Hundreds of S.F. protesters condemn Trump, demand end to U.S. attacks on Iran
About 300 people gathered at San Francisco's Embarcadero Plaza on Sunday afternoon, accusing President Donald Trump of war crimes for his decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend.
The protest, organized by the Answer Coalition, condemned Trump's order as a violation of the U.N. Charter, international law and the U.S. Constitution. The coalition said U.S. funding should instead go to health care, education and infrastructure.
'Hands off Iran now,' demonstrators chanted.
Many of them held anti-war signs.
'No war on Iran,' a sign read. Another read: 'Money for people's needs, not the war machine.'
The group also voiced support for the Palestinian movement, expressing opposition against U.S. funding for Israel's war in Gaza.
'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,' the group chanted.
Among the crowd were two demonstrators who held several large Palestinian flags.
Trump, who days ago said he would decide 'within the next two weeks' whether to involve the U.S. in Israel's assault on Iran, took the world by surprise with the weekend bombing. The U.S. struck three missile sites in the attack, which Trump said 'completely and fully obliterated' Tehran's nuclear program. The damage could not be independently assessed.
Sunday's protest came two days after about 200 people demonstrated outside the Speaker Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco against U.S. involvement in Mideast conflicts, as well as immigration raids and Israel's conflict in Gaza. Last weekend, tens of thousands of people packed Bay Area streets and parks during No Kings Day protests against the Trump administration.
'Trump lied during the campaign when he said he was going to end the 'forever wars' and bring about peace,' organizers said before the protest. 'He is no different from George W. Bush, who lied about 'weapons of mass destruction' to initiate the catastrophic war in Iraq.'
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