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Jews arrested for protesting war


JTA: Seventeen Jews were arrested in front of the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco after they protested Israeli military actions. Citing what they call Israel�s collective punishment of those in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip as reason for their protest, they also called for an end to the 39-year-old �illegal, immoral and unjustified occupation� of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and eastern Jerusalem.They are members of Jewish Voice for Peace, Jews for a Free Palestine and Break the Silence.The protesters, who ranged in age from 20-something to 70-something, were cited with blocking traffic and released about two hours later.



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