ACTION ALERT FOR SATURDAY 01/27/07

ACTION ALERT - Counter Anti-Israel platform of anti-war rally this Saturday in San Francisco

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ACTION ALERT – FORWARD WIDELY

Counter Anti-Israel platform of Iraq War Demonstration
Saturday January 27th 11:30AM
Market and Powell Streets, downtown San Francisco.


BACKGROUND

The International Socialist Organization has planned a demonstration against the war in Iraq to coincide with the UFPJ march on Washington. The local leader of the group is anti-Israel activist Snehal Shingavi, fresh off of managing Aimee Allison’s failed campaign for Oakland City Council and who has openly described the entire State of Israel as "militarily occupied Palestine." In the initial call for the event, people were asked to set aside differences to help bring an end to the war in Iraq. Despite this, when representatives from StandWithUs/SF Voice for Israel told organizers that we would stay home if they left Israel out of their demonstration, they informed us that, in their view, the issues are inseparable.

They have made ending the occupation of Palestine, meaning the entirety of the Western Palestinian Mandate including modern day Israel, a key plank of their demands. They are also calling for the "Right of Return for Palestinian Refugees" meaning the demographic destruction of the world’s only Jewish State by flooding it with the great-grandchildren of those that fled Israel during the Arab instigated war of annihilation against the UN created State of Israel in 1948.

Recently, ANSWER has been brought on board as organizers and they will be using this event to promote ANSWER and ANSWER’s upcoming events. This is despite UFPJ previously having pledged never to work with ANSWER again following numerous disputes between the leadership of the two organizations.


EVENT DETAILS:

StandWithUs/San Francisco Voice for Israel will be standing up for Israel and reminding people not only that the Iraq War is not about Israel but also that Israel has a right to exist and to live free from terror attacks and threats of destruction. Please
remember that StandWithUs/San Francisco Voice for Israel takes no position on the war in Iraq.

Plan to meet at Powell and Market at 11:30AM. When the march leaves for Embarcadero we will disperse and those that can will meet up with the march at Pier 31/33 (Embarcadero and Bay Streets). At a given time, the signal will be given that our counter-protest is
concluded, at which time we will assemble our materials and leave.
Please be prepared to hold signs and/or flags and distribute flyers.


As always, feel free to make your own signs but please no signs or graphics offensive to any racial or ethnic group including but not limited to Arabs, Islam, or Palestinians. Signs in violation of our policies will not be allowed.
StandWithUs/San Francisco Voice for Israel
http://www.blogger.com/www.SFVoiceForIsrael.org
www.StandWithUs.com

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Upcoming Events

Sunday, March 18th, 2007 – Next Wrong A.N.S.W.E.R.
rally. Exact time and location to be announced.

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007 – Israel in the Garden. Expect to counter-protest anti-Israel activists who come every year.

July 16th-25th – Stand With Us Mission to Israel

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