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Demonstration to Oppose a Fundraiser for Israel's Defense Forces (IDF) PROTEST ISRAELI WAR CRIMINALS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6th - 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM Outside the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Century City 90067 Guest Speakers include Miko Peled, son of Israeli general Matti Peled and author of “The General's Son, Journey of an Israeli in Palestine” - Watch a talk he gave in October: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOaxAckFCuQ ~ Shakeel Syed, Steering Committee member of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation & Huda Bayaa of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund & Occupy Whittier ~ Jim Lafferty, Executive Director of the National Lawyers Guild of LA, will emcee the protest. <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=c%2BoYXCDmON4Ix6NHCD4VycKRIddy6Cyc> End the Occupation Monday, December 4, 2012 This Thursday: Join a Protest Against Israel's War Criminals -- with Guest Speaker Israeli General's Son Miko Peled! Dear Frank, <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=n6MMDfvAuJ2ncd9ZPJFRm8KRIddy6Cyc> gaza Click above visit the event Facebook page This Thursday, less than three weeks after the recent bombardment of Gaza, the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) will gather at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles to host a fundraiser to benefit the Israeli army. Last year, this fundraiser brought in over $26 million to aid the Israeli army, which has perpetrated countless war crimes and violations of international law. At the same time, Americans continue to face a crippling economic deficit. Join a demonstration telling FIDF that Americans will not fund a foreign army and their war crimes! <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qxvY4eRqrmdR0pun5NcSFMKRIddy6Cyc> stevie-wonder Click above to thank Stevie Wonder for doing the right thing! Stevie Wonder has already cancelled his performance at the event. If you haven't yet, <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=x3hKpIs%2BxnesA1%2FAGP3AmcKRIddy6Cyc> please click here to thank Stevie for standing up against Israeli apartheid, as he did against apartheid in South Africa. Following the victorious effort to persuade Wonder in hand, a diverse coalition of local and national organizations has now announced a protest outside the event itself: WHEN: 4:30PM, Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 WHERE: Outside the Hyatt Century Plaza, 2025 Ave. of the Stars, L.A. 90067 WHO: Confirmed Speakers include Shakeel Syed, Steering Committee member of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Miko Peled, son of Israeli general Matti Peled and author of The General's Son, Journey of an Israeli in Palestine, and Huda Bayaa of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund and Occupy Whittier (listed for idenification purposes only). Jim Lafferty, executive director of the National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles, will emcee the event. WHAT: Press Conference 4:30 PM, followed by a mock funeral, protest, and rally, as gala attendees arrive. The mock funeral procession will include a child’s casket and 170 placards worn by participants, bearing the names and ages of the victims of the Israeli army's recent “Operation Pillar of Defense” bombardment of Gaza. Endorsers: Organizations: ADDICTED To WAR, Al-Awda (PRRC), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), ANSWER-LA, Antiracist Action Network,BDS-LA/Dump Veolia, Campaign to End Israeli Apartheid-Southern Calif. (CEIA-LA), Free Gaza Southern California, International Action Center (IAC), Israel Divestment Campaign - Southern California, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP-LA), Labor for Palestine, National Lawyer's Guild-LA (NLG-LA), New York City Labor Against the War, Palestinian American Women's Association for Southern California, Sabeel-LA, Students for Justice In Palestine (SJP) UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount and UC Berkeley, US Campaign for Academic and Cultural Boycott (USCACBI), US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, Women in Black-Los Angeles (WIB-LA). Individuals: Organizations noted for identification purposes only: Hussam Ayloush, Council on American Islamic Relations-LA (CAIR-LA), Shakeel Syed, US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=M9BfAXn5C3FdpNW1pVjWNMKRIddy6Cyc> Please join the Facebook Event Page for more details, updates, and a list of endorsers of the demonstration -- Click here! 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