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   Vol.66/No.21            May 27, 2002 
 
 
Demonstrations in Australia support
struggle of the Palestinians
 
BY LINDA HARRIS  
SYDNEY, Australia--Chanting "Free, Free Palestine!" and "Justice Yes! Sharon No! Israeli troops out of Palestine!" some 300 women marched here on May 4. Organized by a group of women who are active in the Palestine Human Rights Campaign, the demonstration drew representation from different backgrounds and communities. Speakers at the rally included Palestinian, Aboriginal, Bosnian, and Jewish people, who denounced the destruction in Jenin and expressed their support for the Palestinian struggle.

A number of men joined the disciplined action at the rear as participants marched past the Israeli consulate and headed to a rally outside the U.S. consulate.

This demonstration was one of a number that have taken place in Sydney over the last five weeks. In the first of these around 750 people rallied at the Israeli Consulate on April 1. Five days later, in the largest action to date, more than 4,000 people assembled at the Sydney Town Hall and marched to the U.S. and then the Israeli consulates. A large component of these demonstrations comprised young people of Palestinian and Lebanese heritage. Similar protests occurred in other cities around Australia.

Linda Harris is a member of the Australasian Meat Industry Employees’ Union.  
 
 
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