Protest against Israeli action in Gaza

(31 Dec 2008) SHOTLIST 1. Wide of protesters marching to US Embassy in Jakarta, protesters holding flags 2. Mid of rally 3. Various of police officers guarding US Embassy 4. Various of protesters singing, holding flags 5. Various of protesters singing and dancing 6. Wide of protest leader speaking to crowd 7. Protesters holding banner reading (English): "Save Palestine, save humanity" 8. Tilt up of protesters stepping on Israeli flag 9. Close up of poster reading (English): "Israel go to hell !!!" 10. Various of masked protesters 11. Various of protesters speaking on stage 12. Israeli flag being burnt STORYLINE Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Jakarta on Wednesday, waving Palestinian flags and shouting slogans to protest against Israeli military strikes against the Gaza Strip. Protesters marched to the US Embassy in the Indonesian capital, where they urged the US to stop supporting Israel. Protesters carried signs reading "Save Palestine, save humanity" or "Israel go to hell !!!" and burned the Israeli flag. The protest was staged by various Muslim organisations. The Indonesian government, which does not have diplomatic relations with Israel, pledged 1 (m) million US dollars in cash and 200-thousand US dollars in medical supplies. The vast majority of Muslims in Indonesia practice a moderate form of the faith. Although most back the creation of a Palestinian state, they do not support violence against Israel. Since Saturday, at least 374 Palestinians have died in the Israeli air onslaught against Gaza's Islamic Hamas rulers. Most of the dead were members of Hamas security forces but the United Nations says at least 64 civilians have been killed. The offensive came shortly after a rocky six-month truce expired. Hamas has fired hundreds of rockets and mortars at Israel before and during the Israeli offensive. Israel, under international pressure, is considering a 48-hour halt to its punishing four-day air campaign on Hamas targets in Gaza to see if Palestinian militants will stop their rocket attacks on southern Israel, Israeli officials said on Tuesday. Any offer would be coupled with a threat to send in ground troops if the rocket fire continues. But even amid talk of a truce, Israeli warplanes continued to unload bombs on targets in Gaza. Powerful airstrikes caused Gaza City's high-rise apartment buildings to sway and showered streets with broken glass and pulverised concrete. Israel's ground forces on Gaza's border also used artillery for the first time. Early on Wednesday, Israeli aircraft pounded smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border, setting off a huge explosion in a fuel tunnel, witnesses said, as other aircraft hit Hamas positions in Gaza City. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/76fa96b642954a7c8cd255412180696c