Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- There were the doomsdayers, the moaners and, let's face it, the ill-wishers, hoping that a march across one of the most famous bridges in Australia would not take place. Despite this, some 100,000 people attended the March for Humanity gathering which began in Sydney's central business district on August 3rd, before crossing to the Sydney Harbour Bridge to North Sydney. The pressing topic: a demand to end the barbarous conflict in Gaza. Instances of drama, violence, and mayhem, were conspicuously lacking. "There was nothing of the sort, there was a beautiful, peaceful mass protest without any incidents," said Palestine Action Group organiser Joshua Lees.

The numbers of those attending are not clear, though they far exc...