Protest against Jewish terrorism & genocide in Palestine

Yesterday I was in downtown Tempe and they had an interesting protest against the Jewish terrorism and genocide of the Palestine people.

I attached two files which are the front and back sides of the paper they were handing out.

According to the handout the USA is giving Israel $3 billion a yer to finance Israel terrorism and genocide against the people of Palestine. They say that
$3 billion amounts to the American government spending $8 million a day to support the Israeli murder of the Palestine people.

I did the math and that $3 billion means each of the 300+ million American people are paying $10 a year to finance the Israel murders of the Palestine people.

Protest against Jewish terrorism & genocide in Palestine

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2014/07/12/asu-palestine-rally-abrk/12563395/

ASU club organizes pro-Palestine rally

Katie Bieri, The Republic | azcentral.com 10:38 p.m. MST July 11, 2014

Dozens of Palestinian supporters partnered with an Arizona State University group in downtown Tempe on Friday evening to protest U.S. military aid to Israel in the midst of a conflict with Palestine.

The march, which started on the corner of University Avenue and Mill Drive, was organized by the ASU chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, an organization which aims to promote human rights and liberation for Palestinians.

More than 100 people have been killed in Palestine since late June following militant rocket attacks targeted against the Gaza Strip on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Palestinian militants, in turn, have fired more than 600 rockets at Israel.

Israel began the assault Tuesday in what it said was a response to weeks of heavy rocket fire out of the Hamas-controlled Gaza. As of Friday, the overall death toll in Palestine had hit 106, including dozens of civilians, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza.

Ibrahim Halloum, 19, president of ASU's Students for Justice in Palestine, has multiple college-aged cousins in Palestine resisting Israeli oppression. Halloum says the American media portrays the conflict between Palestine and Israel as equal, when in reality, he said, his family's home country is all but defenseless against Israel's attacks.

"Palestine has no navy," Halloum explained. "They have no airport, no control over borders, no control over the seas."

Halloum said one of his biggest desires is for his college-aged cousins in Palestine to have the access to the education he has in the United States.

"They're human beings," Halloum said. "They have ideas. They deserve education."

Earlier this week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was no end in sight to Israel's effort to halt fire against Palestine.

"I will end it when our goals are realized," he said. "And the overriding goal is to restore the peace and quiet."

Halloum's 21-year-old sister, Noor, was also passionate about the issue.

"It's inhumane to blame an entire race for a problem," she said. "People are being killed for absolutely no reason, and it needs to stop."

Many protesters at the event were from Palestine or other middle-eastern countries.

Abi Hijaz, 24, came to the United States from Palestine around 15 years ago with her family to seek a better life. Now a master's student at ASU, she marched to achieve justice for those who can't stand up for themselves.

"What's happening now is not right," Hijaz said. Something needs to be done. If we can change just one person's mind, it will be enough."

Lily Lou, vice president of the ASU club, said their goal was to raise awareness of the $3 billion the United States sends to Israel every year, which she said in turn pays for the weapons killing innocent Palestinians.

"We don't think Americans typically understand what's happening in the news," said Lou, 21.

Yafa Muaddi, 27, is another Arizona resident originally from Palestine. Her desire is for American people to become aware of the issue and understand that their tax dollars are going for an unjust cause.

"People are ignorant," Muaddi said. "I understand they're busy with their daily lives and issues, but they need to know more. They need to ask the American media to cover the reality and the truth."

Many Arizona residents who identified as Muslims also attended to support the cause. Marjan Tarin, 15, went to the event with her parents, who are originally from Afghanistan.

"We believe all Muslims are equal," Tarin said. "We're trying to support our brothers and sisters."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Yes, the Jews in Israel, but there are a lot of Jews who oppose Israel, particularly on this latest aggression.