DMD Photography

Canon 450D EF50mm F1.8

Yesterday I covered the protest at the Israeli Consulate here in Boston. An hour before the protest was to start, there were about ten people milling about. About thirty minutes after that, there were counter protesters on the other side of the street that were in support of Israel. Things ballooned from there. I’d say about 150-200 people showed up on both sides throughout the next hour and a half. Hopping from side to side, I saw a marked contrast between the two. On the Palestinian side, they were very serious about protesting, whereas on the Israeli side, it had more of the air of a social event. People were hugging, saying hello to each other, and just catching up between chanting and singing. This is the first large protest I’ve been to, so this may or may not be common.