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Israeli Ship Remains At Sea As Thousands of Protesters Gather in Oakland [Blockading Israel Ship]
Guardian (UK) ^ | August17, 2014 | Rebecca Bowe

Posted on 08/17/2014 11:54:26 AM PDT by Steelfish

Israeli Ship Remains At Sea As Thousands of Protesters Gather in Oakland Blockade delayed as word spreads that ship is off the coast of California, closer to Santa Cruz, and won’t be docking that day

Rebecca Bowe at the Port of Oakland 17 August 2014

Pro-Palestinian protesters at the port of Oakland attempt to prevent an Israeli ship from docking. Photograph: Justin Benttinen/The Guardian An Israeli ship that was scheduled to dock at the port of Oakland in California on Saturday remained at sea as between 2,000 and 3,000 pro-Palestinian activists streamed towards the port entrance, chanting and waving flags.

The protesters intended to form a picket line to prevent work crews from unloading the ship.

Activists had originally planned to meet at 5am for a blockade of the Zim Integrated Shipping Services vessel, but word that its arrival had been delayed prompted organisers to push the protest back until later in the afternoon.

The event began with a brief rally at a nearby transit station, followed by a march to the port. Sameh Ayesh, a 21-year-old Palestinian activist with the San Francisco-based Arab Youth Organisation, led the crowd in a chant.

“We’re gonna block the boat,” he called into a megaphone. “Block, block the boat.”

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; israel; israelbds; israelship; oakland; oaklandport; samehayesh; sanfrancisco; santacruz
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To: Steelfish

The Nazi Party seems to be growing in this country. What the heck! The country has gone to hell anyway since Obama’s rise to power. “What difference does it make?”


21 posted on 08/17/2014 12:14:10 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America is not a refugee camp! It's my home!)
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To: molson209

Good question. I think at least one of our ports is owned by the Saudis.


22 posted on 08/17/2014 12:14:31 PM PDT by livius
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To: Slings and Arrows
Charge them with piracy for endangering the vessel. Alternatively, charge them with light cavalry.

They're all together in a big wad at the port. I say we just push the whole lot off into the ocean.

23 posted on 08/17/2014 12:16:48 PM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: tacticalogic
"They're all together in a big wad at the port. I say we just push the whole lot off into the ocean."

Bon voyage!

24 posted on 08/17/2014 12:19:58 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("Your Daddy Was Drunk and Your Mama Was Lonely" - http://youtu.be/4HYy62qiOwA)
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To: dforest
The US is no longer recognizable anymore.
I don’t think it is my country anymore.


25 posted on 08/17/2014 12:22:43 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Don't assume Shahanshah Obama will allow another election.)
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To: Steelfish
between 2,000 and 3,000 pro-Palestinian activists streamed towards the port entrance,

As my old Gunny Sergeant used to say, "Sh*t! One grenade would get 'em all!"

26 posted on 08/17/2014 12:22:48 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (It ain't a "hashtag"....it's a damn pound sign, number sign, or octothorpe. ###)
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To: Mouton

LMAO

Good one. As we have seen with the TSA, if it’s an Islamic person, it’s hands off.

It’s sort of plays out like Ferguson, Missouri. Can’t hold some people accountable.

“White” justice is so unfair...

“Christian” justice is so unfair...

Look out whites and Christians.


27 posted on 08/17/2014 12:24:07 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (We'll know when he's really hit bottom. They'll start referring to him as White.)
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To: tacticalogic
They're all together in a big wad at the port. I say we just push the whole lot off into the ocean.

Not exactly an ocean, but still a good visual just the same.


28 posted on 08/17/2014 12:24:52 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Steelfish
Sameh Ayesh, a 21-year-old Palestinian activist

foreign nationals who incite mobs should be instantly arrested and deported

but in Zero's America, this will never happen

29 posted on 08/17/2014 12:25:39 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Good advice, but Obama would have to arrest and deport himself.


30 posted on 08/17/2014 12:29:48 PM PDT by Truth29
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To: Steelfish
they had a contract with the port to unload cargo, the port broke the contract, i hope they lawyer up...
31 posted on 08/17/2014 12:31:57 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Steelfish

Obama can’t keep our borders closed or our ports open. Why are we paying this loser?


32 posted on 08/17/2014 12:33:52 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Mouton
I thought our ports were supposed to be secure facilities.

They are, obama and his lap dogs have made them perfectly safe for muslims to do whatever they want.

33 posted on 08/17/2014 12:44:03 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: jocon307; 2ndDivisionVet; Jim Robinson; All

You never heard of such a thing. Then you are not aware of the fact that during the late 1940s there was a concentrated communist effort to take over unions in the New York metropolitan area and on the west coast where the leader was Communist Party head, Gus Hall. In some cases they were successful or destroyed effective unions. Communist control of west coast unions was extensive. Read this report:
http://www.schwarzreport.org/uploads/schwarz-report-pdf/schwarz-report-2000-12.pdf
“This method [the Revolutionary Strike], their traditional method for the seizure of power, has not yet brought them success in any country. But it has been a most important adjunct to their seizure of power and rehearsals of the process have taken place in many countries.
The last great strike wave organized by the Communists for this purpose was in the year 1949. During that year there were worldwide, co-ordinated, organized strikes. There was
a dock workers’ strike in England when the British authorities expelled from Britain as an international Communist agent Louis Goldblatt, secretary-treasurer of the International Longshore Workers and Warehousemen’s Union. The islands of Hawaii approached economic strangulation during a dockworkers’ strike that year. In Australia there was a coal-miners’ strike.
These strikes were co-ordinated on a world-wide scale. The coal-miners’ strike in Australia is of special interest as it was a rehearsal of the Communist program for the assumption of total power.”

The whole report is a startling and frightening read. In Australia people died when the coal strike [the sole fuel for heat and electricity] resulted in deaths, especially of the elderly. Communists controlled leadership and actions of many unions (because they were hard workers) and the otherwise patriotic membership could do nothing about it. Communists controlled the longshoremen in that period. Do they still??? In addition, the far left has found that othe populations besides unions can effectively be mobilized to achieve their goals. I URGE YOU TO READ THIS WHOLE REPORT.


34 posted on 08/17/2014 12:46:28 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: Steelfish

terrorist supporters really get around


35 posted on 08/17/2014 12:47:53 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Jacquerie

Definitely a target rich environment. Free fire zone


36 posted on 08/17/2014 12:49:01 PM PDT by Rannug ("all enemies, foreign and domestic")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

Even if preventing legal commerce *were* a federal offense (hint: I’d be surprised if it isn’t a violation of the RICO Act), Holder wouldn’t do anything about it, neither would the Kenyan-born muzzie.

Y’know, assuming he turned on the news and learned of it.

Thanks Steelfish.


37 posted on 08/17/2014 12:49:26 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: lurk

No, there will be more opportunities, except Jesus wont put up with it once he returns!


38 posted on 08/17/2014 12:51:55 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Jeremiah 50:32 "The arrogant one will stumble and fall ; / ?)
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To: dfwgator

Excellent!


39 posted on 08/17/2014 1:01:09 PM PDT by jughandle (Big words anger me, keep talking.)
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To: pfony1
>"Where is the FLOTUS when you need her?"

Out looking for extra strength tricky sticky tape.


40 posted on 08/17/2014 1:02:17 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Jeremiah 50:32 "The arrogant one will stumble and fall ; / ?)
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