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DESCRIPTION:AIPAC, created by the Israeli government to coordinate support for Zionism 
 in the United States, is recognized as one of the most powerful special 
 interest lobbies in the United States.  AIPAC has consistently worked to 
 crush opposition to even the most illegal and atrocious Israeli policies in 
 the United States, contrary many times to the will of the American people.  
   PERSONAL ENDORSEMENTS OF THE PROTEST    "The real cost of our so-called 
 "strategic relationship" with Israel is not just in dollars but in American 
 lives. AIPAC, as Israel's chief representative in Washington, promotes an 
 agenda that undermines U.S. credibility and threatens to draw us into more 
 needless wars in Iran and Syria."     - Former Congressman Paul Findley 
 (R-Illinois)    "I want to send greetings to the rally confronting Sharon 
 and AIPAC.  The world should be looking for the A-bombs in Israel, not in 
 Iran. World peace demands a nuclear-free Middle East."     - Nuclear 
 Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, currently awaiting trial    The coalition 
 of Washington DC areas groups organizing the demonstration have released an 
 announcement included here:    We represent a wide range of Americans who 
 call for an end to the more than $2.2 billion in tax-funded military aid 
 given to Israel annually and ask that AIPAC join us in demanding the best 
 of Israel, in that it should:    - End the 38-year illegal occupation of 
 the West Bank and Gaza and the annexation of East Jerusalem and the Golan 
 Heights.    - Tear down the “separation” wall, which the International 
 Court of Justice ruled in July 2004 is “contrary to international law.” 
    - Remove all the settlements and stop all settlement construction in the 
 West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.    - Stop home demolitions and 
 land confiscations in Israel and the occupied territories.    - Guarantee 
 equal rights of all people living in Israel.    - Comply with international 
 law, including the right of return for all Palestinian refugees.    - Stop 
 threatening and promoting Israeli or American wars against Syria and Iran.  
   - Support peaceful efforts to remove all nuclear weapons from the Middle 
 East, including Israel.      ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS    Action Center For 
 Justice, Charlotte, NC  Alliance of Progressive Iranians  American-Arab 
 Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Washington DC Area Chapter Council for 
 the National Interest  Danbury Committee for World Peace  DC Anti-War 
 Network  Iranian "Left Alliance of Washington"  Ireland Palestine 
 Solidarity Campaign  Jewish Witnesses for Peace & Friends - Ann Arbor, 
 Michigan  Justice for Palestinians Committee  Libertarians for Peace  
 Palestine Office - Michigan  Proposition One Committee  StopTheWarNow.Net  
 Stop U.S. Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now! (SUSTAIN)  The Middle East Crisis 
 Committee  Washington Report on Middle East Affairs  Women for Peace and 
 Justice in Iran\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/05/19/66743.php
SUMMARY:Protest AIPAC Annual Convention This Monday!!!
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URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/05/19/66743.php
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