Friday 19 September 2014

Ohio U pro-Israel students arrested

«...After warning that the students are disturbing the meeting, Marzec reportedly called for their detainment. Sebo and her three fellow activists were then escorted out by Ohio University police officers. The four students were arrested and charged with a fourth degree misdemeanor for disturbing a lawful meeting. If convicted, the charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 days in jail and a $250 fine, reported the Athens News. The students pled not guilty in Athens City Municipal Court.

"These students were not a threat to public order or to the public safety," Fingerhut wrote in his letter. ...»
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Kol Tuv,
RRW

1 comment:

Mr. Cohen said...

Does the United Nations (U.N.) discriminate against Israel?

“Israel is the only U.N. state not permitted to be a full member of any of the U.N.’s five regional groups.

Throughout the Human Rights Council sessions, these groups hold key planning meetings in which countries negotiate and share important information behind closed doors.

Even the Palestinian Authority, though not a state, is permitted into the Asian regional group.”

SOURCE:
article by Anne Bayefsky 2010/9/24 in The Jewish Voice.
Anne Bayefsky is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust.