Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Cornell protestors chant "long live the Intifada", as Peres speaks
Click on photo to enlarge.On April 18, 1996, the Israeli military, under Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, bombed a very well-known United Nations facility in the village of Qana, Lebanon.
Around 800 helpless Lebanese refugees sought shelter there, thinking the U.N. would protect them.
Israel killed 106 of these refugees; about 116 more were injured. Four Fijian United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon soldiers were also seriously injured.
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"Israeli Vice Premier visits Cornell"
Updated: 11/29/2006 5:29 AM
By: Evan Axelbank
NEWS 10 (Channel 10 TV News; Central New York)
Full article on the Web at:
http://news10now.com/content/all_news/?ArID=87576&SecID=83
Click on video camera icon, under "Watch the Video", to see the "Free Palestine" banner, and the protesters chanting outside.
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Excerpt from that NEWS 10 article:
"...Shimon Peres, Israeli Vice Premier and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize winner, said he was optimistic about the recent Israeli-offered ceasefire. He presented the struggles in the Middle East as a new kind of battle.
" 'It's not a clash among cultures, or even religions, it's a clash among generations,' Peres said.
"Inside, heard loud applause. But outside, he was greeted by the screams of anti-Israeli protestors.
"They chanted 'long live the Intifada,' and didn't miss the chance to be within shouting distance of the Israeli Vice Premier.
"Rebekah Ward, a Cornell graduate student, said, 'It's very exciting for us to have this opportunity to let everyone know who is going to listen to Shimon Peres speak, to hear the other side of the story...'
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