recent events

It's 110 here. It's 75 in Jerusalem. No fair.

There have been quite a few protests of Israel in SF lately, partly because of the war, partly because it's the summer and lots of kids are free (not that the hardcore protesters have jobs, anyway), and partly because the al Awda conference was in town. We managed to get quite good turnouts to the last couple, which was very exciting. At one, a bunch of the people from Jews for a Free Palestine sat in an intersection. What did it do? Well, it stopped people from driving by and seeing their message. Also, since this was right in front of a large Wells Fargo, people were asking "what did Wells Fargo do." Furthermore, the message of Jewish Voice for Peace was diluted by the jihadis screaming things like "we support Hezbollah," "from the river to the sea," and "long live the Intifada." One person in our counterprotest shouted over the bullhorn something along the lines of "Jewish Voice for Peace, how can you stand next to this flag with a bloody fist?" And our crowds were large and fairly diverse. These were overwhelming successes.

Here are photos from the July 13 one:
http://www.zombietime.com/israeli_consulate_protest_july_13_2006/

For more, check out the Indybay Palestine page. Scroll down, links to photo pages are in the center column. Disclaimer: I do not take any responsibility for any nausea caused by reading any part of Indybay.

Also, on Sunday at noon there will be a rally in solidarity with Israel, at Justin Herman Plaza. Details are under the announcements here: http://www.sfvoiceforisrael.org/