Mock Israeli Checkpoint- Pittsburgh, PA May 13, 2009 (2 of 2)

MOCK ISRAELI CHECKPOINT ACTION EVERY WEDNESDAY! Pittsburgh, PA

Don't you just hate it when you are coming home from work and the military has blocked the roads between your school/home/hospitals, your produce rots in the sun, the patients in your ambulance are forced to wait in pain before receiving treatment, and you have to divert to a route that takes hours to get to your destination instead of minutes?!

Well, it probably doesn't happen much to you in the U.S. But it happens everyday in the Israeli-Occupied Palestinian Territories...

So.....

Let's show these Pittsburgh commuters what it's like to be held up at one of Israel's 600 illegal checkpoints!!!

This week the Israeli checkpoint will took place at
Fifth Ave at Meyran Ave. (Near the parking garage entrance to Children's/Presby Hospital)



Our last action at at Forbes and Craig was amazing! Lots of engagement with passersby, lots of information handed out, chanting and added props. Like the checkpoint monstrosities in Occupied Palestine, this checkpoint keeps getting bigger...Similar to Israel's roaming checkpoints that are constructed on Occupied Palestinian land, this checkpoint action will continue to roam as we hit different locations each week in and around Oakland. Note that Wednesday will be the new day for this weekly action- every week at 5:30pm. Feel free to dress the part-- soldier garb with toy guns encouraged.

Like with our previous actions, this will be a non-arrestable action. At no point do we hold up traffic- so feel free to join us! The feedback has been amazing, including people getting out of their cars to join the demonstration, and Rustbelt Radio doing a news story on the mock checkpoints. Many people I know have said they heard the news report and that they will join in on the actions.

So, as the weather gets nicer, and the rain is pushed away by sunshine (for now), join the Pittsburgh Palestine Solidarity Committee and Students for Justice in Palestine this Wednesday for the next mock Israeli checkpoint!

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• pittsburgh
• palestine
• solidarity
• committee
• oakland
• university
• apartheid
• israel
• israeli
• palestinian
• conflict
• middle east
• gaza
• west bank

[dafuki]

israel blocks the road between exploding terrorists and israel. not in their cities lol

[HalfLifeFan91]

@IamToopy - I'm not an Arab, now who is the ignorant one?

I just thought your comment was funny, especially this part - "I'd love to kick your ass one day", lol, you are an "internet tough guy". If you don't know what that is go on google images and look it up.

[IamToopy]

@HalfLifeFan91 Not at all, you're just an ignorant arab

[HalfLifeFan91]

Great stuff guys, if they can't see the reality, bring the reality to them!

[HalfLifeFan91]

@IamToopy - Awwww.... little bit upset, are we?

I think this is the perfect time to say this common phrase:

Truth hurts, don't it?!

[IamToopy]

Your a fucking idiot, i'd love to kick your ass one day. Israel did not start all this. The day that Israel become a country it was attacked by over 3 Islamic countries. Israel has every right to defend their people and land from these Islamic Extremists! What is your next video going to be about? Maybe it's going to be how North Korea is innocent?

Fuck you.

[johndoe18708]

I hope all you homos get hit by a car on your stupid Wednesday Israeli checkpoints. Then you'll learn that you cant do anything to stop the suffering.

[rexreddy]

I think I will be traveling through oakland more. I would love to show you the underside of my 79 Bronco with the 33" mudders. It is very well detailed.

[jagpitt17]

Cocky, ignorant Pontiac passenger and driver. I hope they burned out their motor.