To the surprise of many AIPAC participants to the Monday night Gala, they were handed a glossy update to the evening’s program with Bibi Netanyahu and US speakers. The light-hearted spoof included the musical revue “We Arm the World” by Israel’s vaudeville troupe The Dazzling Cluster Bomblets, a talk by Congressman Eric Cantor on how to best play the anti-semitism card, a Netanyahu keynote entitled “We’re Right and Every Other Country in the World is Wrong (except the U.S., Micronesia and Palau) and workshops such as How to Make Victims Look Like Aggressors: Lessons from the Mavi Marmara. Light-hearted but oh so true. We hope that it provoked some reflection from a few of the AIPAC revelers.
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Rabbis, Palestinians, activists with the peace group CODEPINK and others from the Jewish peace community protested outside of AIPAC Conference as President Obama gave his keynote speech; one protester was arrested as the presidential motorcade entered the Convention Center. A 23 year old student from Chicago, currently being detained after unintentionally entering the street as the motorcade passed, was roughed up by police officers, his charges are yet to be disclosed. At least a dozen protesters , with the Move Over 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 have mounted a boat float with dozens of people, singing and chanting.
The protests at the DC Convention (9th St and Massachusetts Ave, NW) will continue throughout the day. Great photo opportunities. Interviews available.
Dialogue between AIPAC supporters and protesters
Protest outside the AIPAC conference
March around the AIPAC conference
Patch Adams Shenanigans
Kicking off the weekend, dozens of activists participated in a flashmob in Union Station, Washington D.C.
To see photos from the Conference, including the flash mob, visit our flicker account.
This Friday, demonstrators in West Bank villages joined the Move Over AIPAC call. Dozens of participants held Move Over AIPAC posters to show their support for the Conference and the work being done to promote Palestinian rights in the United States.
West Bank demonstrators
Demonstrators in Bil'in
