More than 50,000 in D.C. Demand Freedom for Palestine

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

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Over 50,000 March in Washington to Support Free Palestine

WASHINGTON, DC, April 20, 2002: Over 50,000 Americans marched in
front of the White House to support freedom for the Palestinians and
to protest against racism and Ariel Sharon's war crimes in the
occupied territories. Protesters, men, women, and children chanted
slogans condemning the Israeli occupation and the massacre of
Palestinians by the Israeli army. People carried placards sharply
criticizing the US-backed Israeli aggression.

The rally was organized by ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism)
International Coalition. It was supported by major Muslim
organizations, including AMC, CAIR, and MPAC.

Ramsey Clark (former U.S. Attorney General), Mahdi Bray, Randa Jamal
(Al-Awda Palestine Right of Return Coalition), Rev. Graylan Hagler
(Senior Minister, Plymouth Congregational Church), Magdy Mahmoud
(Metropolitan Muslim Federation), Rev. Kiyul Chung (Coordinator,
Korea Truth Commission, International War Crimes Tribunal),Mara
Veryheyden-Hilliard (Attorney and co-founder, Partnership for Civil
Justice- LDEF), Peta Lindsay (Washington DC high school student,
A.N.S.W.E.R. youth and student coordinator), Brian Becker and Larry
Holmes (International A.N.S.W.E.R.), Marcrina Cardenas (Mexico
Solidarity Network), Jennifer Wager (IFCO/Pastors for Peace), and
representatives from Union of Arab Student Associations, Committee to
Support the Iraqi People, and Bayan, USA.

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