Protest Against Israeli Bombing of Gaza - in Austin David Rovics - Palestine

David Rovics Plays the song Palestine along with video from Protesters outside the Texas Capitol on Monday evening yelling "end the occupation" and held signs calling for a halt to an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip. At least 200 people stood for hours at the intersection of Congress Avenue and 11th Street, some waving Palestinian flags and signs that read "free Palestine" or "Cease Fire." Several said the crowd would be back this evening to again rally against bombings in Gaza that began several days ago. "We're just trying to make more Americans aware of what's going on," Lezley Hemming of Austin said. "I don't think if their awareness was at the level it should be that they would be supporting anything like this." Some in the crowd said the bombings are illegal and should be stopped. They also said the death toll in Gaza, which was more than 360 by Monday, is not justified.

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[up4itgal]

The REAL terrorists here are Israel. They may have been bombed but boy have they retaliated! They are very good at killing defenceless people! Everyone can see what they are and the world is disgusted with their forced occupation, starvation, and genocide of the Palestinian people...

[shairpathan]

Only if the Muslims were to unite all around the world and protest in multitudes maybe then the Israelis will be shamed...Another solution is to arm the Arabs and blow israel to dark ages..Like the US did to Iraq and now Afghanistan...

[luckyStrike89ru]

lol, creeps" Resistance is justified" so they're saying that it is justified that hamas shoots rockets and mortars to kill israeli civilians on purpose? LOL, fucking idiots and yet they bitch moan that Israel's self defense is unjustified, these so called protesters (terrorist supporters) can go fuck themselves with sand papery dildos. Bunch of savage idiots, Support to Israel 100%

[Goalsham]

China doesn't condem N Korea attack on S Korea as US doesn't condem Israel attack on Palestine!

[valleyschool93]

@up4itgal

israel werent bombed! they were hit by qassam rockets NOT rbombs

[annebeck58]

Thanks!

I sent my son down there, rather than go myself, because I was worried that the pro-Izraelis would be there and I would be arrested-- for yelling at them.

I should've known better-- this IS Austin, after all.

Oh, but the Izrahelli contingency was on the Congress-Ave bridge, according to my son!

[TheCyMan]

WOW you guys have this in texas? I thought we only had progressive protests here in California! Just Kidding! Great song!

[mokareemabdi]

long live palestine!

[HariOmJaya108]

....and guess what? disenchanted people in Gaza will not stop either. Stale Mate.

[shlomoman]

stfu shairpathan , the hammas is a terrorist organization. Do you support a terroritst organization? Hammas has been bombing us for 2 years straight. What is Israel going to do, sit around and let more innocence die? No, hammas had it coming to them, they thought we would not strike back. But here we are. These protets will do nothing!! we will not stop!!