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DESCRIPTION:For Immediate Release\n\n7/21/06\n\nGreen Party Press Conference to 
 Denounce Sen. Feinstein’s Support for Israeli War\nSunday, July 23 at 
 11am\nJustin Herman Plaza (at the foot of Market Street)\nContact:  
 510-590-6073\n\nOn Sunday, July 23, Sen. Dianne Feinstein will lead a noon 
 rally in San Francisco supporting the Israeli invasion of Gaza and Lebanon. 
 (http://www.jcrc.org/israel/solidarity_rally_7_23-06.htm)\n\nGreen Party 
 candidate Todd Chretien will be there, joined by members of the Palestinian 
 and Arab community and Bay Area anti-war activists, to offer an alternative 
 to Sen. Feinstein’s cheering of the Israeli military.\n\n“Sen. 
 Feinstein’s decision to lead the pro-Israel rally called by Jewish 
 Community Relations Council is despicable.  At least she is consistent.  
 She has voted to send tens of billions of dollars in military equipment to 
 Israel and now she supports the use of those F-16’s to murder children in 
 Gaza and Lebanon,” said Chretien.  \n\nChretien derided Sen. 
 Feinstein’s claims that Israel is acting in 
 “self-defense.”\n\n“Over the last 18 months, Hamas has maintained a 
 ceasefire with Israel.  Just since January, Israel has assassinated more 
 than 50 Hamas leaders and killed over 100 civilians.  Hamas then captured 
 one Israeli soldier, hoping to exchange him for some of the 9,000 
 Palestinians Israel has kidnapped,” explained Chretien.  “On the other 
 hand, Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers and offered to exchange them 
 for illegally held Lebanese prisoners.  Israeli used this as an excuse to 
 launch a pre-existing plan to destroy Lebanon and massacre 
 civilians.”\n\nChretien noted that Sen. Feinstein was not alone amongst 
 supposed “anti-war” Democrats who are cheering on Israel.  \n\n“Sen. 
 Clinton led a pro-Israel rally in New York.  Sen. Feingold holds the same 
 position.  If anything, the Democratic Party leadership is more fervently 
 pro-war when in comes to Israel than President Bush,” stated Chretien.  
 “If you support destroying Beirut, then vote for Sen. Feinstein.  But if 
 you want peace and justice in the Middle East, then you should vote for me 
 in November and join me at the August 12 protests sponsored by the National 
 Council of Arab Americans in San Francisco and Los Angeles against the U.S. 
 and Israeli wars.  We need to show the Arab world that not all Americans 
 are blinded by greed and racism like President Bush and Sen. 
 Feinstein.”\n\nwww.Todd4Senate.org\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/21/18290376.php
SUMMARY:Press Conference v. Sen. Feinstein's Pro-Israel Rally
LOCATION:Justin Herman Plaza\nFoot of Market Street
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/07/21/18290376.php
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