IJAN-Atlanta plans to support the criticalGILEE Campaign which will pick up steam as GSUstudents return in the fall.  GILEE (Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange), a program currentlyhoused at GSU, facilitatestraining exchanges between Georgia police departments and others around theworld, primarily Israel.  We will also be strategizingon how to address the upcoming JNF conference being held in Atlanta in thefall. For more information, contact us at ijanatlanta@gmail.com . 

While most IJANers from the Bay Area were at the the 2010 US Assemblyof Jewsin Detroit, some IJANers who stayed in the Bay tookpart in the 5am Sunday historic morning picket, with approximately 800 otherpeople, of the Israeli Zim Lines ship in theport ofOakland. It was a very successful action and prevented the ship from beingunloaded. This is the first time this has happened in the USand also the first time many locallabor groups and unions have taken action in support of Palestinian people and itis a precedent setting action and a big step forward for the BDS movement bothin the Bay and nationally.

IJAN participatedin amobilization to press the Board of Supervisors (BOS) in SanFrancisco to take a strong stand condemning the attack on theFreedom Flotilla and the blockade of Gaza.  On June 8,with about 50 other people, IJANwent to a Board of Supervisors meeting and took part in a powerful speak-out inthe Board chambers.

As a result of the strongstatements made at the meeting, including by participants of the flotilla, anhistoric resolution was introduced by four supervisors, which was abreakthrough.  As part of the continuedpressure, IJAN lobbied supervisors with Palestinian and other Jewish groups topress them to back the resolution.  Wewere invited to speak at a press conference outside City Hall on June 15insupport of the resolution.  We againattended a second BOS meeting on June 15 where many people spoke again againstthe brutal attack on the flotilla and calling for the blockade of Gaza to end.