Thursday, March 1, 2012

NSW: Protesters demand Aust govt end silence on Israel

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NSW: Protesters demand Aust govt end silence on Israel

By Gavin Lower

SYDNEY, April 1 AAP - More than 1,000 Palestinian supporters rallied outside the Israeliconsulate in Sydney today calling for the Australian government to end its silence onIsrael's crackdown on militants.

Palestine Human Rights Campaign spokesman Sari Kassis said the protesters stood insolidarity with the Palestinian people and demanded the government "end its campaign ofsilence against Israeli war crimes".

"We, as citizens of Australia, do not accept the silence of our government in the faceof ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people," he said.

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