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The Oakland People’s Arms Embargo Coalition — or OPAE — protested at Oakland airport this morning to demand an end to all military shipments to Israel.

According to a report from the Palestinian Youth Movement, 280 military cargo shipments have flown from the Oakland Airport to Israel this year on FedEx Express flights. They say this makes OAK a major shipping hub “in the U.S. military supply chain for Israel.”

The OPAE Coalition is urging local officials to implement an arms embargo on Israel as their attacks on Gaza continue.

“This has been concealed for far too long.”

That’s Nida Liftawya. They’re from the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, a local grassroots organization that is part of the OPAE Coalition

“We cannot wait any longer; t

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