BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:410@test.arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit;VALUE=DATE:20150303 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit;VALUE=DATE:20150304 DTSTAMP:20150214T011921Z URL:https://test.arabamerica.com/events/protest-israeli-war-crimes-netanya hus-speech-joint-session-congress/ SUMMARY:Protest Israeli War Crimes and Netanyahu’s Speech to a Joint Sess ion of Congress DESCRIPTION:DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA\n\nThe ANSWER Coalition is joining with a coalition of organizations to protest outside as Israeli Prime Minister an d notorious war criminal Binyamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of C ongress on Tuesday\, March 3.\n\n\nNetanyahu has presided over many massac res of Palestinians\, the latest in Gaza last summer that killed more than 2\,100 women\, men and children\, wounded more than 10\,000\, and left hu ndreds of thousands homeless. The massive theft of and settlement on Pales tinian land in the West Bank continues every day. Much of this death\, des truction and dispossession is paid for by our tax dollars\, billions of wh ich flow to Israel every year.\n\nThe invitation to Netanyahu - made by Ho use Speaker John Boehner - is an outrage that should be protested and reje cted by all people who stand for justice.\n\nYou can support the March 3 a ction by:\n\n1)      Endorsing the protest – email in your endorse ment to info@answercoalition.org\n\n2)      Click here to make a ge nerous\, tax-deductible donation to support the organizing\n\n3)       Helping to spread the word online and through social media\n\n4)       Joining us at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday\, March 3\n\nThe March 3 dem onstration protesting Netanyahu's speech before Congress will follow three days of actions in support of Palestinian rights coinciding with the annu al meeting of AIPAC (American Israeli Political Action Committee). The act ions are being sponsored by a broad coalition and a detailed schedule can be found below.\n\nWhile Netanyahu\, Boehner and the Democrats opposing th is particular trip all have their partisan motivations\, there is a deeper and more sinister agenda behind the invitation\, namely the intensifying campaign against Iran by powerful interests in U.S. ruling circles.\n\nBoe hner specifically invited the rabidly anti-Iranian Netanyahu to lecture Co ngress on the so-called “danger” from Iran and in support of imposing even tighter sanctions on that country. The aim is to derail the negotiati ons over Iran’s nuclear power program that are at a critical stage.\n\nI ran has stated that additional sanctions would mean an end to the negotiat ing process. Such an outcome could lead to a new U.S. or U.S.-Israeli war against Iran\, something that Netanyahu as well as many in Washington clea rly desire.\n\nJoin us on March 3 to say:\n\n No to War Criminal Netanyahu \n No New War on Iran\n End the Colonial Occupation of Palestine\n End U.S . Aid to Israel!\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://test.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2015/02/aug-2-gaza-march-dc.jpg CATEGORIES:Advocacy LOCATION:U.S. Capitol Building\, East Capitol St NE &\; First St SE\, Wa shington \, DC\, United States GEO:38.889812;-77.00592849999998 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=East Capitol St NE & First St SE\, Washington \, DC\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=U.S. C apitol Building:geo:38.889812,-77.00592849999998 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20141102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR