Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Are liberals finally getting the connection between the 1% and Diaspora Zionism? 'Occupy' to take on Israel lobby

From:
‘Occupy AIPAC’ to take on lobby’s legions in ‘business attire’

(Mondoweiss) -- by Allison Deger --

This spring, Move over AIPAC will mobilize as “Occupy AIPAC,” returning to Washington D.C., to protest the Israel lobby’s national conference. AIPAC is known for strong-arming Congress into giving $30 billion to Israel over the next decade. This year it is promising to crank-out "thousands” of “business attire” political soldiers to increase funding for Israel, despite a U.S. recession.

At $500 per ticket, conventioneers can participate in AIPAC's National Policy Conference, March 4-6. Move over AIPAC is preparing to counter the Israel lobbyists' appointments with Congress, during its gathering outside the Convention Center, March 2-6.

Move over AIPAC has re-branded itself as "Occupy AIPAC," reflecting the growing connections activists are making between the 1 percent and the Israeli occupation. This connection moved from idea to practice when activists from the Palestine Solidarity Network organized a demonstration against one of AIPAC’s Northern California conferences. Similarly, activists in New York staged a “mic-check,” at a Birthright event, at which Occupy voices challenged the Israel lobby...MORE...LINK

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