Photos: Rally showed Valley support for peace in Gaza
Firas, a security person and a speaker march down North Central Avenue into Civic Space Park on March 30. The poster behind them reads“End all U.S aid to Israel.”
Carl Massad/Special to Independent Newsmedia
Ali, left, wearing a white shirt and keffiyeh, a Palestinian-American speaker at the March 30 event leads a march down Fillmore Street in Downtown Phoenix. Ali moved from Alabama to Arizona, where he and his brother had been organizing protests for Palestine.
Carl Massad/Special to Independent Newsmedia
A protestor in a camouflage jacket leads the protest down Fillmore Street on March 30, passing the Arizona State University Health North building. Behind him, a “SAVE GAZA” banner and Syrian-Palestinian flags are waved. Chants heard at this point included “Rafah will be liberated. Free, free Palestine”and “ASU! ASU! Shame on you! Shame on you!”
Carl Massad/Special to Independent Newsmedia
Protestors head down North Central Avenue to end a March 30 protest at Civic Space Park. One holds a sign showcasing Irish solidarity: “Lord Balfour, who was behind the creation of Israel, was also behind the genocide of the Irish people.”
Carl Massad/Special to Independent Newsmedia
A protestor named Firas, left, in a red PSL shirt, leads a March 30 march, along with security members, down North Third Street in Downtown Phoenix. Chanting:“Stop the violence,” Firas is an American-Afghani member of PSL who grew disillusioned with American foreign policy after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in the early 2000s.
Carl Massad/Special to Independent Newsmedia
A protestor in a camouflage jacket leads the protest down Fillmore Street on March 30, passing the Arizona State University Health North building. Behind him, a “SAVE GAZA” banner and Syrian-Palestinian flags are waved. Chants heard at this point included “Rafah will be liberated. Free, free Palestine”and “ASU! ASU! Shame on you! Shame on you!”
Carl Massad/Special to Independent Newsmedia
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Photos: Rally showed Valley support for peace in Gaza
Carl Massad/Special to Independent Newsmedia
Firas, a security person and a speaker march down North Central Avenue into Civic Space Park on March 30. The poster behind them reads“End all U.S aid to Israel.”
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A protestor in a camouflage jacket leads the protest down Fillmore Street on March 30, passing the Arizona State University Health North building. Behind him, a “SAVE GAZA” banner and Syrian-Palestinian flags are waved. Chants heard at this point included “Rafah will be liberated. Free, free Palestine”and “ASU! ASU! Shame on you! Shame on you!”
Carl Massad/Special to Independent Newsmedia
Chandler resident and photographer Carl Massad sent Independent Newsmedia images from a March 30 rally at Civic Space Park in Downtown Phoenix.
The Arizona Branch for the Party of Socialism led the protest, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to U.S. military aid to Israel.
One protestor also called for Arizona State University to change its position on issues related to Gaza and/or Palestine.
The event also included a march along Downtown Phoenix streets.
We’d like to invite our readers to submit their civil comments on this topic. Email AZOpinions@iniusa.org.
A protestor named Firas, left, in a red PSL shirt, leads a March 30 march, along with security members, down North Third Street in Downtown Phoenix. Chanting:“Stop the violence,” Firas is an American-Afghani member of PSL who grew disillusioned with American foreign policy after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in the early 2000s.
Carl Massad/Special to Independent Newsmedia
Ali, left, wearing a white shirt and keffiyeh, a Palestinian-American speaker at the March 30 event leads a march down Fillmore Street in Downtown Phoenix. Ali moved from Alabama to Arizona, where he and his brother had been organizing protests for Palestine.
Carl Massad/Special to Independent Newsmedia
rotestors head down North Central Avenue to end a March 30 protest at Civic Space Park. One holds a sign showcasing Irish solidarity: “Lord Balfour, who was behind the creation of Israel, was also behind the genocide of the Irish people.”
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