Pro-Palestinian protestors prevent unloading of Israeli ship in Californian port
21 June 2010
On Sunday, around 500 anti-Israel protesters formed a picket line at the port of Oakland, California, and temporarily prevented an incoming Israeli ship from being unloaded. The dock's day shift of longshoremen agreed to not cross the picket line. The action was in protest at Israel's recent raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla, in which nine people died. "Our objective was to boycott this ship for 24 hours, and we succeeded in doing that," said Richard Becker of the ANSWER Coalition, one of the groups that had organized the protest.
According to Becker, the ship's arrival was delayed from the morning until its eventual arrival around 6 p.m., by which time dockworkers agreed not to show up to unload the vessel, citing concern for their personal safety. A representative of the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco disputed Becker's account, saying the ship had always been scheduled to arrive at 6 p.m. In the afternoon, two Israel supporters arrived and waved Israeli and American flags across the street from the pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
"I want the Palestinian people to have peace and land. They have been suffering for 60 years, and it's time for them to have justice," one of the protestors was quoted by the ‘San Francisco Chronicle’ as saying.
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Useful idiots are in plentiful supply, these days!
if America wants to prosper it had better support Isreal .they are Gods chosen people . i pray for peace in Isreal i also pray facing easte because that is where Isreal is GOD BLESS AMERICA & GOD BLESS ISREAL
Let Them Palestinian to Bark , they are for me nothing , My brother in America, says that the Palestinian practice any profession brings money even selling drugs and working in prostitution
I wonder that Germany has the nerve to register rage at the Jewish State. I guess we are still the one scapegoat that will attract plenty of support around the world.
If the fellow in the photo is so proud of his actions, why not show his face??
When one plays with fire they can expect to get burned. And it will not be Israel.
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lior, 2 months ago
somebody tell me please, what kind of "religion" stands for killing innocent ( jewish) civillians in the name of "god" truogh suicide bombers and "rewarding" them by going "up" to heaven where 72 virgins awaits for them?!! dont be wrong, these "peaple who wants peace", educate their young ones that it is what they have been born for. and that is more then enough says. take a look at these video links below and see what i mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEB0SvMzKzg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dPb1bF-s4M&feature=related