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Israel/Zionism See other Israel/Zionism Articles Title: Anti-Semitic Attack at UC Berkeley as Man Bursts Into Classroom Screaming & Pointing Small Black Object at Palestinians - NO media This startling act of hate at UC Berkeley occurred only one day after the Umpqua, Oregon shootings where nine people were murdered. The suspect in this case was arrested by police and removed from the classroom, but this has not gotten any coverage whatsoever- except from one Berkeley community newspaper. George Salem, the parent of a UC Berkeley student, wrote of the account: (excerpt:) Needless to say, it was a very tense and intimidating moment for everybody in the room. His ranting went on, and he refused to leave the room or let Tamimi continue his discussion. Moreover, he repeatedly called everyone in the room terrorists and made sure we all knew he was recording our faces. Clearly, his goals were to prevent Tamimi and all of us from executing our First Amendment rights and to intimidate us by recording our presence. It was also a clear case of anti-Semitism. Now, you may be asking: How is an individual who is targeting a Palestinian activist and his audience anti-Semitic? It is because I and most of the people in the room were Semites, which are defined, according to Dictionary.com, as 'members of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.' Although my religion is Roman Catholicism and I was born in the United States, I am also half-Lebanese, born to a first-generation son of Lebanese immigrants..." The paper's website states "The Daily Californian is an independent, student-run newspaper published by the Independent Berkeley Students Publishing Company, Inc. The Daily Californian covers both the UC Berkeley campus and the city of Berkeley... Established in 1871, The Daily Californian is one of the oldest newspapers on the West Coast and one of the oldest college newspapers in the country." I wrote to the author, asking a few questions. Mr. Salem, regarding your interesting account here, do you know if police released the name or any follow-up details (such as charges) on the suspect who burst into the classroom and disrupted (terrorized) the Palestinian speaker event? A cursory search reveals not a single news item about this incident. [LINK: Anti-Semitism should apply to multiple groups.] A Bassem Tamimi speaking tour website begins "Bassem Tamimi is an internationally recognized Palestinian human rights activist from the West Bank farming village of Nabi Selah, where weekly nonviolent demonstrations are held in opposition to illegal Israeli settlement construction and military occupation. Tamimi has been detained by the Israeli authorities over a dozen times, at one point spending three years in administrative detention without trial. In 1993, as a result of interrogation by the Israeli Shin Bet, he was left unconscious for eight days and partially paralyzed for months to follow. He has been described by the European Union as a "human rights defender". Amnesty International has demanded his release as a "prisoner of conscious". In 2013 Bassem Tamimi and his family were featured in a New York Times Magazine cover story. A few weeks ago on August 30, 2015, the Tamimi family and village of Nabi Selah made national US headlines when videos and photographs of Basse'�s wife daughter physically preventing the assault and arrest their son/brother by an Israeli soldier went viral over social media. As part of his month long spring 2015 U.S. speaking tour, Tamimi will visit cities across America to speak about his village�s work for freedom and justice and the struggles his family and others in his village face from injuries and arrests by the Israeli military." More info on Bassem Tamimi can be found at Wikipedia, Electronic Intifada , this New York Times magazine article, and this must-see CNN Story from August 30th. Five years ago, a group of Muslim students at UC Irvine 'dared' to heckle an Israeli Ambassador and were arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy for disrupting the meeting. They were also forbidden to meet or pray together on campus. It should be very interesting to see if the UC system takes the same type action against this perpetrator who terrorized the Palestinian speaker and meeting attendees. See the full LibertyFight.com 'Irvine 11' Archives here. The University of California Board of Regents, which, believe it or not is led by former DHS chief Janet 'Big Sis' Napolitano, is currently considering whether to adopt a new definition Of "Anti-Semitism" to Include 'Anti-Zionism'. Proponents of this change suggest that the UC system needs to adopt the official U.S. State Department Official Definition of 'Anti-Semitism.' The board of Regents recently heard extensive testimony from both sides, which is worth a watch. One female Jewish student who testified claimed to have been victimized by 'Anti-Semitic' slurs such as when someone told her that "Zionist Jews Were Responsible For 9/11!". MUST SEE: Martin Hill is a Catholic paleoconservative and civil rights advocate. His work has been featured in the Los Angeles Daily News, The Orange County Register, KNBC4 TV Los Angeles, LewRockwell.com, WhatReallyHappened.com, Infowars.com, PrisonPlanet.com, Economic Policy Journal, TargetLiberty.com, FreedomsPhoenix, Haaretz, TMZ, WorldNetDaily, HenryMakow.com, Educate-Yourself.org, TexeMarrs.com, Antiwar.com, and many others. Archives can be found at LibertyFight.com and DontWakeMeUp.Org. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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