Pro-Palensitinian protest
Comments(0) So last Wednesday, we’re coming home from the movies in ATL, and there on the corner of Peachtree and Peachtree Battle where a group of a few dozen young people waving Palestinian flags, no doubt protesting the recent events in Gaza. At the light waiting to turn left onto Peachtree, were an SUV full of Jewish kids, who either had gone home to get their Israeli flag, or always drive around with it. A shouting match began, less than half of it in English, and spilled over into the street, causing us to slowly crawl through in our turn. I’d never seen anything like that in ATL before and wondered what it must be like in other cities. Sure enough evidence begins to emerge. I’m not sure why that particular corner had been chosen for the protest.
Meanwhile, I also recently saw a bumper sticker that said “My boss is a Jewish terrorist”. Makes you think. While I’m not quite ready to take it to the streets, I will say I find the media blackout, general disproportionate response (just as the US’s was to 9/11), and killing of UN workers unacceptable. I’m sure the Bush administration was stunned when Hamas became the democratically elected govt over Fatah. We’ll see how the new administration eases itself into that hornet’s nest, along with the other domestic and world messes…
