 Desmond tutu 20070607 2 (Image by (From Wikimedia) Elke Wetzig (Elya), Author: Elke Wetzig (Elya)) Details Source DMCA | Al Jazeera. Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through the streets of cities around the world demanding an end to Israel's offensive against Gaza, and a firmer position from the international community against the violence. In South Africa, Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of South Africa's most prominent anti-apartheid leaders, joined thousands of people in Cape Town to denounce the continued bombardment. In Havana, Castro, the country's former leader who will be 88 next week, added his signature to those of intellectuals and politicians to the document "In Defence of Palestine", the official Granma newspaper said on Saturday. Bolivian President Evo Morales, Argentine artist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Cuban dancer Alicia Alonso and US writer Alice Walker were also among the signatories. |
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