WRAP Thousands join protest against Israeli action in Gaza
(11 Jan 2009) 1. Wide pan of thousands of supporters of the Jamaat-e Islami political party rallying to protest Israeli action in Gaza 2. Close-up sign reading (English) '300 children slaughtered in less than 7 days. Where is World's Conscious?' and tilt up to child holding the sign 3. Children holding poster depicting an injured child 4. Wide pan women protesters carrying flags 5. Close-up of veiled women, wearing banners with Islamic slogans around their heads 6. Wide of political leaders addressing crowd from stage 7. Mid of men listening to speeches 8. Qazi Hussein Ahmed, Jamaat-e Islami leader arriving 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Qazi Hussein Ahmed, Jamaat-e Islami: "People and the masses should stand up, they should come to the street and they should force their rulers to do their duty for the Muslims and for the Palestinians." 10. Mid of Qazi Hussein Ahmed addressing rally 11. Wide pan of protesters STORYLINE: Protests against Israel's operation in Gaza continued on Sunday in various parts of the world. In Pakistan's capital Islamabad, an estimated two-thousand protestors rallied on a main thoroughfare, waving banners and posters condemning the Israeli military action. The protestors were from the Jamaat-e Islami, a hard-line Islamist party. Their leader Qazi Hussein Ahmed called on people around the world to force their rulers to help the Palestinians. He said that people should "force their rulers to do their duty for the Muslims and for the Palestinians." There were also protest rallies in the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Ramallah, in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and in Hong Kong. Gaza health officials say more than 820 Palestinians have been killed since Israeli attacks on Gaza began two weeks ago. Thirteen Israelis have also died. Meanwhile, Israeli troops on Sunday, were inching toward Gaza's population centres as residents braced for an expansion of the offensive. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
