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August 17, 2005
Crocodile Tears and Solidarity For Gush Katif
Last week, Mere Rhetoric reminded us not to call left-wing media star Cindy Sheehan an anti-Semite just because she's funded by a group that advocates the destruction of Israel. He reminded us to call her an anti-Semite because she believes that a dark cabal of Jews is running the US government.
Ah yes, according to Cindy, it was the Jews who got her son killed. According to Cindy, all world terrorism is because of the Jews. According to Cindy, Israel should be destroyed.
I am sorry to say that here in Miami, Cindy and her anti-semitic views found support from Democracy for America Miami-Dade.
A Solidarity Rally was held at the Torch of Friendship in Miami on August 15, 2005 to demonstrate support of the heroic Jewish pioneer families of Gush Katif – Gaza, and against Sharon's suicidal plan to expel over 10,000 Jews in the Gaza District and northern Samaria. The Rally was organized by the Alliance for Eretz Yisrael and coordinated with other rallies held worldwide.
The lunatic leftists that call themselves Democracy For America Miami-Dade ("DFAM") attempted to disrupt the Miami Solidarity Rally with a rally for the left's favorite anti-semite:
The ill-conceived plan to hijack the Solidarity Rally was hastily thrown together three days before the scheduled event. Local Alliance organizers were informed of the "impromptu" rally on Saturday and immediately notified DFAM of the conflict, only to be rebuffed, and insulted.
DFAM representatives then complained to the Miami City Police that they were being threatened by the Alliance, and insinuated that the Solidarity Rally was planned as a counter-protest to their Rally, despite the fact that the Alliance obtained a permit for the Solidarity Rally on July 29, 2005.
Emails were sent to a local Alliance organizer (and copies sent to DFAM members) which boasted of DFAM's intent to ignore the Solidarity Rally and go forward with the counter-rally to support Cindy the anti-semite despite the fact that DFAM had not obtained a permit.
DFAM's attempt to slander the organizers and disrupt the Solidary Rally failed miserably. DFAM could only muster up a few anti-semites to support Cindy and, upon arriving at the Rally location, they were shunted off to a remote corner by the City of Miami Police Department. After they cried and whined, and ranted and raved, DFAM members were permitted to wave their signs nearly a block away. Dispirited and irrelevant, they left after about an hour and before the Solidarity Rally began.
As for the Solidarity Rally, well, despite the efforts of DFAM, it was a success.
FOES OF WITHDRAWAL: Kids gather along Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami to protest the Gaza pullout in Israel. A rally was held at the Torch of Freedom. (photo by Charles Trainor Jr., Miami Herald Staff)
Signatures were gathered for a Special Proclamation urging Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to reconsider his plan to surrender the sacred Land of Israel into terrorist hands. On Wednesday, August 17, 2005, the Proclamation will be delivered directly to the Israeli Government by rally organizers by placing it into the hands of Consul General of Israel, Dr. Yitschak Ben Gad. Following the rally, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and all members of the Israeli government were faxed the proclamation.
Hundreds of Jews and non-Jews came from all over Florida to attend this most crucial rally held with less then 24 hours left before the plan went into effect where residents of Gush Katif are forcibly moved from their homes. Cities represented included Orlando, Ft. Meyers, Hollywood, Dearfield Beach, Boca Raton, North Miami Beach, Miami, Miami Beach, Hallendale, South Miami, Davie, Bal Harbor, Delray Beach, Pembroke Pines, Bay Harbour Island, Cape Coral, Aventura and Kendall.
Participants were led in prayer for the Medina by internationally renown Chazan Netanel Hershtik and addressed by Rabbi Hershel Becker of Young Israel in Kendal, Rabbi Yossi Denburg of Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue in Coral Springs, Shelomo Alfassa, Executive Director of the International Society for Sephardic Progress from Orlando, Heather Andron of Americans for a Safe Israel and Radio Host Joe Kaufman of the show " Politics of Terrorism" on Kol Halav.
Participants also heard updates with a recent recording from Danella Weiss who focused on the plight of Jews and heard an impassioned pleas by Rachel Saperstein, Spokesperson from Gush Katif.
Local television provided a brief coverage of the Rally, and the Miami Herald covered the Rally as well, the article can be found here. The AP provided photo coverage.
GAZA PROTEST: Jamie Frank, with son Bennet on her shoulders and daughter Emma in front, joins other protesters near the Torch of Friendship in downtown Miami to oppose the Israeli pullout from the Gaza Strip, known in Israel as Gush Katif. (photo by Charles Trainor Jr., Miami Herald Staff)
Pictures of the Solidarity Rally (by Dean Lautermilch) can be found here. Pictures of the DFAM counter-protest (also by Dean Lautermilch) can be found here.
Additional rallies will be occuring around the world in major cities over the next few days. See information in the Alliance for Eretz Yisrael website www.telavivrally.com and the South Florida website: www.letmypeoplestay.org.
Posted by LindaSoG at August 17, 2005 10:45 AM
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Glad to hear that DFAM was irrelevant at your rally, and that yours was a rousing success. :)
Posted by: Michael Cummins at August 18, 2005 10:36 AM