While I was in London, the siege on Gaza was just making headlines. On the day after 360 Palestinians were killed from Israeli retaliation, a group of people gathered at the Israeli Embassy in London to make a stand and demand that their voices be heard on the issue. I went over there with some friends to document the rally and show some solidarity. At times it grew violent, with cones and police helmets being lit ablaze, fireworks being tossed from the crowd, and angry words being chanted.
My friend wrote an article the night of the protest (the first of many protests over the next month). You can download it here. Ben studied American Studies and wrote his thesis on American foreign policy in the Middle East.
As this is a very politically charged and complicated issue, and this blog is never meant to be a forum for argument (nor is it very conducive to it), be thoughtful about what response you might have. But at its very core, hopefully the images help reflect some of the passion and anger that is aroused (regardless of how complicated the situation is) whenever one sees their homeland, and especially their friends and family, endure such suffering.
