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French company to walk out of controversial Jerusalem rail project Jun 09 09 Land Day March 30th: Palestinian and worldwide actions planned Mar 30 09 Anti-apartheid activists in Los Angeles set up mock checkpoint Mar 13 09 Latest News ArticlesIsrael cuts off water to Arab Druze towns on hottest day of year 01:49 Sat 04 Jul Israel pledges to compensate UN for shelling its facilities in Gaza 23:53 Fri 03 Jul Three children diagnosed with swine-flu 23:31 Fri 03 Jul Soldiers attack the Nil'in weekly Protest 17:26 Fri 03 Jul Three Injured during the weekly Bil'in protest 16:13 Fri 03 Jul Israeli Housing Minister Concerned over increasing Arab population 11:32 Fri 03 Jul Soldiers wound a Palestinian woman at a roadblock in the Jordan valley 08:04 Fri 03 Jul Soldiers break into the Al Aqsa Mosque yard, kidnap three Palestinians 05:37 Fri 03 Jul Army admits Gaza girl killed by soldiers' fire 05:22 Fri 03 Jul Hamas denies it planned to assassinate P.A figures in the West Bank 04:58 Fri 03 Jul Full StoryReport on Sunday's Free Gaza protest in Portland, one of hundreds held worldwideAround 250 people gathered Sunday afternoon in downtown Portland. The protesters were mainly from Portland's Arab-American community. Supporters from the peace and justice community were also present at the protest, which crowded the sidewalks on both sides of the street for nearly two blocks. Protesters chanted "stop killing children!" "Occupation is a crime, from Iraq to Palestine!" And "the media is lying, while Gazan kids are dying!" The demonstrators marched around the square several times during the 2 hours of protest. Many held homemade signs, some of which read, "Massacre in Gaza: Made in USA!" And "end US Support for Israel" and "ceasefire now." |