Targeted Arrest at Breakaway March

Zionist ADL worker advising pigs.

Yes, did anyone see the 'Zionists against war' signs? They were sort of thrown together, just single line letters with a dark marker on poster board. It was bizarre. It was obvious the person who made the signs really didn't care about being against war.

First: So that's what the leader of the anarchists looks like! Huh, funny, no trench coat, beard and dark hat!


Second: What is ADL? What is your definition of Zionism? How do you know he was advising the cops? How do you spell Destraction?

We no longer have to justify what we know to you or anyone else, Intelligencer.

Sorry, I was pissed. My comment should have been directed at Bursts O'Goodness rather than Intelligencer.

Those of us who were there know that Jonah and Jeremy weren't the ones breaking windows. Let's call those behind this false arrest and tell them what we think about targeting outspoken political organizers and arresting them for things they didn't do. Here are some phone numbers:

Chief of police, Prentice E. Sanders: (415) 553-1551
DA: (415) 552-6400 for inquiries
(415) 553-1814 for complaints
SF Mayor: (415) 554-6141

They are serious and not some sort of agent provocateurs . This group was orgainzed by Micheal Lerner of Tikkun fame. They don't agree with ANSWER's anti-Isreal stance but they are opposed to the war with Iraq, so they joined anyway.

Without their "voluntary servitude" the leader would be impotent. As Gandhi points out:

Even the most despotic government cannot stand except for the consent of the governed which consent is often forcibly procured by the despot. Immediately the subject ceases to fear the despotic force, his power is gone (Gandhi, 1980, p.27)

In actual practice, the withdrawal of co-operation takes the form of civil disobedience, strikes, occupations, boycotts, and a general mass non-compliance with the wishes of the oppressor. [Gene Sharp (1973) has documented over 200 successful techniques of nonviolent resistance.] In the great Indian strike or hartel of 1930 against the Salt Laws, for example, virtually the entire subcontinent was shut down and British rule paralyzed (Bondurant, 1958).

Just so you know, both of those statements were in jest, I meant no insult. But really, "We don't need to justify ourselves to you or anyone else"? I never asked you to. Be what you are, who you are, don't matter to me. Be free!
Solidarity and Joviality
-Bursts

It was with interest that i came across your photo of me “advising the SFPD”. i am the man wearing the kipa and shirt with the Israeli flag. I have lived in San Francisco for ten years and have been involved in a number of protests during that time. My arrest record is lengthy and i have been involved with ACTUP for the better part of my adult life, resulting in numerous FBI investigations, the latest one last year.

I do support the state of Israel, and though i don’t support every action of the Government, nor do i support Sharon, i do feel it is important to show my support for the people of Israel and peace in the entire region, as well as my opposition to the latest Gulf war. i joined the break off march primarily because of the visibility of the Gay Shame contingent. Though I had concerns about their claiming to be the virus on the system, I did find their energy contagious.

I was with a number of other men who were also wearing kipas, and for a number of reasons we didn’t keep up with the main body of the march, often times putting us in situations where we were surrounded by police, who themselves were trying to keep up with the main protest group.

So there I am listening to the cops as I pass through the crowd as to what they planned to do with the person they had just arrested. At no time did I say a word to the SFPD, nor them to me, other than to move me along. I am not a member of the ADL, or a special agent for the Israel government for that matter, but what people differ from a picture can be pretty amazing.

I hope you get a lot of milage out of the photo. However, the person who took it seems to imply I was conferring with and even aiding the police which intentionally misrepresents what happened as the photographer should be well aware of the very limited time I spent in that spot.

I would be glad to discuss my views on israel but wanted to use this space to clarify who I am and why i was there that day.

I'm glad to hear this and that you weren't advising anyone. Thanks for posting and explaining.

Personally, I'm against wearing or displaying flags of any sort. I think they serve to divide and not support change in the world. It's hard for me to imagine wearing an American flag to a peace protest and be saying that I support the American people, although I'm sure there were people at the march who did. I think we can show our support in other ways. I know I'm an American, and now I have to be in the streets to take it back from our unelected president. I don't need a flag to explain to anyone where my loyalty is.

But I appreciate your efforts to support what you believe in.

BTW - Did you hear them say anything useful?

"However, the person who took it seems to imply I was conferring with and even aiding the police which intentionally misrepresents what happened as the photographer should be well aware of the very limited time I spent in that spot."

It does? I guess you could have been considered an "SF protest regular" but I've never seen you at a protest before personally, so I didn't think other people would either. The shot is of the two gentlemen on the right, who are frequently assigned to protests in SF.