Palestinian families protest at French FM visit in Gaza

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Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip came out in protest, throwing eggs and in some cases, shoes,  as the French Foreign Minister Michel Alliot-Marie and her entourage visited the besieged region on Friday morning.

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Dozens of families who have their loved ones imprisoned unlawfully in Israeli prisons, expressed their anger and dismay at statements  attributed to her openly supporting Gilad Shalit’s campaign. Alliot-Marie’s comments came during a meeting on Thursday afternoon where she is reported to have called on the European Union to condemn Hamas for the continued imprisonment of Gilad Shalit, which she described as a  “war crime”. Sources report that she was misquoted by the Israeli Arabic-language radio.

Protestors held “Get out of Gaza” signs and tried to block the convoy as it travelled through the Strip.

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MEMO Photographer: Mohammed Asad