June 10, San Jose: Rally to Drop the Charges Against Rasmea Now

Tuesday, June 10, 2014
4 pm – 6 pm
SJSU MLK Library, 150 East San Fernando St., San Jose, CA 95112

Outrageous arrest of Palestinian activist in Chicago

A Palestinian woman, Rasmea Odeh, was arrested at her home on the morning of Oct. 22, 2013, by agents of the Department of Homeland Security.

She is charged with immigration fraud. Allegedly, in her application for citizenship, she didn’t mention that she was arrested in Palestine 45 years ago by an Israeli military court that detains Palestinians without charge – a court that has over 200 children in prison today and does not recognize the rights of Palestinians to due process.

The arrest appears to be related to the case of the 23 anti-war activists subpoenaed to a grand jury in 2010. Well-known labor, community and international solidarity activists around the Midwest had their homes raided by the FBI when the U.S. attorney alleged that they had provided material support to foreign terrorist organizations in Palestine and Colombia.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Barry Jonas is leading the investigation against the 23. He was at the courtroom in Chicago the morning of 22nd October 2013, consulting with the assistant U.S. attorney who was presenting the indictment to the judge. Jonas was also the prosecutor in the case of the Holy Land Five, the heads of the largest Muslim charity in the U.S. before 9/11. He was successful in getting prison sentences for as long as 65 years for the five men, who provided charity to children in Gaza.

The South Bay Committee Against Political Repression (SBCAPR) denounces this attack as another example of the continuing repression of Palestinians and people who stand in solidarity with them. Homeland Security, the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Attorney’s office now are carrying out enforcement of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Rasmea Odeh will appear in court in Detroit on Tuesday June 10th. CSFR (Committee to Stop FBI Repression) and SBCAPR urges people to attend the proceedings at the Federal Court in Detroit in her defense. If you cannot afford to travel to Detroit, please send in a donation to: www.stopfbi.net/donate

SBCAPR urges people in the South Bay to join the rally to demand that the charges against Rasmea be dropped. Please invite your family and friends to join us!

Take Action

1) Mobilize to support Rasmea at her next hearing in Detroit on June 10th, 2014.

2) Sign the petition to drop the charges against Rasmea:
://www.stopfbi.net/sign-petition-rasmea-odeh

3) Call and send photos of support for Rasmea!

4) Join the Facebook page: Drop The Charges Against Rasmea Now! and Tweet using #justice4rasmea

5) Have your organization sign or write a solidarity statement (email to: [email protected])

For more information about Rasmea Odeh and what you can do to support the demand to drop the charges against her, go to: www.stopfbi.net and www.uspcn.org

Sponsored by:
SBCAPR (South Bay Committee Against Political Repression), SJPJC, Justice for Palestinians

for more info about the rally and to sponsor, contact [email protected] 408-297-2299