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  • Israel lobby challenged during AIPAC conference [Code Pink] (Barf alert)

    06/04/2009 10:50:48 PM PDT · by 2ndDivisionVet · 8 replies · 745+ views
    The Final Call ^ | May 28, 2009 | Askia Muhammad
    WASHINGTON - A small band of determined women raised their voices against America's most powerful political lobby—the Israel lobby—and they got their point across. When Israeli Pres. Shimon Peres began speaking to the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference at the Washington Convention Center May 4 six members of CODEPINK Women for Peace raised banners saying “Want Peace? End the Occupation,” “What About Gaza?” and “No Money for War Crimes.” The next day, when U.S. Vice President Joe Biden began addressing the AIPAC meeting, another pair of CODEPINK members disrupted his speech. Each day, as the activists—some...