Posted on 01/16/2009 3:43:18 PM PST by Squidpup
On January 10, the war between Israel and Hamas became a global conflict. No longer confined to the Gaza Strip, the fighting spread to cities around the world: what were billed as “anti-war” demonstrations from Los Angeles to Copenhagen and beyond were in fact overtly pro-Hamas demonstrations, and on Saturday, January 10 there was a unprecedented eruption of violence and extremism in dozens of European and American cities, surpassing anything seen at anti-war rallies in recent years:
¤ In London, protesters physically attacked police officers with unrestrained abandon and no fear of arrest; ¤ In Copenhagen, Hamas supporters screamed in public that they want to kill all Jews; ¤ In Calgary, neo-Nazis marched alongside leftists and Muslim extremists, in a grand coalition of anti-Semites; ¤ In Los Angeles, a car full of Israel-supporters barely escaped serious harm when an enraged mob tried to attack them; ¤ In Duisberg (Germany), police broke into a private home and tore down a flag displaying a Star of David, to appease stone-throwing protesters; ¤ In Belfast, an Israel-owned mall kiosk was surrounded and menacingly harrassed; …to name just a few, as you will see in the reports listed below.
One wonders: Why January 10? Was the aggression somehow coordinated among the various far-left and Islamic groups which organized the protests in each city — an attempt to “Globalize the Intifada“? Or did the simultaneous outbreak of violence and anger in several places occur naturally? We may never know. But for some reason, this particular moment in the seemingly endless battle between Israel and its neighbors has tipped the scales, and the fighting now happens not just in Gaza, but wherever in the world Hamas supporters come face to face with anyone they deem an opponent (whether those be Israel supporters or police officers). The Hamas supporters will claim that the reason for the fresh anger now is that Israel has gone too far this time, allowing too many civilian casualties and unleashing a disproportionately large response. But what seems disproportionate this time around is not the nature of the fighting in Gaza but the extent to which the media buys into the Hamas narrative, and the unchallenged propaganda coming out of the war zone.
In any case, this post is meant to be a comprehensive roundup of the many anti-Israel protests that happened on January 10, 2009. And what makes these reports especially noteworthy is that they were almost all produced by citizen journalists: In just about every city, the mainstream media failed to cover the incidents thoroughly or honestly: As protesters waved Hamas flags and screamed “Long Live Hitler,” bloggers stepped in to do the job the media wouldn’t do.
Below is a list of the outbreaks of protest violence and extremism in each location: A few videos and photos are posted here, but most of the documentation is to be found in the various links provided.
(And if you know of any links I missed, please post them in the comments section.)
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Lock and load.
Frankly, I wish they would make it a world war. Let’s get it out there Islam. Put yourselves on the record you pussies. Quit hiding behind women and children. Quit using terrorist tactics. Stand up like men in the West do, and fight real men for your cause. Otherwise crawl back under your rock for another thousand years, along the spiders snakes and other things that crawl on their bellies.
Animals. That’s the first word to come to mind.
“Long Live Hitler” in Los Angeles. Islam has certainly added to America’s national culture.
LOL....well said !......:o)
I’m sure you could tell I tried to be culturally sensitive. ;-)
You mean man. You should be tolerant. You should co-exist./s
I like the way you think.
Thanks unkus. I appreciate it.
LMAO !!
Yer a diplomat fer sure D1 !
See! It’s that obvious isn’t it. I can’t believe folks think I go over the top once in a while.
You take care Squantos.
YOUR ABSOLUTY RIGHT, GET IT OUT AND END THIS BS ONCE AND FOR ALL TO SEE
We have to face up to the fact that this may well be 1933 worldwide, and that Islam is the new NSDAP, fueled by global depression and conflict. Except this time, an American president will be ALIGNED with the enemy and not opposed. Jews may well experience pogroms and murderous attacks across the globe. We may be witnessing the dawning of the ugliest period in human history.
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