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Exclusive VIDEO - Vigil at Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles

By Jay Firestone

URL: http://www.jewishjournal.com/videojew/item/exclusive_video_vigil_at_chinese_consulate_in_los_angeles_20080807/

One day before the scheduled opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, Jewish World Watch (JWW) hosted a vigil outside the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles to urge the Chinese government to act on behalf of Darfur.

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