Eyewitness Report Back –
The event started on (7/23)Friday afternoon, and continued throughout Saturday and until Sunday afternoon. During the entire time 10 activists fasted in solidarity with our Palestinian brothers and sisters back home. A tent was set up in a prime spot near the Santa Monica pier and got great visibility by hundreds or thousands of passers-by. It included a mock wall with photos and information taped to it, an information table, and a projector and screen where documentary films were shown in the evening. Participants in this event held pro-Palestinian and anti-wall signs, and flyers were passed out. Various activists spoke on the p.a. system, and there was a candlelight procession in the evening.
The Zionists, as usual, arranged a counter-protest. They hired an airplane on all 3 days to carry anti-Palestinian signs... On Sunday afternoon, they came out in full force, with many racist signs and many of their hardcore members. A lot of friction resulted, in many cases very heated exchanges, including insults, and at least in 3 cases that I saw it turned physical. We chanted pro-palestinian and anti-wall slogans; they chanted their racist slogans.
adapted from Women in Black List-serve
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