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Good news: The State Department finally asked Israel to allow students from Gaza to get to their universities abroad. We will see how hard they push this. It came from being asked by lots of groups about an article that appeared in NY Times about the State Department withdrawing Fullbright Grants from Gaza students because they "would be prevented from leaving by Israel". The lessons from this story is that a) it is worthwhile pressuring mainstream media to publish stories of the persistent human rights violations, and b) it is worthwhile for organizations and individuals to challenge administrations (this applies whether it is a Clinton, Bush, or Obama administration).
Good news: U.K. academic union moves to consider boycott of Israeli academia http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/988087.html
ACTION 1: Join Washington DC Demonstration
Tuesday, June 3rd, 5:30 – 7pm
"we protest the presence of yet another corrupt Middle East leader, who’s a terrorist/child-killer, warmonger/no peace-partner and one of a long line of military junta leaders of his country. Ehud Olmert: Israel’s Prime Minister speaks at AIPAC Policy Conference.
Mt Vernon Sq’s NW corner near the Convention Center’s entrance
Where Mass Ave and NY Ave meet between 7th and 9th Sts.
3 metro stops: Gallery PL-Chinatown or Mt. Vernon Sq-Convention Ctr or Metro Center
ACTION 2: Dunkin Donuts Pulled Ad Featuring Rachael Ray In A Scarf That Looks Too Arab
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/28/dunkin-donuts-pulls-ad-fe_n_103859.html
FRIDAY JUNE 6th is a day designated to wear a Kaffiya to show our solidarity. Also videotape yourself and your group members wearing the Kaffiya and then post it on youtube and google videos.
ACTION 3: A movie recommendation: see "the Visitor", excellent artistic film that makes you think/debate.
"A lonesome widower and college economics professor finds his mundane existence suddenly shaken up when he befriends a pair of illegal immigrants, one of whom has recently been threatened with deportation by U.S. immigration authorities.."
Trailer/Preview http://prod.takepart.com/social_network/action/thevisitor/
Review in NYTimes http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/movies/11visi.html
ACTION 4: ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE
THE POPULAR CONFERENCE FOR PALESTINIANS IN THE U.S.: RECLAIMING OUR VOICE, ASSERTING OUR NARRATIVE
REGISTER TODAY! (August 8-10, 2008, Chicago, IL)
https://www.eventville.com/Catalog/EventRegistration1.asp?Eventid=1003795
Informative articles
Understanding United Methodist Divestment--Full Report
http://www.unitedmethodistdivestment.com/GeneralConferenceActions.htm
From Rich Siegel: Notes on the counter-demonstration at the New York "Salute to Israel" parade, June 1, 2008
Some memorable (or perhaps better forgotten) signs:
"Rachel Corrie is in hell" (This one obviously gets the grand prize for obscenity!)
"Arabs get out of Israel"
"Christians stand by Israel"
Caterpillar logo (sans commentary)
"Keep Golan, get rid of Olmert"
A few other slogans critical of Olmert, connecting his policies with terrorism.
"Kahane was right!" (with fist logo)
Some memorable (or perhaps better forgotten) moments:
The usual chant: "2,4,6,8 Israel is the Jewish state. 3,5,7,9 No such thing as Palestine" repeated ad nauseum by various groups, mostly by large groups of children.
A new one: "Don't worry, be Jewish" sung to the tune of "Don't worry, be happy", taking me back to memories of my misspent youth in Zionist organizations (memories best forgotten!)
Senator Chuck Shumer yelling at the demonstrators some nonsense about terrorism while waving an Israeli flag. He really put on quite a performance!
Several plastic bags full of some unidentified grocery product thrown from a float at the demonstrators, ignored by police. Then when the demonstrators threw them back, the police took notice.
Numerous incidents of marchers giving demonstrators "the finger", often parents doing this in front of children who were also marching.
I was personally called "traitor" and "self-hating Jew" numerous times, and witnessed others experiencing similar. (My sign identified me as a Jewish supporter of the Palestinians.)
Some idiot woman screaming incessantly about sharia law- as if this is relevant to Palestinian rights.
Some problems on "our side":
The regular appearance by three members of the Islamic Thinkers Society with their Muslim extremist signs, calling for Islam to take over the world, for an atomic bomb on Israel, etc. Everyone else kept their distance from these goons, but unfortunately they made themselves visible. [MQ note: those are Zionist implants]
A single "Jew for Jesus" guy carrying a ridiculous sign with an American flag, shouting something equally ridiculous to the marchers about their being "fake Americans". Distance was also kept from him.
Found out later:
A friend of mine who wanted to attend for the first time was prevented from entering the demonstration area by police.
Best parts:
The free Handala T-shirt I got from Adalah just for wearing it, and, having a pint at a pub after the demo with a young lady tourist visiting from London who just happened on our demonstration, and, unlike my friend, was
allowed in.
Let's hope and pray that there will be no reason to demonstrate next year, but if there is, I hope everyone can make it.
-Rich Siegel
Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD
http://qumsiyeh.org
http://justicewheels.org
Good news: U.K. academic union moves to consider boycott of Israeli academia http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/988087.html
ACTION 1: Join Washington DC Demonstration
Tuesday, June 3rd, 5:30 – 7pm
"we protest the presence of yet another corrupt Middle East leader, who’s a terrorist/child-killer, warmonger/no peace-partner and one of a long line of military junta leaders of his country. Ehud Olmert: Israel’s Prime Minister speaks at AIPAC Policy Conference.
Mt Vernon Sq’s NW corner near the Convention Center’s entrance
Where Mass Ave and NY Ave meet between 7th and 9th Sts.
3 metro stops: Gallery PL-Chinatown or Mt. Vernon Sq-Convention Ctr or Metro Center
ACTION 2: Dunkin Donuts Pulled Ad Featuring Rachael Ray In A Scarf That Looks Too Arab
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/28/dunkin-donuts-pulls-ad-fe_n_103859.html
FRIDAY JUNE 6th is a day designated to wear a Kaffiya to show our solidarity. Also videotape yourself and your group members wearing the Kaffiya and then post it on youtube and google videos.
ACTION 3: A movie recommendation: see "the Visitor", excellent artistic film that makes you think/debate.
"A lonesome widower and college economics professor finds his mundane existence suddenly shaken up when he befriends a pair of illegal immigrants, one of whom has recently been threatened with deportation by U.S. immigration authorities.."
Trailer/Preview http://prod.takepart.com/social_network/action/thevisitor/
Review in NYTimes http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/movies/11visi.html
ACTION 4: ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE
THE POPULAR CONFERENCE FOR PALESTINIANS IN THE U.S.: RECLAIMING OUR VOICE, ASSERTING OUR NARRATIVE
REGISTER TODAY! (August 8-10, 2008, Chicago, IL)
https://www.eventville.com/Catalog/EventRegistration1.asp?Eventid=1003795
Informative articles
Understanding United Methodist Divestment--Full Report
http://www.unitedmethodistdivestment.com/GeneralConferenceActions.htm
From Rich Siegel: Notes on the counter-demonstration at the New York "Salute to Israel" parade, June 1, 2008
Some memorable (or perhaps better forgotten) signs:
"Rachel Corrie is in hell" (This one obviously gets the grand prize for obscenity!)
"Arabs get out of Israel"
"Christians stand by Israel"
Caterpillar logo (sans commentary)
"Keep Golan, get rid of Olmert"
A few other slogans critical of Olmert, connecting his policies with terrorism.
"Kahane was right!" (with fist logo)
Some memorable (or perhaps better forgotten) moments:
The usual chant: "2,4,6,8 Israel is the Jewish state. 3,5,7,9 No such thing as Palestine" repeated ad nauseum by various groups, mostly by large groups of children.
A new one: "Don't worry, be Jewish" sung to the tune of "Don't worry, be happy", taking me back to memories of my misspent youth in Zionist organizations (memories best forgotten!)
Senator Chuck Shumer yelling at the demonstrators some nonsense about terrorism while waving an Israeli flag. He really put on quite a performance!
Several plastic bags full of some unidentified grocery product thrown from a float at the demonstrators, ignored by police. Then when the demonstrators threw them back, the police took notice.
Numerous incidents of marchers giving demonstrators "the finger", often parents doing this in front of children who were also marching.
I was personally called "traitor" and "self-hating Jew" numerous times, and witnessed others experiencing similar. (My sign identified me as a Jewish supporter of the Palestinians.)
Some idiot woman screaming incessantly about sharia law- as if this is relevant to Palestinian rights.
Some problems on "our side":
The regular appearance by three members of the Islamic Thinkers Society with their Muslim extremist signs, calling for Islam to take over the world, for an atomic bomb on Israel, etc. Everyone else kept their distance from these goons, but unfortunately they made themselves visible. [MQ note: those are Zionist implants]
A single "Jew for Jesus" guy carrying a ridiculous sign with an American flag, shouting something equally ridiculous to the marchers about their being "fake Americans". Distance was also kept from him.
Found out later:
A friend of mine who wanted to attend for the first time was prevented from entering the demonstration area by police.
Best parts:
The free Handala T-shirt I got from Adalah just for wearing it, and, having a pint at a pub after the demo with a young lady tourist visiting from London who just happened on our demonstration, and, unlike my friend, was
allowed in.
Let's hope and pray that there will be no reason to demonstrate next year, but if there is, I hope everyone can make it.
-Rich Siegel
Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD
http://qumsiyeh.org
http://justicewheels.org
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