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DC: Monday May 18 Rally in Support of Israel

On Monday, May 18 – a group will be holding a rally in support of Israel across the street from the White House in Washington DC’s Lafayette Park from 10 AM to 3 PM.  We are told that this rally will address the extremist threat to Israel.   Our concern is that those factions promoting extremism have made repeated threats towards the destruction of Israel.

The coalition states: “Please plan to join a rally in support of the State of Israel and Prime Minister Netanyahu across the street from the White House, rain or shine, at:”

“Lafayette Park
Washington, DC
May 18, 2009
10am-3pm ”

Point of Contact: Hillary Markowitz
kensy7@aol.com

Map of area:

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If you are taking the Washington DC subway (Metro), you should exit at the Farragut West (Orange/Blue Lines), Farragut North (Red Line), or McPherson Square (Orange/Blue Lines) metro stops:

FARRAGUT WEST METRO STATION (Orange/Blue Line) to LAFAYETTE PARK:

  1. Exit station through 18TH & I (EYE) ST NW entrance.
  2. Walk approx. 1 block S on 18th St NW.
  3. Turn left on Pennsylvania Ave NW.
  4. Walk approx. 2 blocks SE on Pennsylvania Ave NW.

FARRAGUT NORTH METRO STATION (RED LINE) to LAFAYETTE PARK:

  1. Exit station through CONNETICUT AVE & K ST NW entrance.
  2. Walk a short distance S on Connecticut Ave NW.
  3. Walk straight on 17th St NW.
  4. Walk approx. 1 block S on 17th St NW.
  5. Turn left on I St NW.
  6. Walk a short distance E on I St NW.
  7. Turn right on Connecticut Ave NW.
  8. Walk approx. 1 block S on Connecticut Ave NW.
  9. Bear right on Jackson Pl NW.
  10. Walk approx. 1 block S on Jackson Pl NW.

Image of Lafayette Park:

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Comment on Code Pink Disruption:

At the rally, Code Pink attended and attempted to disrupt individuals in the pro-Israel rally.  Regardless, I want to point out that the Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) organization respects their freedom of speech as we respect all freedom of speech.  We do not respect any who would deny freedom of speech in any way.  Moreover, we also do not agree with and publicly condemn those individuals at the pro-Israel rally who appeared to shove one of the members of Code Pink.  R.E.A.L. is and will continue to be a non-violent, human rights organization and we completely and utterly reject such unacceptable behavior.  We went to check on the members of the Code Pink group after this pushing incident to make certain that they were not harmed in any way.  We reject violence and support freedom of speech for all people.  We deplore those who felt this was necessary, and publicly condemn their actions.

Rwanda: UNIFEM to Boost Support to Rwanda Defense Forces in Fighting Violence against Women

Rwanda: UNIFEM to Boost Support to Rwanda Defence Forces in Fighting Violence against Women
— May 15, 2009 – “On a visit to Central Africa, UNIFEM’s Executive Director Ines Alberdi welcomed the grassroots interventions the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) has been undertaking to prevent sexual and gender-based violence in the communities”

Washington Times: “Nepal’s Maoist double-cross”

May 7, 2009 – Washington Times: “Nepal’s Maoist double-cross”
— WT reports: “So the chairman of Nepal’s Maoist radicals brags that he and his fellow-travelers tricked United Nations officials and admits that the 2006 peace deal was a sham – and gets caught on videotape doing it. The video of the recently resigned Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, was shot in January 2008 and just surfaced.”
— “Revealingly, he instructs his fellow communists not to be fooled by the compromises struck with Nepal’s democratic government. Seizing total power, he makes clear, remains the communist goal.”
— “The video of a relaxed Prachanda addressing his party faithful exposed the Maoists’ cynical manipulation of the political system. In true communist spirit, Prachanda said that the compromises struck with the government were only tactical expediencies, and that the ‘bidroha,’ or rebellion, was still on. He joked about how they duped the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) into thinking they had 35,000 fighters when in fact they only had 7,000 to 8,000, which allowed them to swell their ranks to 20,000 while claiming to be demilitarizing. And he confirmed Gen. Katawal’s suspicions by saying it would take only a small number of his guerrillas to establish ‘complete Maoist control’ of the Nepal Army.’ ”
— “He added that they had not turned over their weapons as required and that relief money earmarked for the victims of the civil war would be diverted to party coffers. ‘You and I know the truth,’ he slyly told his comrades, ‘but why should we tell it to others?’ ”
— “In an unguarded moment, Prachanda revealed he is still a terrorist at heart and those who make deals with him are dupes. ‘Why would we abide by [the peace deal] after we win?’ he said on the tape. ‘Why would we follow it when we have the upper hand?'”