Cllr Toireasa Ferris, Martin Ferris TD and Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan at the Sinn Fein organised demonstration against the bombing of Gaza on Saturday in the Square. Photo by Dermot Crean
THERE was a huge turnout for a protest against the bombing of Gaza in the Square at 1pm today (Saturday).
The Sinn Fein-organised demonstration saw about 300 people gather with Palestinian flags and placards protesting against the IDF bombing of civilians in Gaza which has claimed over 900 lives in the past 18 days.
Kerry North/West Limerick TD Martin Ferris told TraleeToday.ie why they organised the event.
“Well we have been very supportive down through the decades of the Palestinian struggle for justice. What is happening in Gaza is genocide, children being killed on a daily basis. What is disgusting is the so-called developed world is looking on and doing absolutely nothing about it. Then our own Foreign Minister went to the UN and abstained on a vote which was just asking for an investigation in to the possibility of war crimes,” said Deputy Ferris.
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A young protestor at the Square demonstration against the Gaza bombings on Saturday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Local county councillor, Toireasa Ferris told the assembled to boycott Israeli goods and contact media organisations in the state to protest against their coverage of the bombings and assault on Gaza.
Other speakers were Sinn Fein Dublin MEP, Lynn Boylan, and Dr Rizwan Khan of the Kerry Islamic Outreach Society who thanked the people present for showing solidarity with the Palestinian people.
See video below with brief excerpts from speeches by Cllr Toireasa Ferris, Dr Rizwan Khan and footage at the end of the size of the protest as it made its way down The Mall and Castle Street.
