Organised by Brooklyn for Peace and co-sponsored by 20 local solidarity organisations, the protest called upon the Egyptian authorities to “stop doing Israel’s dirty work”

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NYC Peace and Justice groups protest against Egypt

and its restrictions at the Rafah Border Crossing

With shouts of “Egypt! Don’t be Israel’s prison guards!” a diverse coalition of peace and human rights groups gathered on the afternoon of Saturday January 4th 2014 to call attention to the plight of the people of Gaza. In front of the Egypt Consulate, 1110 Second Avenue between 58-59 Streets, New York City, scores demonstrators met, despite freezing temperatures, to call for a permanent opening of the Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and Gaza.

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Photos © by Bud Korotzer

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Also see THIS REPORT from the Middle East Monitor