As George Bush met with Ariel Sharon in Washington DC yesterday, local protestors demonstrated their opposition to US support of Israel. In downtown Oakland, twelve activists walked into the Federal Building and effectively occupied the atrium as they ?locked down? around the pillars. Over the course of the day, around a hundred people came to show their support, and listen to speeches, songs, chants, and poetry protesting Israel?s occupation of Palestine, and US support of Israeli actions. Other demands of the protesters included sending an investigative committee into Jenin, sending an international protection force into Palestine, and insisting Israel abide by international rulings such as the Geneva Convention and UN resolution 242. In total, eighteen of the protestors were arrested.
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