Citizen’s Arrest Attempt and Mass Disruption of Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert in San Francisco

October 31, 2009

Israel’s occupation and destruction of Palestine, and the US supplying arms and money to Israel are just as big an elephant in the room as 9/11, in my humble opinion.  -Brian

source: SF Pink

San Francisco – More than 22 activists, including several CODEPINKers, were arrested after disrupting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s speech to the World Affairs Council on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel (Union Square).  Inside the auditorium, activists read the names of the children killed in Gaza last winter, publicly charging Olmert with killing innocent civilians, held up bloody hands, and displayed banners that read “Lift the Siege on Gaza” and “War Crimes are Not Free Expression!” The protests began when three activists approached the stage and read a citizen’s arrest warrant for Olmert’s arrest (see warrant below).  The activists were charged with “disrupting public assembly”, held at the Tenderloin police station, and released after the event had finished. Read the rest of this entry »


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