Monday, May 19, 2008

Solidarity with the Palestinians

Socialist Worker, May 19, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO--More than 1,000 supporters of Palestinian self-determination gathered in front of City Hall May 10 to take part in Nakba-60, a festival commemorating 60 years of Palestinian struggle and resistance on the anniversary of the 1948 expulsion of 800,000 Palestinians from their homes during the forming of state of Israel.

The gathering was multiracial, multi-generational and the largest and most confident display of Palestinian solidarity in San Francisco since the protests against the Israeli war on Lebanon in August 2006.

Building on the success of demonstrations outside the Israeli consulate this past spring in response to the Israeli siege of Gaza, the festival drew together many local organizations, including Al-Awda, the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, Middle East Children's Alliance, the American Indian Movement and the International Jewish Solidarity Network.

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