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DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Students for Justice in Palestine to Commemorate 
 '48 Massacre  -Berkeley U.C. Berkeley's Students for Justice in Palestine 
 and the Arab Student Union will be holding a rally on Monday, April 10th, 
 to commemorate  the 1948 massacre of Palestinians in the village of Deir 
 Yassin.  The rally will be held from 12 to 1 PM at Sproul Plaza, although 
 SJP has various demonstrations and street theater performances planned 
 there all day.    At least 110 Palestinian civilians were murdered at Deir 
 Yassin by members of the Irgun, a right-wing militia which had fought 
 alongside the prestate Israeli military, or Haganah.  This was the most 
 notorious of several attacks against Palestinian villages and cities by the 
 Haganah, the Irgun, and other militias, which prompted the exodus of 
 750,000 Palestinians from what became Israel.  This ethnic cleansing 
 campaign, carried out in the fog of war, was cemented after the 1949 cease 
 fire when Israel demolished several hundred Palestinian villages and 
 several thousand homes.  To this day, Israel denies responsibility for 
 creating the Palestinian refugees.  Students for Justice in Palestine, the 
 Arab Student Union, and numerous co-sponsors will host a diverse array of 
 speakers, including Palestinians and Israelis, who will raise awareness 
 about the injustices faced by Palestinians, injustices which continue to 
 this day.   2 million Palestinians in the West Bank live under occupation 
 by the Israeli military with no political rights.  1.2 million Palestinians 
 in the Gaza strip have autonomy, but are imprisoned there.  1 million 
 Palestinians in Israel face institutional discrimination at every level.  
 Millions more suffer in refugee camps across the Middle East.   Students 
 for Justice in Palestine demands that the University of California divest 
 from companies that do substantial business in Israel.  This would send a 
 strong signal to the Israeli government that it must change its policies 
 and act in good faith to address these injustices.  The rally organizers 
 hope their efforts will motivate more students to support divestment.  
 "Divestment is a non-violent form of protest," said SJP member Randeep 
 Singh. "Governments don't just voluntarily do the right thing; they change 
 only when there is enough pressure."  Students for Justice in Palestine is 
 a diverse and anti-racist organization.  Racists who attend will not be 
 considered a part of our protest.  \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/01/93343.php
SUMMARY:Deir Yassin Commemoration at U.C. Berkeley
LOCATION:Sproul Plaza is the birthplace of U.C. Berkeley's Free Speech Movement.  
 Its entrance is at the intersection of Telegraph and Bancroft in Berkeley.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/04/01/93343.php
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