PM's daughter protests Gaza killings

[Scurrilous]

Dana Olmert takes part in left-wing demonstration outside army chief's house; protesters call Halutz 'murderer,' declare 'intifada shall prevail.' Meanwhile, human rights groups send letter to PM, defense minister, calling on them to stop war crimes in territories

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3261125,00.html

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"Some 200 left-wing activists marched outside the house of IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz at the Tzahala neighborhood in Tel Aviv Saturday evening, to protest the killing of civilians in Gaza on Friday.

The demonstrators chanted slogans such as "Tzahala residents, there's a murderer in your neighborhood," and raised signs calling on the government to "put a stop to the murder of civilians" and stating, "Halutz is a killer, the intifada shall prevail." Activists also shouted, "neighbors, ask Halutz why he's killing children and how many."

Dana Olmert, the daughter of Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, also took part in the demonstration.

About 30 policemen arrived at the place to maintain order, but allowed the rally to proceed uninterrupted. Some of the neighborhood's residents, however, were less pleased with the disturbance and squirted water on the protesters from inside their houses."

[Tom Joad]

1. Way cool. Gush Shalom called this demo.

From Gush Shalom email:

Stop killing civilians!

The Israeli government is drowning us all in a sea of blood and violence

Demonstration in front of Dan Halutz’ home

Tomorrow, Saturday 10.6.06 18:30


The Israeli army continues its brutal attacks against innocent civilians including
children, women and old people. Only today at least 12 people were killed while
sitting on the beach and dozens were injured.

Together with Olmert and Halutz, Amir Peretz, "a man of peace" and the leader of the
working class, is leading a ruthless attack on Palestinian civilians and is
committing war crimes no less than the former minister of defense, Mufaz.

The Israeli government is doing everything possible in order to avoid negotiations
with Palestinian representatives. Now in the face of a possible Palestinian unity
around the the "prisoners document" that might influence the Israeli unilateral
plans, the Israeli government is determined to provoke Hamas and drag it back to the
circle of violence.

[Thickasabrick]

2. Good for her! n/t