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. August 20, 2014 Oakland: Protesters Continue Bid to Block Unloading of Israeli Ship -------------------------------------------------------------------- In Oakland, California, protesters opposed to the Israeli assault on Gaza have continued efforts to block a ship operated by an Israeli company from unloading. On Tuesday, the ship left the Port of Oakland after it was prevented from unloading for a fourth day in a row, but it later returned. .