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Fri 06 Jun 2010Protesters call for Israeli ambassador to be expelled
ABOUT 500 protesters took part in a demonstration in Dublin yesterday calling for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to Ireland and safe passage for the Rachel Corrie aid vessel which is en route to Gaza.
The protesters marched under Palestinian and Turkish flags, following five coffins symbolising some of those who lost their lives on Monday when an aid flotilla carrying supplies intended for Gaza was raided by Israeli commandos.
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