Initially, the Palestinians were protesting civilians deaths at Qana in Lebanon at the UNSCO building in the Gaza Strip. How do Palestinians show solidarity to the Lebanese and protest the violence? By rioting and using more violence on themselves reports Reuters:
GAZA, July 30 (Reuters) - Palestinian protesters stormed the U.N. compound in Gaza City on Sunday during a protest against Israel's bombing of a building in southern Lebanon that killed around 60 people, witnesses and U.N. staff said.
Hundreds of members of Islamic Jihad militant group, some throwing stones and others firing rounds from assault rifles, attacked the compound at the end of a rally, witnesses said. At least two people were wounded.
U.N. staff were inside the compound at the time, but managed to escape, a U.N. official said. He said the site, which includes scores of buildings, was heavily ransacked by the demonstrators.
Witnesses said U.N. guards appeared to set off tear gas grenades to allow staff time to get away.
"The situation is very tense," the U.N. official said.
Members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's special guard arrived shortly afterwards and managed to disperse some of the crowd by firing into the air. Gunfire could be heard from within the compound but it was not clear who was firing at whom, witnesses said.
I was watching the Fox News report on the telly and I was utterly amazed at the number of boys under 10 who were taking an active part in attacking the UNSCO building. This, of course, begs the question; where are their parents? But then again, I am asking it of a group of people who collectively came to the decision that a UN building is an appropriate substitute target to vent their spleen on. I can’t wait to see how Kofi Annan spins this. I am betting he blames the Joos.
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