The left was ecstatic about how Palestinian civilians were finally - actually - going to be nonviolent victims of Israeli oppression. Palestinian propagandists across the globe proclaimed that "the Palestinian people of Gaza are moving into a new phase" in their glorious struggle against the warmongering, land stealing Zionists. Turns out, not so much:

A Palestinian attempt to draw international attention to Israel's siege on the Gaza Strip yielded a disappointing turnout Monday, with a few thousand, rather than the expected tens of thousands, forming a human chain of protest. The protesters, many women and children and many holding Palestinian and Hamas flags, turned out for the start of what organizers said they hoped would be a peaceful protest involving some 50,000 people... About 50 youths briefly approached Erez and threw stones and burned tires near the crossing, witnesses said. The army said border police fired in the air and dispersed the crowd.

Oh, and they also fired a rocket barrage into Israel, critically wounding a 10 year old boy and narrowly missing his 8 year old sister. Which is surprising to us, since when we think of Hamas's electoral stronghold we think "peaceful protesters". Reuters reporter Nidal al-Mughrabi also appears to have been surprised and confused, since he submitted an article pretending that a massive, peaceful rally actually took place.

That's to be expected though, since he's a shameless tool who once described self-declared Palestinian human shields as "protesters".

References:
* Gaza protest of Israeli blockade yields disappointing turnout [Ha'aretz]
* Hamas Protest Flops, Reuters and AP Shill Anyway [LGF]
* Reuters Misleads Readers About Hamas's Treaty Obligations, Misses Everything That's Important About Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking [MR]
* Reuters Anti-Israel Absurdity Watch - "Being A Human Shield" Is A "Protest" [MR]

Previously:
* Memo to World - Israel Not Occupying Gaza Any More. Please Stop Using That Excuse.
* Hamas Smuggles Katyushas Into Gaza, Fires Them At Israeli Schools And Hospitals (Plus: Eight Mortars Fired At Israeli Civilians, One Scores Direct Hit)
* Palestinians Shut Down Generator To Create Gaza Humanitarian Crisis, UN Blames Israel