Is Anti-War Movement Emerging As Anti-Israel?
The rally is being organized by ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism), which was responsible for several anti-war rallies last year that turned into anti-Israel extravaganzas. According to ANSWER, the Rev. Al Sharpton ? the presumed presidential candidate who has been reaching out to Jews ? will be a speaker.After the fact, yeah, but more weird stuff with ANSWER. All these articles and the rants about them represent are simply points of interest and reasons to not like ANSWER beyond them protesting against the war and the administration. At first folks just didn’t like them, now they have reasons!In a recent call to arms sent out by the group, a Palestinian activist made it clear that slamming Israel would be just as important as criticizing the U.S. rush to war in Iraq at the Saturday rally.
Elias Rashmawi, an ANSWER steering committee member and leader of the Free Palestine Alliance, said that the Iraq war will provide a pretext for Israel?s expulsion of Palestinians. ?Unless challenged globally, Palestinian mass transfer is imminent,? he said. ?Palestine, a primary hurdle to global domination is indeed in the crosshairs of imperial designs.?
The list of endorsing organizations for Saturday?s march is full of Arab and Muslim groups, but there are no Jewish organizations listed.
