BURLINGTON — More than 200 people attended a rally in City Hall Park on Saturday afternoon to express their support for Palestinians on the eve of an expected Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
The event came nearly a week after Hamas militants crossed the Israeli border to conduct a brutal attack, killing more than 1,300 Israelis and taking more than 150 hostage.
Many attendees of the Free Palestine rally held signs as they listened to a series of speakers, including Wafic Faour, a Palestinian and spokesperson for Vermonters for Justice in Palestine.
Dima, a Palestinian who recently graduated from the University of Vermont, spoke about her alienating experience as a student there.
The demonstration was sponsored by the Party for Socialism and Liberation and a host of other local organizations.
