NEW YORK: Hundreds of protesters marched to the United Nations on Saturday and condemned Israeli actions in Gaza as genocide that had taken children’s lives.

They chanted “Free, free Palestine!” and “Occupation is a crime!”

“What they’re doing is wrong,” one demonstrator said, referring to the Israelis. “I’m here to protest what’s going on in Gaza.

What’s going on is wrong — bad things like killing children.”

Almost 2,000 Palestinians including women and children have been killed in Gaza by Israeli air jets ands tanks.

In midtown Manhattan, police on motorcycles stood by, to accompany the marchers before they peacefully headed toward the United Nations building.

Hundreds of Pakistanis also participated in the demonstration.

Published in Dawn, August 11th, 2014