GFM Protesters Camp Out at French Embassy

For two days now, French citizens from the Gaza Freedom March have been camped outside the French embassy demanding that their country exert pressure on Egypt to allow their march to enter the Gaza Strip.

The protesters have been surrounded by approximately 200-300 Egyptian police. However, it appears that people have been allowed to come and go as they please. It appears that the Egyptian police are present to conceal the demonstrators from the passing traffic and to keep the demonstration in one place.

The Gaza Freedom March is made up of approximately 1300 people from around the world who gathered in Cairo last week in an effort to enter the Gaza Strip. After arriving, the Egyptian government reversed their previous position and denied entry to all members of the Gaza Freedom March.

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  • Haddadp

    you are amazing Shawn..keep up the great work..

    God Bless.

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  • Avi

    So now that you bashed Israel in anyway possible you want to go to Gaza now and continue you're fine work ;…..actually you are helping the extremists and you are one yourself.Keep up the good work of showing only one side of the story and helping hAMAS IN GAZA with you're bloody photos and your politically correct bias to perpetuate the conflict….. till Israel(the bad guy for you) dissapears right ?Just like your beautiful organization in Egypt wants so much and all geniune pro Palestinians…..you are not for peace you only have love for Palestinians….and what's you're problem with the soldier in Hebron?Yuda did you not frame him enough?Why can he not help Israeli poor kids???????Did you know that in Israel one fourth of the populations lives under poverty and more than 3 /4 th of the Jewish population are decendant of refugees mostly from Arab lands and were expelled also by the Palestinians themselves (for example the history of my own family in Hebron in 1929 after the massacre of jews???Also when talking about darfour refugees you did not say that most want to go to Israel themselves???Why because you hate Israel so much and do not want to show it in any kind light????Why don't you guy back to you're luxurious couch instead of playing with fire….Jews are originally from israel and have lived there continuously for ever that's what makes them Jews but you are too busy hating and bashing and getting brain washed by pro Palestinians to understand my point!You do also not have a clue on how much Jews got hit and discriminated in Europe because of the way you frame Israel therefor releaving the Anti Jewish things of the muslims here with you're type of photos always bashing Israel never saying anything for peace or justice always forgetting the other side of the story….actually why don't you mind your own business??I will answer that because you are too busy making money off the blood of my people…Israel!and the Palestinians themselves that you only care about and only understand right?

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  • shawnduffy

    Thank you for your insightful comments as always. Next time I come, though, I'll be sure to check with you first. That way you can tell me what to photograph, how to photograph it, and what to say about it.

    All the best!

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