Targeted for protesting Israel

Brian Napoletano reports on an attempt by the University of California Irvine to punish all Muslim students after a protest against a defender of Israel's war crimes.

June 22, 2010 | SocialistWorker.org

A UC Irvine student is escorted from a lecture hall after a protest against Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren

ACTIVISTS ARE outraged after administrators at the University California (UC) Irvine announced plans to suspend the Muslim Student Union (MSU) for a whole year starting in September. What did they do wrong? Students protested Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren.

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The moral failure of American liberals: A defence of Helen Thomas

by JONATHAN COOK | Mondoweiss

The ostracism of Helen Thomas, the doyenne of the White House press corps, over her comment that Jews should “get the hell out of Palestine” and “go home” to Poland, Germany, America and elsewhere is revealing in several ways. In spite of an apology, the 89-year-old has been summarily retired by the Hearst newspaper group, dropped by her agent, spurned by the White House, and denounced by long-time friends and colleagues.

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While Israel Kills and Maims ... The Outrage at Helen Thomas

June 9, 2010

While Israel Kills and Maims ...

The Outrage at Helen Thomas

By ALISON WEIR

Whenever Israel commits yet another atrocity, its defenders are quick to redirect public attention away from the grisly crime scene.

Currently, there are headlines about allegedly anti-Semitic comments made by senior White House correspondent Helen Thomas. Pundits across the land evince outrage at her off-the-cuff 25-second statement made to a man who appears to be holding a camera right in her face.

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Evergreen State students overwhelmingly pass divestment votes

Press release, TESC Divest, 8 June 2010 [Electronic Intifada]

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The following release was issued on 2 June 2010 by TESC Divest:

On 2 June 2010, students at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA, made history by passing two resolutions supporting human rights, upholding international law, and promoting a just peace in the Palestine/Israel conflict.

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