[WCUSP] Fwd: DC Protest against Israeli Occupation Big Success!

Tue Jun 12 14:29:20 CDT 2007

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From: US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
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Date: Jun 12, 2007 3:23 PM
Subject: DC Protest against Israeli Occupation Big Success!
To: Odilehh at gmail.com

DC Protest against Israeli Occupation Big Success!

On Sunday, an estimated crowd of more than 5,000 people gathered at
the West Lawn of the Capitol for a rally protesting 40 years of
Israel's illegal military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank,
Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, and the Syrian Golan Heights.

Messages of solidarity were sent in by:

Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich
Actress, comedienne, and talk show host Roseanne Barr
Former presidential candidate and consumer advocate Ralph Nader
African National Congress Executive Committee member Ronnie Kasrils

 The assembled crowd also heard statements from a broad array of US
civil society calling for an end to US support for Israeli occupation,
including:

Kyung Za Yim, President of the Women's Division of the United
Methodist Church, representing nearly 1 million members
Julia Willebrand, Co-Chair of the International Committee of the Green
Party of the United States, representing 200,000 members

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.

 Following the rally at the Capitol, protesters marched to the
Washington Monument. To watch the spirited march, click here and here.

To view pictures of the rally and march, click here.

 If you have additional pictures and videos, please send us the links
to office at endtheoccupation.org

Yesterday, 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 Israel's military occupation and other human
rights abuses against the Palestinian people must continue!

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 US support for Israel's military
occupation!

Please make the most generous tax-deductible contribution you can
today to help us continue our work by clicking here.

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".

 Please make your generous tax-deductible contribution today by clicking here.

We also have a few dozens June 10 protest t-shirts left in medium,
large, and extra large sizes. These union-made, sweatshop-free
t-shirts are now on sale for $15, including shipping and handling.
Order yours today because they will sell out fast. To place your
order, click here.

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US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation PO Box 21539 Washington, DC
20009 202-332-0994 http://www.endtheoccupation.org

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