The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
January 16, 2009

Protesters Block Israeli Consulates in L.A., San Francisco
----------------------------------------------------------



Protests continue to denounce Israel’s assault across the United States.
On Thursday, nine people were arrested after chaining themselves
together to block the Israeli consulate in San Francisco. The protest
came one day after six Jewish activists held a similar action at the
Israeli consulate in Los Angeles. Dozens of others gathered outside the
consulate, chanting “US Jews say not in our name.” Eric Romann of the
International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network took part in the protest.

Eric Romann: “As Jews, we condemn it. We believe it’s a betrayal of our
legacy as a people. As US citizens, we are outraged that our government
continues to provide both military, economic and political support and
to defend Israel in the international community. We’re very upset with
local Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for his repeated public
statements defending what is an unjustifiable criminal siege by Israel
against Gaza.”



.