San Francisco Protest Against Attack on Gaza, 2 Jan 2009
Photos by Joseph Woodard
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After 7 days of bombing, 385 dead in Gaza, over 1700 injured, Israel continues to strangle the people of Gaza and threatens armoured invasion.

Thousands turned out in San Francisco to protest this inhuman violence. The rally at Powell and Market hammered home the protestors message to thousands of people doing holiday shopping for almost two hours. Then several thousand protestors filled Market Street from sidewalk to sidewalk for blocks and marched to the Israeli consulate on Montgomery Street.

  • 56% of Palestinians in the Gaza strip do not have access to an adequate supply of food (UN, May 2008)
  • The majority of Gaza's children present the symptoms of mild or severe post traumatic stress disorder. About 45% of children under five have iron deficiency from lack of fruit and 18% of children have stunted growth. (The Guardian, December 2008)
  • About half the 1.5 million people in Gaza are children.

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