Sat 3PM: Israeli Atrocities Spark More Protest in Chicago

Coalition for Justice in Palestine

***   Protest: 3PM, Saturday, July 26, Congress & Michigan, Chicago   ***


TODAY - 3pm Press Conference: Chicago Jewish and Christian allies to join Palestinians to condemn Israeli war crimes as end of ceasefire looms

12-hour ceasefire set to expire at NOON today, Central Standard Time, as Israel continues to reject Kerry's more durable truce  proposal. Top Palestinian officials filed formal war crime charges re Gaza in International Criminal Court on Friday.


CHICAGO , July 26, 2014: With the death toll now topping 1,000 in Gaza and a growing number of dead in the West Bank, the Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine will hold a press conference today on the ongoing Israeli violence and US Secretary of State John Kerry’s truce proposal, which Israel rejected.

As of Saturday morning, July 26, Israeli forces had killed over 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including over 200 children, according to human rights workers, with the numbers rising moment by moment as rescue workers retrieving bodies from neighborhoods flattened by Israel. The UN High Commission on Human Rights Navi Pillay has warned that Israel may be guilty of war crimes for targeting civilians and the UN Human Rights Commission will conduct an investigation into that possibility. So far, Israeli forces have killed nine Palestinians in the West Bank who were participating in massive protests against Israel’s aggression in Gaza. Once again, Israel prohibited young men from praying Friday prayers in Al Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem.

	WHAT:  Press Conference, Rally and March

	WHEN: 3 p.m. Press conference and rally; 3:30 p.m. march to Federal Plaza

	WHERE: Michigan & Congress

	WHO: Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine

	SPEAKERS: Press conference speakers will feature Palestinians with connections to the West Bank and Gaza as well
        as representatives from our Jewish and Christian partners.



Saturday’s protest is being convened by the Coalition for Justice in Palestine, whose members include American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), Anti-War Committee, Chicago Islamic Center, Islamic Community Center of Illinois, Mosque Foundation, Palestinian American Community Center, Palestinian American Council, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)-Chicago, and United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN). Groups, including ANSWER Coalition, the Anti-War Committee-Chicago, the Arab Jewish Partnership for Peace and Justice in the Middle East, Jews for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the Palestine Solidarity Group, are supporting the rally.



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Facebook Event (6.6K Attending as of Saturday morning): https://www.facebook.com/events/733333243380607/

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Previous Releases:

7/23: Double standard – and special treatment – for Chicago’s supporters of Israeli violence
http://pastebin.com/PT0MV5M7

7/22: Counterprotest will tell ‘Stand With Israel’ rally: “Stop excusing Israeli atrocities.”
http://pastebin.com/LK8URsmA

7/17: Press conference & protest Sunday to demand end to Israeli assault on Gaza
http://pastebin.com/1BiJxXH6

7/3: Emergency Rally and March Saturday to Demand End to Collective Punishment of Palestinians
http://pastebin.com/fCbeHxZd