West Coast protests against assassination of
Palestinian
Two protests were held in California against
the assassination of the founder and spiritual leader of the
Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine, Sheik Ahmed
Yassin.
In Los Angeles on March 27 hundreds demonstrated in front of
the Israeli Consulate. The assassination of Yassin by the
Israeli military on March 22 brought angry protesters out into
the streets worldwide to express their outrage at Israel's
latest attack on the Palestinian liberation movement.
The demonstration was initiated by the Muslim Students
Association-West and was attended by members of various
communities who voiced their outrage over the ongoing genocide
of the Palestinian people. Among the speakers was Muna Coobtee
of the Free Palestine Alliance, who stated that the
assassination is a failed attempt to eliminate the
unprecedented and unbreakable national unity among Palestinians
in their resistance to Zionism. Preston Wood, a leading
spokesperson for the International Action Center, told the
crowd, "The people of Palestine are struggling for
self-determination and national liberation from Zionism and
U.S. imperialism and we will stand with you until Palestine is
free."
The other protest took place in downtown San Francisco on
March 24 as 200 people demonstrated during evening rush hour.
Speakers condemned this escalation by the Israeli state against
the Palestinian people. The protest was called by the Free
Palestine Alliance, the Arab American Anti-Discrimination
Commit tee and the Muslim Student Association.
--Los Angeles WW bureau & Bill
Hackwell
Reprinted from the April 8, 2004, issue of
Workers World newspaper
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