Fuck this. It is time for direct action to stop US military support of Israel.

[Comrade Grumpy]

Americans appalled by our government's support for this on-going atrocity need to do more than post angry messages on discussion boards.

Our government ignores us, anyway.

It's time for direct actions and civil disobedience to stop the killing machine.

I'm not so far from the port of Oakland. Maybe there will be an action there.

http://palsolidarity.org/

http://www.answercoalition.org/

(Sorry, I know they have their issues, but they are sponsoring a Saturday demo in Washington, DC. If any Democratic-party affiliated groups are doing something, let us know.)

If anyone knows of other groups or links, please let us know. I will post what I find, too.

See ya in the streets!

[oldandhappy]

1. If anyone starts an email or letter campaign, let me know.

I am in. Sorry, can't make it to D.C. I am motivated to stop Israel. Sent the embassy a one word email -- 'STOP'.

[Avalux]

2. Congress will never say no to Israel.

Right nor wrong, I don't see it every happening. There are too many elected officials who hold Israeli citizenships, most of whom are Democrats I love. It's quite a quandry.

[COLGATE4]

3. I'd love to see that list of Congresspersons

who hold 'Israeli citizenship'. Can you post it or post a link?

[COLGATE4]

41. That's what I thought.

Pure bullshit.

[dballance]

5. I'd like to see that list as well.

Could you kindly post it or a link to it?

Certainly, AIPAC has bought many politicians or created fear in them. I was unaware that there are a large number of people with dual citizenship in our congress.

On edit:

In fact, now that Eric Cantor lost his re-election there will only be Christians in the House. The Senate is a bit more diverse. It even has Keith Ellison who is a Muslim Senator.

[kelly1mm]

11. Keith Ellison is in the House (MN-5). nt

[onenote]

12. There are 20 Jewish members of the House. And Ellison is in the House.

Not sure where you get your information, but you need a better source.

There are twenty Jewish members of the House, all Democrats.

Eric Cantor (R-VA)
David Cicilline (D-RI)
Stephen Cohen (D-TN)
Susan Davis (D-CA)
Ted Deutch (D-FL)
Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Lois Frankel (D-FL)*
Alan Grayson (D-FL)*
Steve Israel (D-NY)
Sander Levin (D-MI)
Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)*
Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Jared Polis (D-CO)
Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Brad Schneider (D-IL)*
Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
Brad Sherman (D-CA)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Henry Waxman (D-CA)
John Yarmuth (D-KY)

There are 11 Jewish Senators
Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Benjamin Cardin (D-MD)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Al Franken (D-MN)
Carl Levin (D-MI)
Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Ron Wyden (D-OR)

There are two Hindu members of Congress, two Muslims, and three Buddhists.
http://www.pewforum.org/2012/11/16/faith-on-the-hill-the-religious-composition-of-the-113th-congress/#new

[savalez]

22. Wow. Only one "R" and he's on the way out.

[eggplant]

34. Damn, only 6-1. I was so close.

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[eggplant]

39. I'm surprised the other two were only 5-2.

I've only seen one other time where someone got that many. I can't remember who, but it wasn't that long ago, and they got PPRed right after that.

[bahrbearian]

7. I heard that Israel will give citizenship to just about any visitor.

I'm sure any visiting Congresscritter is eligible.

[onenote]

13. You "heard"? Is that like "some people say"?

If you're going to post bullshit, make it bullshit that can't be fact checked. Israel does not "give citizenship to just about any visitor".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_nationality_law#Acquisition_of_citizenship

If you have any class, you'll self-delete your post.

[MineralMan]

16. Is that what you heard?

You might want to listen to more reliable sources, in that case.

[former9thward]

17. I've heard a lot of BS on this topic too.

I'm sure you will link to where you "heard" this.

[MineralMan]

25. Name them, then.

Which members of Congress hold Israeli citizenship? Let's have the list...

[sadoldgirl]

4. Just realized we had a march here in Denver

After looking up the support groups I found the International Socialist Organization. May be others find that group in their area. I will call or contact them to ask about another march here. Yet, I refuse to walk with Hamas supporters.

[Roy Serohz]

6. Accusations of Anti-Semitism in 3, 2, 1...

from the usual Israeli apologists here.

[onenote]

14. Not anti-semitism. Just lies.

Lies about the number of elected officials with "Dual Citizenship".
Lies about Israel's citizenship policies.
Lies about the number of non-Christians in Congress.

[Roy Serohz]

18. I was talking about the OP

Any criticism of Israeli gov't policy is usually met with the playing of the A-S card.

[easychoice]

8. Why Israel gets what it wants--- NOBODY LISTENS!!!

WE are owned by about 50 people.

http://www.nndb.com/lists/439/000127058/

[ballyhoo]

9. If there's one in LA I'll be there with a megaphone. Time

to hit the streets.

[ballyhoo]

29. I'm 1/3rd Jewish so I won't do that. But

thank you for your sterling comment.

[Trillo]

36. Jury results

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[eggplant]

40. And the results for their trifecta...

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You may hate everything military
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Yet another jews and oven post from this clown in this thread. The first one was hidden, let's see if this one can be too.

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Thank you.

[bigwillq]

10. K and R

[Dustlawyer]

15. During elections you ALWAYS hear candidates trying to out support their opposition when it

comes to Israel and Jews, "I heard him complain about the Rye bread in Steinberg's deli." " Well I heard him say he was thinking about, possibly, voting for the same amount of aid that Israel got last year not more, can you believe it!"

Yet another fine example of the Root problem we should be complaining/protesting about, the campaign money they and their supporters give to our politicians that require them to do whatever Israel asks/tells them to do! I guarantee that if Mexico had as many wealthy, influential Donors as Israel does, we would take whoever they wanted us to take across our borders! It's a win-win-lose proposition. Israel wins money, weapons, and the use of our power in the world, the politicians wins the election with the money raised from wealthy Donors (millions), and we the Tax Payers lose BILLIONS of our tax dollars given to these other countries while we cut Meals on Wheels to the elderly because we spend more than we take in.

We are being screwed ROYALLY! We need to stop this shite by organizing the biggest protest in our history since the campaign bribery is what is preventing all of the good, common sense solutions to our problems. This Fall campaign silly season, let's hit the streets in cities/towns around the country (September 13th - November 4th and beyond) and DEMAND AN END TO MONEY IN OUR ELECTIONS! It has been suggested that we protest outside of the TV and Radio stationsCampaign Finance REFORM will always be too little, to late. Make that shite illegal so we can arrest their asses, or give the corporate death penalty if a corporation gets caught doing it.

If you know someone upset enough at the genocide going on in Gaza that they want to protest or join a group to fight our involvement, in groups for equal pay for women, background checks for assault weapons, LGBTV issues, environment, education, legalized marijuana, all of the things that a majority of Americans want, but won't get because the corporations or the the 1% oppose it (Big Donors), get them and their group involved in this fight so they can get what they should already have!

By demanding the end to campaign donations, we will have to have Publicly Funded Federal, State, and Local Elections. Most of the campaign costs will be absorbed by the culpable media airing the campaign ads as a public service for using the public airwaves under license. We will get our Representative Democracy back. No longer will our politicians do the bidding of the rich and powerful and ignore the rest of us! We can make it happen if we get everyone with a cause to realize that they will not get what they want as long as they are outspent in campaign fundraising!

For those of you that blow this off and say it would never work, please tell me, what other possible solution do you have? It won't work if we cannot get the people, but enough would at least change the conversation before the midterms!

[tiny elvis]

28. usa puts more money in israeli elections than israelis do

so who are the manipulators?

[Dustlawyer]

33. Jewish people in the states.

[dreamnightwind]

42. excellent post - n/t

[davidpdx]

19. It will never happen

The politicians in the US are beholden to Israel and won't ever turn against them. Our money is as good as gone.

[EX500rider]

24. Maybe the US govt is doing what the American public wants?

CNN Poll: Majority of Americans side with Israel in Gaza fighting.
According to the poll, 57% of the public said the Israeli actions against Hamas, the Palestinian organization that runs Gaza, are justified, with just over a third saying they are unjustified.


http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/21/cnn-poll-americans-clearly-side-with-israel-in-gaza-fighting/

[Fantastic Anarchist]

38. Interesting that they chose the word "Hamas" instead of "Palestinian."

I wonder why the worded it that way?

[dreamnightwind]

43. total b.s.

The question wording is misleading, and the corporate media engages in non-stop propaganda to convince Americans to support Israel right or wrong, giving them misleading and biased "facts" to support their objectives.

[EX500rider]

45. I'll trust it better then the poll you didn't take.

"Attitudes toward Israeli military action have been extremely stable over the years," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "In 2012, an identical 57% thought that Israel's actions against Hamas in Gaza were justified. And in 2009, the number of Americans who felt that way was only a few points higher, at 63%."

"Support for U.S. military aid to Israel also remains fairly stable, with almost two-thirds of Americans saying that U.S. assistance to Israel should be increased or kept the same," Holland added.

[malaise]

26. +1,000

That said have you seen that shit in Congress supporting Israel and condemning Hamas.

[kentuck]

27. If there was a vote tomorrow...?

On whether to send emergency military aid to Israel, most of the House and Senate, both Parties, would over-whelmingly vote for it. There might be a dozen Democrats and a couple of Republicans but they would only be a small protest vote.

[KoKo]

30. That's been the Pattern for Years... Netenyahu knows his power...

He knows when a Bow Down Congress gives him Emperor Status that he owns it all and our Tax Payer Dollars will always be forthcoming.

[Chathamization]

31. Corey Robin and others were arrested yesterday shutting down traffic outside the Israeli consulate

A post (and discussion) at a blog he contributes to here. A week ago, nine members of Jewish Voice for Peace occupied a Friends of the Israeli Defence Force office (singing and reading names of the dead) until the police took them away.

Those are the acts of heard of so far. Respect to anyone who puts themselves on the line to stop this slaughter.

[libdem4life]

35. All boils down to the Book of Revelations and Jesus' Return.

[Rhinodawg]

44. Go for it.