During the rally, HPD detained two people accused of setting off fireworks in the middle of the crowd, according to officials.
Several people showed their support for Palestine in downtown Houston in the wake of a deadly war in the Middle East.Over 2,000 people rallied in Downtown Houston to support Palestine in its war with Israel on Saturday.
The demonstration took place one week after the Middle East war began when the Hamas, a militant group the US government has designated a terrorist organization controlling Gaza, massacred at least 1,300 Israeli civilians.However, the conflict itself dates back at least seven decades. In 1947, the United Nations proposed dividing Palestine into two independent states - Jewish Israel and Islamic Palestine.In the weeklong war, both sides have accused each other of war crimes.
"When people revolt, they usually have to do it in a way that doesn't always fit the normal ethical standards," Sami Daoud, a Houston resident whose father was born in Palestine, said.Former Houston resident worries about young sisters believed to be held hostage in GazaMany demonstrators, like Fouad Salah of the Palestinian Youth Movement's Houston chapter, have family and friends in Palestine.
One of the two men was released. The second man was charged with a Class C misdemeanor of "detonating fireworks in city limits.
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