Protestors Demand Cease Fire in Middle East

(WOLO) COLUMBIA,S.C., — Demonstrators say they’ve watched the violence between gaza and isreal escalate over the past two weeks. no longer able to sit idle – protestors here in columbia are joining a nationwide movement for peace and pressure. ” it’s my right and my duty as someone whose free living, in a free world to speak up. i feel if we don’t, in our silence they’re paying the price for it.” A cost evident in the air strike attacks, bombings and now ground invasion that ‘s claimed the lives of hundreds of people – many of them innocent. The president for south carolina peace resource center says it’s an issue that didn’t happen overnight – but is hoping it will end with an immediate cease fire. ” the violence is continuing and we realize that there are two sides to the violence. there’s no wrong or right to this. there’s violence and attacks coming from both sides. But it’s not for a lack of trying. secretary of state john kerry arrived in tel aviv to provoke talks between both sides. but so far there’s been little improvement. but matos hopes protests like this will force the government to do more . ” there’s more that we can do – ireal is one of our allies and we supply their weapons :26 if we really wanted to stop them tomorrow we could suspend our military support.” but until that happens or a cease fire is agreed upon – arjamand sami whose family moved to america from india for her to have a better way of life says refuses to do nothing just because the conflict isn’t here at home. ” if you don’t stand up for someone who’s being persecuted then tomorrow they might come after you. if we only stand up when our rights are infringed upon then shame on us.”