June 16, 2003 -- Protest at Pelosi's

 

Rachel Corrie, Peace Activist (June 16, 2003 protest in front of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco office)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - June 16 - Protesters demonstrated in front of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco office to protest her support for the policies of the Israeli government. The protest was held on the 16th of the month in memory of Rachel Corrie a peace activist murdered while attempting to keep a Palestinian house from being destroyed. According to the organizers of the protest, similar demonstrations will be held on the 16th of each month in front the offices of other Bay Area politicians.

The protest was also intended to educate the American public on Israel's use of US tax dollars to enforce and expand it's occupation of Palestinian lands. US tax dollars, in addition to supporting the more obvious forms of oppression, are being used to build an infrastructure of occupation including bypass roads that can only be used by settlers, and a wall that is twice as high and three times as long as the Berlin wall according to Wendy Campbell the director of "Truth: Exposing Israeli Apartheid" and one of the protest organizers.

 

Stop US Support of Israel 2 (June 16, 2003 protest to stop US support for Israel on the front steps of San Francisco's City Hall)	The protest was organized by Americans for Justice in Palestine-Israel, Americans for National Security Affairs, and Citizens for Fair Legislation.
Stop US Support of Israel 1 (June 16, 2003 protest in front of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco office)	Rachel Corrie, 1979-2003 (June 16, 2003 protest to stop US support for Israel with photo of peace activist Rachel Corrie in upper right corner)

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