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Demonstrators turn out in force to protest Zionist lobby group AIPAC's convention


Social justice activists protesting AIPAC rallied around the Convention Center and carried out a flash mob at DC Union Station (video above) to show Obama that many American residents support Palestinian rights. Watch video of Sundays demonstrations or read about the events here.

Thanks to codepink4peace

See report below from the International Middle East Media Center
The protests included a mock checkpoint and Wall set up at the entrance to the AIPAC conference, to emphasize the imprisonment and humiliation of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in Palestine; a singing and dancing 'flash mob' to raise awareness of AIPAC's influence in Washington DC, and a 'die in' staged by progressive Rabbis and other members of the Jewish community to oppose Israeli killings of Palestinian civilians.

One protester was arrested as the presidential motorcade entered the Convention Center. Brian Van Slyke, a 23 year old student from Chicago, was detained after unintentionally entering the street as the motorcade passed. Witnesses claim he was roughed up by police officers during the arrest.

At least a dozen protesters with the MoveOver AIPAC conference and protests, funneled into the street after Van Slyke’s arrest, effectively closing down the intersection while performing a “die-in” covered in bloody cloths.

Activists from the group US Boat to Gaza also entered the street with a 'boat float' with dozens of people, singing and chanting. This group will travel by boat to Gaza in June, along with a flotilla of boats from around the world bringing humanitarian aid to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. A similar flotilla last May was attacked by Israeli forces in international waters, killing nine humanitarian aid workers and sparking international outrage. more

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