The World Says No to Israeli Occupation!
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DC Protest against Israeli Occupation Big Success! On
Sunday, June 10, an estimated crowd of more than 5,000
people gathered at the West Lawn of the Capitol for a rally protesting 40
years of |
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- Kyung Za Yim, President of the Women's Division of the
- Julia Willebrand, Co-Chair of the International Committee of
the Green Party of the
Some
videos from the rally have been posted on the internet and more will be posted
shortly.
To watch
Andy Shallal, from Iraqi Voices for Peace, click here.
To watch Ambassador Ed Peck, from the Council for the National Interest Foundation, click here.
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Following
the rally at the Capitol, protesters marched to the To view
pictures of the rally and march, click
here.
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On Monday, June 11,
approximately 300 grassroots lobbyists from more than 30 states filled the
halls of Congress to meet with their Representatives and Senators to demand an
end to US support for Israeli occupation; for the United States to hold Israel
accountable for its violations of the US Arms Export Control Act and Foreign
Assistance Act; to restrict the export of cluster bombs munitions to Israel and
other countries; and to call for the United States to appoint a special envoy
for Middle East peace.
The
two-day mobilization was covered in the media by Democracy Now!To view a video of US Campaign Steering
Committee member Phyllis Bennis discussing the mobilization, click here.
The rally
was also covered in the Detroit
News, the Huffington
Post, the Jerusalem
Post, the Austin
American Statesman, and many other publications.
Although
the June 10-11 mobilization was a huge success, our struggle to end US support
for
We've got
a lot of big bills coming due from this weekend's historic mobilization and we
need your support to continue educating, organizing, and mobilizing to end
Please
make the most generous tax-deductible contribution you can today to help us
continue our work by clicking here.
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As a
thank you, for a limited time, with any contribution of $25 or more, we'll send
you a set of signs from this weekend's historic mobilization, along with two
sets of our anti-apartheid poster series.These suitable-to-frame signs read "End US Support for Israeli
Occupation", "The World Says NO! to Israeli Occupation", "Justice for
Palestinians", and "A Just Peace for Palestinians and Israelis". |
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Logistics
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June 11 Lobbying Day
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