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Tour Sponsors The International Solidarity Movement is a well-organized movement that spreads anti-Israel propaganda and misinformation and voices support for others who engage in armed resistance against Israel.
Al-Awda (Right of Return Coalition) is an international grassroots organization that argues that Palestinian refugees have the right to return "to their original homes and villages" and should be paid restitution. The group has organized large protests and promoted rallies around the slogan "Palestine Will Be Free From the River to the Sea," a coded phrase which shows the group's unwillingness to accept the existence of the Israel.
The Chicago-based Voices in the Wilderness was founded in 1996 and is comprised of self described "nonviolent war resisters" who seek to "educate people in the United States and abroad about the consequences of US militarism" in Iraq. According to the groups' Web site, "Many of us refuse to pay taxes for war."
The Middle East Children's Alliance, founded in 1988, describes itself as "a non-governmental organization, working for peace and justice in the Middle East; focusing on Palestine, Israel, Lebanon and Iraq." Based in Berkeley, California, it has co-sponsored several anti-Israel events with Al-Awda.
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