August 9 - The Speech

August 9 - The Speech, originally uploaded by anonimoh2005.

Masked Fatah militants patrol outside the Palestinian Legislative building in Gaza City after storming it in an attempt to bring the attention of Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to their request. Mahmud Abbas called on the Palestinian people to show the world they deserved their independence by ensuring that this month's Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip takes place free of violence.(AFP/Marco Longari)