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San Francisco Chronicle
7 hours ago
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
S.F. ‘emergency protest' condemns ICE raids, U.S. support for Israel
Hundreds of people protested the prospect of a U.S. war with Iran and voiced support for immigrants in the U.S. and Palestinians in Gaza during a rally Friday evening outside the federal building in San Francisco's South of Market. The protest outside the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building, which drew about 200 people at its peak, was organized by a coalition of activist groups, including Bay Resistance, the Answer Coalition and the Bay Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The escalating tensions between Israel and Iran were a major focus of Friday's protest. President Trump said Thursday he will decide within two weeks whether the U.S. military will strike back at Tehran. Tensions initially soared last Friday with a surprise wave of Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran's nuclear and military sites, military leaders and nuclear scientists. 'As the U.S. escalates aggression on Iran — backing Israeli strikes and pushing for war — it exposes its imperialist playbook: defend Zionism, crush resistance. From Gaza to Tehran, the U.S. fuels war and genocide to maintain control,' organizers said in promoting the event, billed as an 'emergency protest.' The protest featured several speakers and closed the block around the federal building at Seventh and Mission streets, with many protesters chanting, 'Free, free Palestine.' Bay Area protests against Israel's war with Hamas have cooled in recent months, though activists have found new energy since Trump retook office in January. Last Saturday's No Kings Day protests drew tens of thousands of people to events in dozens of Bay Area cities decrying Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids nationwide. Weeks earlier, demonstrations against Tesla CEO Elon Musk drew huge crowds to the vehicle's showrooms across the Bay Area condemning the onetime Trump ally, whose relationship with the president has cooled in recent weeks. 'At home, the war continues through ICE raids, family separations, and repression of migrants — all part of the same violent system,' the organizers said. 'We reject this imperialist war machine and stand with all people resisting Zionism and U.S. domination.'
CBS News
11-06-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Interfaith vigil Oakland held to support LA demonstrators, speak out against ICE
An interfaith vigil was held in Oakland on Tuesday to speak out against ICE arrests in California and to show support for demonstrators in Southern California. It was organized by Bay Resistance and began at 6 p.m. at Fruitvale Plaza. "East Bay community organizations, unions, and elected officials are standing together to resist the Trump MAGA regime from scapegoating immigrants and turning our government into a weapon against our people," Bay Resistance said in a press release. Faith leaders at the rally included Rabbi David Cooper, Reverend Deb Lee and Rabbi Cat Zavis, a press release from organizers stated. The rally named "The Bay Stands with LA" was scheduled to end at 7:30 p.m. CBS News Bay Area is covering the event and will provide updates on the vigil.
