Davidaron's Blog – January 2009 Archive (4)

Pro Israel Demonstration Gets Anti Israeli Rebound

Copenhagen, Denmark

January 10th, 2009

By Pamela Juhl

About 300 people gathered in Town Hall today to voice their support for Israel. The general voice of Demo was for Peace - according to Michael Angelo - Press Photographer, who agreed to translate - for CPHVoice - speaker at demo expresses concern for safety of Israelis and Jews - but stressed need for Peace - not war… Continue

Added by Davidaron on January 11, 2009 at 9:00 — No Comments

New centrist party will improve integration

By Michael de Laine, Copenhagen, 6th January 2009

Simon Emil Ammitzbøll, who left the Social Liberals last year following disagreements with the party leader, Margrethe Vestager, today announced the formation of a new center-right party, Borgerligt Centrum (Civil Centre), which will work to improve integration in Denmark.

Ammitzbøll will keep his seat in the present parliament, where he is technically an independent until… Continue

Added by Davidaron on January 7, 2009 at 10:00 — No Comments

Goodbye 08!

2008 is in its twilights. This is a special moment.

December 31, 2008

By Aziz Fall

People, in most parts of the world, following an old tradition, are embarked in a nirvana of leisure and hopefulness as we wish one another Happy New Year in the aftermath of a collective Christmas jubilee. It is also a moment where we set our sights on the year ahead, after a good reading of the lessons of this dying one. And there is no contradiction between the… Continue

Added by Davidaron on January 5, 2009 at 13:00 — No Comments

Copenhagen Gaza demo - March from town hall to parliament

January 3rd 2008

COPENHAGEN GAZA DEMO -

March FROM TOWN HALL TO PARLIAMENT

photo: davidaron

About 2,000 people demonstrated at town hall today to express their voice against the violence in Gaza. Danes and Muslims gathered together in protest of the invasion of GAZA.

M80s - 1/4 stick of dynamite - were thrown today by small groups at the demo (about 6 went off in all). According to our reporter,…

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Added by Davidaron on January 5, 2009 at 12:30 — No Comments