Although the sponsors of the rally were committed to non violence, the ability of the small minority of white radicals to provoke incidents was re ported to have disturbed both black and white leaders.
Afterwards, the UN secretary-general, Kofi Annan, said Hamas had to commit to non-violence, recognise Israel and accept existing peace agreements if aid was to continue.
A future Palestinian government must "unambiguously and explicitly commit to non-violence, recognition of the state of Israel, and acceptance of previous agreements and obligations between the parties," the official told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
They are explicitly committed to non-violence.
The PA leadership is genuinely committed to non-violence.
Although the majority of Salafists are committed to non-violence, the movement has been coloured by the acts of those following a jihadi stream.
Violence against property is one of the biggest sticking points; some activists who are entirely committed to non-violence regard the destruction of property as an entirely separate issue.
I thought of a lot of terrible things that could happen, because we're committed to non-violence, and I'm responsible for the kids from the Selma school.
When the tear gas came, I fell off that truck like a scrabled egg... I'm committed to non-violence, but I say what we need is to get some black power".
Yet it was perhaps telling that Obama saved his biggest compliment not to the Israeli government but to the Palestinian one, saying: "President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad have consistently shown themselves to be committed to non-violence, to recognizing Israel.
One, Yasin Malik, a militant who gave up arms in the 1990s, says today's youngsters are even "more angry than his generation", yet committed to non-violence.In this section Blood on the streets Balancing act Weighty matters After the fast Whose victory?
