SF Chronicle: Protesters prevent unloading of Israeli ship

Hundreds of protestors picket the Oakland Docks where the Israeli Zim ship intends to offload cargo.

David Baker | San Francisco Chronicle

Hundreds of demonstrators, gathering at the Port of Oakland before dawn, prevented the unloading of an Israeli cargo ship.

The demonstrators, demanding an end to Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip, picketed at Berth 58, where a ship from Israel’s Zim shipping line is scheduled to dock later today. The day shift of longshoremen agreed not to … Continue reading