‘We refuse to let hatred take hold’: Sydney mourners remember Palestinian and Lebanese lives lost since 7 October
A sombre crowd was urged to ‘honour and remember’ those who have died amid the Israeli military campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs the sun began to set at Sydney’s Town Hall, some quietly lit candles while a person began reading the first few stanzas of a poem. Calls for resistance echoed throughout the city’s CBD.Eighteen year old activist Hussein Abdullah took the microphone, identifying himself as Lebanese-Muslim. “I’m angry,” he started. “I’m outraged - 365 days of genocide, 365 days since the world abandoned us. The only other emotion that has outweighed my rage is sadness. Continue reading...
A sombre crowd was urged to ‘honour and remember’ those who have died amid the Israeli military campaign
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As the sun began to set at Sydney’s Town Hall, some quietly lit candles while a person began reading the first few stanzas of a poem. Calls for resistance echoed throughout the city’s CBD.
Eighteen year old activist Hussein Abdullah took the microphone, identifying himself as Lebanese-Muslim. “I’m angry,” he started. “I’m outraged - 365 days of genocide, 365 days since the world abandoned us. The only other emotion that has outweighed my rage is sadness. Continue reading...
