LOS ANGELES January 14, 2009 — Early this morning, in a historic first in Los Angeles, Jewish activists chained themselves to the entrance of the Israeli Consulate and blocked the driveway to the parking structure, blocking all traffic in and out of the building. "We sent a clear message to the world that LA Jews are part of the global majority in opposition to the Israeli siege of Gaza," said Lenny Potash a 72-year old protester who was cuffed to eight other activists, blocking the driveway to the consulate. The activists were joined by 50 other supporters and who chanted "LA Jews say, End the Siege of Gaza" and "Not in Our Name! We will Not be Silent!" Protesters also held up signs reading "Israeli Consulate: Closed for War Crimes." Read Reports: by riKu Matsuda | | by International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network | | by Jewish People of Conscience | | by Robert Stuart Lowden

SAN FRANCISCO — On January the 15, Palestinian, Jewish, immigrant rights and prison abolitionists chained themselves to the Israeli Consulate to protest Israeli apartheid and its current attacks on Gaza. The protesters called for an immediate ceasefire; the opening of land, sea, and air borders to allow in emergency supplies; and an end to US financial and political support for Israel. Read Reports

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