Here’s the gist of my speech at the January 27 protest organized by Marin DSA in downtown San Rafael, California:
Mass murder by Israel has been happening in Gaza for more than three and a half months.
We’re here to demand a single standard of human rights. We condemn what Hamas did on October 7, and we condemn what Israel has been doing ever since, with U.S. support.
City councils in Minneapolis, Detroit, Atlanta, Seattle and many other cities have called for an immediate ceasefire. But not Congressman Jared Huffman.
In the Bay Area:
· The Oakland City Council has called for an immediate ceasefire. But not Congressman Huffman.
· The Richmond City Council has called for an immediate ceasefire. But not Congressman Huffman.
· The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has called for an immediate ceasefire. But not Congressman Huffman.
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. And we say – never again for anyone. Never again for Jews, Palestinians, or anyone else.
Right now – in our names, with our tax dollars – the U.S. government is supporting and enabling Israel’s policy for extermination of Palestinian people. Mass murder of Palestinian people.
Polls in the United States are showing that 60 percent or more of the public favor a ceasefire. But not Congressman Huffman.
On January 18th, 57 members of Congress, including 12 from California, signed a letter to President Biden opposing any expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza. But not Congressman Huffman.
So many people clearly state that Israel’s actions are genocidal. But not Congressman Huffman.
Since early October, more than 25,000 people have been murdered in Gaza, including 10,000 children. So many people in the United States are doing what they can to stop the mass murder. But not Congressman Huffman.
Some in Congress have decided that they don’t want to be accomplices to ongoing mass murder. But not Congressman Huffman.
[ Photos of the protest by Leon Kunstenaar ]
[ Tweet about the protest from Marin DSA ]
Photo by Leon Kunstenaar
