"Locals Protest War in Gaza"
Sacramento, California ABC-TV affilate, "News 10", at:
http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=52905
DAVIS, CA - About 70 opponents of the intensifying war in the Gaza Strip showed up at the Davis City Council meeting Tuesday night.
Carrying signs and asking to speak before the council, the protestors were at first denied a chance to speak by Davis Mayor Ruth Uy Asmundson. Other councilmembers voted to allow them to speak during the time allocated for public comment.
"We are all Palestinians and we all come from the same place. It's humanity and it's right for us to protect those," said UC Davis student Dina Wahbe.
Protestors want the city council to consider a resolution condemning the war. "We will be back next week and the week after that until our resolution is on your agenda. I thank you again," said UC Davis student Amin Abdelah.
On Tuesday afternoon, about 100 opponents of the conflict took their message to rush-hour motorists at 16th and J streets in Sacramento.
Many said they were especially outraged at an Israeli attack on a school in Gaza that killed students and other civilians taking refuge there.
"Today they shot (the) whole school. They killed about 30 children. It's unacceptable for human beings," said Yusef Marmosh of Sacramento. Mormosh added that he is opposed to acts of war by both Israelis and Hamas.
The Israeli military said the school they fired upon was the origin of several rocket attacks on its troops.
Dueling protestors shouted and opposed one another outside the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles on Tuesday, shutting down a two-block section of Wilshire Boulevard for several hours. The protests ended without any arrests.
