Iranians stage demo against Gaza siege

December 1, 2008 - 0:0

TEHRAN - A group of students from various universities staged a protest in front of the Iranian Foreign Ministry here on Sunday to condemn the atrocities committed by the Zionist regime in the Gaza Strip and called for an end to the blockade.

The university students called on the Islamic Republic of Iran to adopt a stronger stance toward the Zionist regime, IRNA reported.
The Zionist military’s merciless siege of the Gaza Strip has caused a humanitarian crisis of untold proportions, but the world is inexplicably silent for the most part.
Protesters also asked the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) take immediate and appropriate action to end the siege of Gaza.
The protestors carried placards, some of which read: ‘Down with the U.S.’, ‘Down with Zionism’, ‘We Will Never Keep Silent in the Face of Zionist Atrocities in Gaza’, ‘Israel Is a Cancerous Tumor’ and ‘We Will Never Yield to Suppression’.
They expressed their anger about the heinous crimes in Gaza as well as the silence of international organizations in this respect.
The students raised the flag of Palestine while chanting ‘Down with U.S.-Style Islam’, ‘Oil Exports Should Be Cut’, ‘Down with Reconcilers’ and ‘The Silence of Any Muslim is a Betrayal of the Cause of Palestine’.
The students also called on the Iranian government to stop the importation of goods produced by companies that provide financial support to the Zionists