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Protesters outside AIPAC’s annual conference. [Staff Photos Phil Pasquini]
As the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) launched its annual policy conference March 4 at Washington, DC’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center, hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists protested outside the event.
The human rights defenders oppose AIPAC’s unconditional support for the Israeli government’s illegal policies of occupying and confiscating Palestinian land and the Israeli military’s inhumane treatment of Palestinians.
The protesters also rallied against the annual $3.1 billion of American taxpayers’ money sent to Israel each year, especially as President Donald J. Trump has slashed aid to the Palestinians and in his budget has imposed drastic cuts to the State Department and other agencies.
The rally was organized by the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, ANSWER Coalition, Code Pink and Jewish Voice for Peace, among others.
—Elaine Pasquini
The human rights defenders oppose AIPAC’s unconditional support for the Israeli government’s illegal policies of occupying and confiscating Palestinian land and the Israeli military’s inhumane treatment of Palestinians.
The protesters also rallied against the annual $3.1 billion of American taxpayers’ money sent to Israel each year, especially as President Donald J. Trump has slashed aid to the Palestinians and in his budget has imposed drastic cuts to the State Department and other agencies.
The rally was organized by the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, ANSWER Coalition, Code Pink and Jewish Voice for Peace, among others.
—Elaine Pasquini
Protesters outside AIPAC’s annual conference. [Staff Photos Phil Pasquini]
Protesters outside AIPAC’s annual conference. [Staff Photos Phil Pasquini]
Protesters outside AIPAC’s annual conference. [Staff Photos Phil Pasquini]
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