Young people dressed in military fatigues with Israeli
flag pasted to their helmets, startle on-lookers as they enter the crosswalk,
with their cardboard M-16’ s raised.
Handing flyers to drivers stopped at a red light, the soldiers reveal that
they are members of Jews for a Just Peace (LA-JJP), staging street theater.
"Imagine you are one of 1,000s of Palestinians trying to cross one of the 100
Check-points sealing off the West Bank," the leaflet reads with a map
pointing out the locations. Read the Story
Meanwhile, LA activist Jonathan Mello was one of three International Solidarity Movement (ISM) activists arrested in Palestine following a non-violent civil disobedience roadblock (to prevent the destruction of Palestine roads) on July 29th. Jonathan and his two cohorts were released after being transported to an Israeli Army base and detained there for three hours. Read the initial report on the arrests from Israel-Indymedia; and the follow-up story filed on the next day.
Jews, Muslims and Christians Condemn US Military Aid to Israel