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@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.