January 9, 2009
Demonstration
There was a pro-Palestinian demonstration, if that’s even the proper terminology, on JFK Boulevard this afternoon. The men in the crowd were beautiful! There were flags waving and keffiyat blowing all over the place in the wind and cold. This guy’s not only really cute but the combination of his hat and shirt made me laugh. (You can click on him for a larger picture.)
The location of the demo, across from a high-rise that that used to be inhabited mostly by older Jewish people, seemed strange to me. I think that population is declining lately for a lot of reasons. The building is called a “managed community” now and is marketed to everyone, so who the fuck knows? (I do know one guy who lives in the building and he’s certainly not a Jewish senior.) Anyway, I thought it was kind of interesting that the protest was directed at a group of regular citizens instead of a government agency, person or program. Maybe they just decided to yell at the people who would be most annoyed by the noise.
UPDATE: The demonstration was outside the office of the Consulate General of Israel at 1880 JFK Blvd. That makes more sense, even though the protesters were aiming their speakers and bullhorns away from the building toward the residences across the street.
I’m listening to “Aren’t You Glad You’re You” by Les Brown featuring Doris Day from American Songbook Series: James Van Heusen from the Smithsonian Collection of Recordings.
Posted by HighStrungLoner in Philly at 11:19 PM
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Man. No wonder IDF soldiers love strip-searching these poor hot Palestinians.
Posted by: Me on October 11, 2009 1:31 PM
