in groups from the nearby railway station, to show their opposition to the war drive.
Lebanese flags and homemade placards were held aloft, with slogans including “Israelis neo conquistadors!”, “Stop the genocide!” “No to unjust war,” “Free Palestine, Save Lebanon,” “Stop killing my friends,” “Israel /USA how many families are you going to destroy today,” “Why is the world blind?”
The rally was called by an umbrella group of organisations, including the Melbourne Palestine Solidarity Network. Mahmmad Helmi, from the Federation of Muslim Students and Youth, opposed Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s simultaneous condemnation of Hezbollah and refusal to condemn Israel’s use of disproportionate force against Lebanon, but tied this to repeated calls on “our government” to pressure Israel to implement a ceasefire. Two Muslim clerics spoke, one of them Sheik Fahmi Imam, who promoted illusions in the United Nations, saying that the UN should be able to implement its charter, especially the first article to maintain peace and security.
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The rally was called by an umbrella group of organisations, including the Melbourne Palestine Solidarity Network. Mahmmad Helmi, from the Federation of Muslim Students and Youth, opposed Australian Prime Minister John Howard’s simultaneous condemnation of Hezbollah and refusal to condemn Israel’s use of disproportionate force against Lebanon, but tied this to repeated calls on “our government” to pressure Israel to implement a ceasefire. Two Muslim clerics spoke, one of them Sheik Fahmi Imam, who promoted illusions in the United Nations, saying that the UN should be able to implement its charter, especially the first article to maintain peace and security.
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http://wsws.org/articles/2006/jul2006/melb-j31.shtml
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