Israel/Palestine

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts) Sat Nov 30, 2013, 10:22 AM Nov 2013

Palestinians rally in Gaza against Israel's Prawer Plan

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Dozens of Palestinian youth demonstrated in Gaza City Saturday in protest of Israel's so-called Prawer Plan to displace Bedouin residents of Negev.

Demonstrators raised posters rejecting the Prawer Plan and other Israeli practices against the Palestinian people.

The rally was organized by Gaza Strip's Intifada Youth Coalition in conjunction with an international "day of rage" against the Prawer Plan.

"We are sending a message to our people in the Negev, asserting that they are a part and parcel of us, despite the occupation's plans to displace them and exile them from Palestine," coalition spokeswoman Shurouq Mahmoud said in a statement.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=652641

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Palestinians rally in Gaza against Israel's Prawer Plan (Original Post) Jefferson23 Nov 2013 OP

Anti-Prawer demos planned worldwide Jefferson23 Nov 2013 #1

Dozens? oberliner Nov 2013 #2

Nah, but you can try and minimize it. n/t Jefferson23 Nov 2013 #3

I would think it would be much larger oberliner Nov 2013 #4

You were relying on a photo to minimize the OP earlier, not what the OP actually reported. n/t Jefferson23 Nov 2013 #6

What are you talking about? oberliner Nov 2013 #7

Photo in the OP. Jefferson23 Nov 2013 #8

I did not make any comment about any photo in the OP oberliner Nov 2013 #9

Which you questioned. Jefferson23 Nov 2013 #10

Britons protest over Israel plan to remove 70,000 Palestinian Bedouins oberliner Nov 2013 #5

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"Like others in team-hasbara you just enjoy playing language games - and taunting the victims." oberliner Dec 2013 #12

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Jefferson23

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1. Anti-Prawer demos planned worldwide

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 10:44 AM

Nov 2013

By Graham Liddell

RAHAT (Ma'an) -- Protests slated for Saturday in dozens of cities worldwide are likely to be the largest-yet demonstrations against Israel's so-called Prawer Plan to uproot Bedouin villages.

A joint Israeli-Palestinian activist organization on Thursday announced the 24 locations where demonstrations were scheduled to take place.

In the announcement, the Alternative Information Center called on all who "oppose ethnic cleansing, displacement and confinement in the 21st century" to attend the protests.

Israel's Prawer Plan, if implemented, would result in the systematic destruction of more than 35 villages in the Negev and the "expulsion and urbanization" of more than 70,000 Bedouin Palestinians with Israeli citizenship, the AIC said.

"The Prawer Plan is the largest Israeli land-grab since 1948," the group said.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=652434

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

2. Dozens?

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 10:54 AM

Nov 2013

That seems like a pretty small demonstration.

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

3. Nah, but you can try and minimize it. n/t

Reply to oberliner (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 10:58 AM

Nov 2013

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

4. I would think it would be much larger

Reply to Jefferson23 (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 02:57 PM

Nov 2013

I am confident the ones outside of Gaza will be.

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

6. You were relying on a photo to minimize the OP earlier, not what the OP actually reported. n/t

Reply to oberliner (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 04:09 PM

Nov 2013

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

7. What are you talking about?

Reply to Jefferson23 (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 10:14 PM

Nov 2013

What photo?

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

8. Photo in the OP.

Reply to oberliner (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 10:17 PM

Nov 2013

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

9. I did not make any comment about any photo in the OP

Reply to Jefferson23 (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 10:19 PM

Nov 2013

Did you not actually read the text of what you posted?

The first word of the article is dozens.

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)

10. Which you questioned.

Reply to oberliner (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 10:21 PM

Nov 2013

oberliner

(58,724 posts)

5. Britons protest over Israel plan to remove 70,000 Palestinian Bedouins

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 03:00 PM

Nov 2013

From Harriet Sherwood:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/29/britons-protest-israel-plan-remove-palestinian-bedouin

Seems to be a bigger response to this among Britons than among Palestinians (especially those in Gaza) for some reason.

In Gaza the protest only drew "dozens" according to the OP.

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oberliner

(58,724 posts)

12. "Like others in team-hasbara you just enjoy playing language games - and taunting the victims."

Reply to delrem (Reply #11)

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 01:28 AM

Dec 2013

Where does stuff like this come from? Seriously?

No language games going on here and no taunting of any victims. I honestly do not even understand where you might have pulled a claim like that from.

To respond seriously, the people of Gaza do have a lot on their plate. But, as you point out, they are over a million and a half people living there under awful conditions with a very high unemployment rate and large youth population. It seems like a protest of this nature would generate numbers beyond dozens.

If you want to have a reasoned discussion as to why this might be the case, I'd be happy to do so.

Personally, I think it has something to do with the complex relationship between Palestinian citizens of Israel and their counterparts in Gaza and the West Bank.

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