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Message: <br /><br /> If you are having trouble reading this email, you may view this article online at: http://www.jweekly.com/21350/full/21350/berkeley-mayor-s-attendance-at-pro-israel-event-sparks-protest/ <br /><br /> <b>Berkeley mayor’s attendance at pro-Israel event sparks protest</b> <br /> Monday, December 22, 2003 | by <p>alexandra j. wall </p> <br /><br /><p>A far-left Web site is demanding that Berkeley’s mayor apologize for attending an AIPAC dinner in Oakland, as well as pledge not to attend next year.<br /><br /> Mayor Tom Bates attended the Dec. 8 event, sponsored by the pro-Israel lobby.<br /><br /> Jim Harris, a member of the International Solidarity Movement Support Group and a Berkeley resident, posted the plea on his Web site, <a href="http://tomjoad.org">http://tomjoad.org</a>, named after Tom Joad, a character in John Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath.” His request to write Bates was then forwarded via e-mail to various listservs. <br /><br /> “AIPAC supports the policies of the Israeli government without qualification,” he said. “Bates wouldn’t do that for Bill Clinton; why would he do that for [Israeli Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon?<br /><br /> The ISM, which has been accused by the Israeli government of abetting terrorism, describes itself as a nonviolent group of international activists who work to oppose the Israeli occupation.<br /><br /> Bates had no comment. </p> <p> </p>

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