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WSWS : News & Analysis : Middle East
Protests in US against Israeli atrocities
By a correspondent
16 April 2002
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Thousands of opponents of Israel’s current military campaign against the
Palestinians rallied on April 13 in several US cities. In New York City a crowd
estimated at several thousand assembled in Manhattan’s Times Square to oppose
the Sharon government’s assault on the West Bank. The protesters waved
Palestinian flags, chanted slogans and held signs charging the Israeli prime minister
with murder.
In San Francisco hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied in front of the
Israeli consulate. Demonstrations were also held in Chicago and two cities in
Michigan.
In Ann Arbor, Michigan more than 1,200 people marched from the federal building to
City Hall to protest the continuing attack on the Palestinians. The demonstration,
consisting largely of Muslims and Arab-Americans, also included Jewish-Americans
opposed to the atrocities, as well as students, professors and local residents. It was
loud and spirited, expressing a rising tide of outrage.
Taurus Colvin, a leader of the march, told the WSWS that the situation in Palestine
and the occupied territories had gotten out of hand. “People’s lives have been taken,
homes have been demolished. People’s blood is being spilled. Kids, six-year-old girls
are being murdered, shot in the head.”
“Jenin,” he said, “is just one of a long series of attacks on the Palestinian people.
It is
the worst of the attacks so far. We want to show our solidarity with the rest of the
world.”
Mahya, a student at the University of Michigan, also spoke to the WSWS. “I am an
Israeli Jew,” she said, “and I am out here to support my cousins.” Mahya also made
a plea to Jewish Americans: “We must oppose this and find out what is really
happening. Most of the hundreds of dead are innocent. If we say it is not right to kill
innocent civilians and then we go in and kill a whole bunch of innocent civilians, it
is
hypocritical. We have to open our eyes, speak out against this and support our
cousins.”
One student spoke of her family’s plight, caused by the Israeli occupation. Alma, a
sixth-year student at the University of Michigan, has family in Ramallah and lives with
her husband and mother-in-law. “During the occupation, my aunt’s mother-in-law was
confined to her home without being able to leave,” Alma said. “She had no access to
a phone or electricity and it was difficult to get her food. She is 90 years old and
was
unable to leave her home for 10 days.”
Khalid, an Arab-American, said, “The situation for the Palestinians in Jenin and the
camps is devastating. The situation there has reached the boiling point.”
“The military position of Sharon is creating a situation where there will be more of a
crisis in the region,” Khalid stated. “What he is doing is creating more violence in
the
region. Israel needs to establish good relations with its neighboring countries rather
than rely on the US to give it more military aid.”
About 50 students, professors and others protested at Georgetown University in
Washington DC. They waved signs, chanted, “Free, free Palestine!” and denounced
US government support for Israeli aggression. Protesters posing as Israeli soldiers
“attacked” students representing Palestinians. Some 40 students joined the Muslim
Spiritual Support Network at the University of Cincinnati to protest lethal force being
used by Israelis against Palestinians.
On April 11, 20 people, including Harvard University professor Cornel West and
Rabbi Michael Lerner of Tikkun magazine, were arrested outside the State
Department in Washington after they blocked the road in protest over US support for
the policies of Sharon. West and Lerner had earlier participated in a larger rally
across the street.
In San Francisco, police made arrests on April 10 outside the Israeli consulate when
protesters locked arms and blocked the street, denouncing the Israeli military
occupation of West Bank cities and towns. The protest was sponsored by the Jewish
Voice for Peace, a group opposed to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
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>>>Well, we know Wiesel is on a par with Peres as far as being a "Nobel laureate".
If Gephardt, Reid or Armey (this last soon to go anyway) or Pataki or any of the
others belong to you, I hope you're making sure they're heads are being kept out of
Bubu's behind. A<>E<>R <<<
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Wolfowitz Booed at Pro-Israel Rally
Mon Apr 15, 3:14 PM ET
By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - A top administration official was interrupted and booed Monday
when he told thousands of people gathered at the Capitol for a pro-Israel rally that
Palestinians as well as Israelis have been victims of Mideast violence.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz was drowned out by chants of "no more
Arafat" and booed as he told a packed crowd of thousands that "innocent
Palestinians are suffering and dying as well. It is critical that we recognize and
acknowledge that fact."
Wolfowitz, the second-ranked official at the Pentagon (news - web sites), was one of
dozens of speakers at what sponsors said was the largest pro-Israel rally ever
staged in this country.
Hours after the rally began people were still streaming in, with the crowds extending
down Capitol Hill to the Reflecting Pool. People came in on charter planes from New
York, Los Angeles, Miami and Boston, and by overnight bus from as far away as
Wisconsin.
Most of the speakers conveyed similar messages: "We will stand with Israel, we will
stand for freedom," said House Democratic leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri.
"We can't expect Israel to stand idle while its citizens are being slaughtered," said
Sen. Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record) of Nevada, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat.
Wolfowitz too voiced strong support for Israel's fight against terrorism. He said
President Bush (news - web sites) was horrified by the carnage in Israel and had
asked Wolfowitz to represent him and stress that "terrorism must end. Hatred of
Israel must end."
But many at the rally showed little sympathy with Wolfowitz's further message that
the majority of Palestinians too want an end to violence and that "hard decisions
must be made by both sides to achieve a lasting peace." He was forced to stop
speaking several times to wait for the crowd to quiet down.
Among the other speakers were Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel, former New York
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (news - web sites), House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-
Texas, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (news - web sites), Israeli
Housing Minister Natan Sharansky, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and New
York Gov. George Pataki.
The rally was sponsored by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish
Organizations and the United Jewish Communities.
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