March and Rally Set for June 10

Twenty-two African American notables have issued on

open letter demanding that Blacks break the silence "on the injustices faced by

the Palestinian people resulting from the Israeli occupation." This "40 year

travesty of justice" - the post-1967 seizure of control over Arab lands in

Palestine - has continued "in open defiance of international law and

overwhelming international condemnation." African Americans have historically

defended the rights of the Palestinian people, and must do so again, despite

the pro-Israel lobby's massive efforts to shut down legitimate discussion