Protest targets Netanyahu & blockade of Gaza
Published Jul 14, 2010 7:44 PM
San Francisco — Several hundred people picketed in front of the
Israeli Consulate here on July 6 to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu’s meeting in Washington with President Barack Obama. Loud
chants of “Long Live Palestine!” and “We don’t care
what you say, Intifada all the way!” easily drowned out a small group of
pro-Israel counterpickets across the street.
Several speakers at the rush hour rally demanded that the current Israeli
blockade of Gaza be lifted completely and immediately.
Dr. Henry Clark, a leader of the West County Toxics Coalition based in
Richmond, exposed the colonial role of Israel in the Middle East. “Israel
stole the land from the Palestinian people,” Clark said. He looked across
the street at the consulate and added, “You need to get out of occupied
Palestine.”
Today’s protest, organized by the Answer Coalition and endorsed by a
broad group of organizations, including the International Action Center,
coincided with a number of demonstrations protesting Netanyahu’s visit,
including one in Washington, D.C.
— Report and photo by Judy
Greenspan
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