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Ayalon faces hostile academic crowd in UK
Hagit Klaiman
Published: 09.02.10, 18:46
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1. everybody knows israel is the war criminal
masjnoe   (02.09.10)
only iran has the guts to tell the world that israel must be punished. the west meaens zero in ethcal sense of the world
2. Why is the Israeli Embassy circulating this video?
Andi ,   Israel   (02.09.10)
Is there no end to the stupidity of our PR people. This demonstrator couldn't have wished for more if he'd paid them a million dollars. What next? Islamic Jihad readings in the Knesset translated in to Hebrew, all free of charge.
3. #1
AD ,   Toronto, Canada   (02.09.10)
So according to you the whole world is unethical except for Iran ... you're pathetic!!!
4. Kick the scoundrels out
Brod ,   USA   (02.09.10)
The cops should have taken away the Islamist-Jihadists scoundrels immediately. They have no right crusading their Jihadism in the UK. The university should kick them out. They are terrorist Trojan Horse in the institutions that would explode like a time bomb.
5. allah's pride and joy
Jojo ,   PRTWSHNY   (02.09.10)
And every one present, knew that those interrupting represent islamic garbage at his best.
6. # 5 your words are the garbage itself..
Tareq ,   Jerusalem   (02.09.10)
Your comment shows how racist you are against muslims, You should respect other religions even if You are a jew or christian, I respect your religion but I won't let you use the word " islamic garbage". This reflects how racist and cruel your ideas are.
7. It is goo that they showed this
Yaron ,   Sacto   (02.09.10)
It is showing the world that the people against Israel are those who disrupt dialog. Those that are against Israel are into suppressing other peoples point of view. This is the whole issue in the middle east. The Arabs are ok if a non-Arab has a voice, but one needs to keep it on mute. Once others can be heard they have pograms/wars etc.
8. The real war criminals are lost on this audience.
Doug R ,   Wales, UK   (02.09.10)
Arafat, who was involved in the murder of more Jews than anyone since Hitler, was given the red carpet treatment by Tony Blair when he visited 10 Downing Street. If Arafat had address this audience he would have done so holding a gun, like he did at the UN, and no doubt would have received a rapturous response. When Gaza was ceded to Arafat's cohorts in Hamas Jewish synagogues were desecrated and destroyed, while former Jewish towns and villages were used as terrorist training camps and platforms from which to fire thousands of missiles and mortars into neighbouring Jewish civilian areas. Each missile and mortar was meant to murder or mutilate...a Jew. If each missile alone had killed one Jewish civilian then over ten thousand innocent civilians would have died. And here we are condemning the Jewish state for daring to act in self defence against those who hide behind their own civilians and use them as shields to continue the work that Arafat swore would continue. The Hamas and Fatah charters are a basis for war crimes and war criminals in themselves but such is the inherent hatred for the Jews in some quarters of this country of mine that the context is expediently ignored. Others in this country know the truth, the whole truth, the history and the context of the political, historic and religious realms and will stand by Israel and the Jews in the face of such hostility.
9. #1
Louis Fried ,   Woodbridge, Canada   (02.09.10)
What a brilliant comment! Why don't you go to Tehran and exercise your democratic right to free speech and see what the Mullahs and Ahmedinejad do to you. And don't expect any assistant from the Oxford students- they are very selective about which issues they protest.
10. I personally vouch for allah
masjnoe   (02.09.10)
that commanded us to kill all infidels using all means at our disposal lying, deceiving, cheating, stealing, robbing other peoples lands, destroying their cultures and ruining their countries and removing any clue that they ever existed after that we kill them and make their boys our slaves and their little girls our concubines after that we live off their wealth and after that is exhausted and there are no more infidels to rob then nothing, emptiness, we are poor and miserable and have grievances toward the infidels that don't exist any longer for us to take advantage of
11. ISRAEL’s ‘SECURITY’ FORCES DRIVE CAR AT OXFORD PROTESTOR
Protestor ,   Oxford   (02.09.10)
What the article doesn’t mention is that Danny Ayalon gave one of the most shambolic and slovenly performances by a foreign minister the debating chamber has ever scene. He totally lost control of the Union, standing like a deer caught in headlights as students stood up and read lengthy sections from the Goldstone Report, picked up his numerous bare-faced lies (for example that the West Bank and East Jerusalem are not Occupied Territory), and echoed the famous denunciation of Joseph McCarthy: ‘Have you no decency? At long last, have you left no decency?’ But the real scandal of the evening was the vicious thuggery of Ayalon’s security staff. As one protestor photographed their car, they drove the car straight into him. The protestor was literally carried on the bonnet a hundred yards down an Oxford street, clinging on as the security staff sped up. When he managed to fling himself clear, the protestor was badly bruised but luckily not seriously injured. Thames Valley Police are now investigating the crime, having been provided with photographic evidence of the incident.
12. the last two lines are made up. look it up on youtube
Joy ,   NY   (02.09.10)
13. Notice how many were NOT cheering. This man was a geek.
Simon ,   Oxford   (02.09.10)
I wonder what country he is from and how free his people are there? He has probably landed himself, if not already, on the MI5/6 watch list. His time will come.
14. No 11. Security doing job, heckle Blair/Browns entourage???
David. ,   Oxford   (02.09.10)
and see the consequences. I was there, it was actually not as dramatic as the report, reports. It was fine, this loud mouth was taken outside, he calmed down and got back to his flat to no doubt go online, I'm sure. But good to see Ayalon in the UK. Welcome anytime. What makes you assume Ayalons security were even Israeli? Why did you go anyway? did you read the part on the Goldstone report re: Hamas war crimes? nope, doubt it. what did you achieve apart from report on 'crimes' in blogs online all night to people who just see you as another hippy protestor? just something else to talk about down the student union. Get yourself to Gaza or West bank and help out there if your hard enough, changes are, you won't or ever will. After that, head to Tibet, Iran and help the young protestors, with real reasons to protest - unlike you, or go to Georgia/Russian border, Zimbabwe, Sudan and Somalia. Oh wait, no you wont. Just sit by your screen all day and attack Israel, because, it's cool to do that in your tribe of friends and ignore the rest of the worlds problems..
15. Tolerating the intolerant and the intolerable
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (02.09.10)
For Oxford to tolerate this kind of behavior in its lecture halls shows they are either sympathetic to these pro-Palestinian agitators or they lack the will to deal with them as a civil society should. Those who disrupt should be summarily expelled. That was the explicit threat when Goldstone debated Gold at Brandeis, and a security presence made clear the organizers were serious. The debate went on. Charge them criminally with disturbing the peace. And if they're not citizens, kick them out of the country. If they're not going to behave in civil fashion, they don't belong in civil society.
16. hound those students and their groups and speakers
ralph   (02.10.10)
and put on demonstrations against them even if no speaker is there. put them on the defensive and present in their face the racist nazis they are
17. @11
(02.10.10)
i must say that thank the lord i was present at his lecture by mr. ayalon, both inside and outside of oxford hall. you lie shamelessly. at best, you are delusional. what you claimed happened, only haooened in your imagination. it is unseemly for you to concoct a pure fictional occurence or happening to justify your point or your anti israel stance. what you claim happened, did not happen at all. i was inside the lecture hall. yes, there were disturbances that showed the vile behavior of the so called demonstrators whom most were of arab origin. except for one non arab female and male, most of the loudmouths were from arab countries studying here. considering the disturbances that, i must say, resembled animal shoutings, mr. ayalon was extremely concise, pleasant, informative, and i must say, quite truthful in the information he presented. anyone familiar with that region's history is well aware of the arab lies, rather than the israeli lies that have been propagated by these venumous protesters. i am neither jewish nor arab. i have no stake in this debate. but i can read history. i can talk with many people on both sides and i can analyze situations for their truths and lies. i stand by what mr. ayalon has said pure and simple. standing outdoors and looking at the motorcade procession bringing mr. ayalon to the lecture, i noticed no such thing happening and i dare you to bring forth any news to that effect. the motorcade advanced peacefully and not a single demonstrator was injured , pulled by the israeli envoy's car or dragged across the street. i have no idea why you would come up with such an insane lie unless it serves your purpose in creating vile rumors and pinning the blame on the israeli side. i do feel sorry for you because had you really listened to what mr. ayalon said, he made lots of sense in the true meaning of the word. while, you and your cohorts made no sense at all and made a racous embarrassment of yourselves. sean duncan, jr. london
18. @12
(02.10.10)
indeed. the last two lines of this article ARE NOT MADE UP. the reason for youtube not showing the final applause and positive reaction to mr. ayalon's lecture is simply due to the camera interrupting its course while the disruption and disrupting students were led outside by security forces. at that time, and when the camera was off, all students remaining in the hall got up, applauded and thanked mr. ayalon for the wonderful lecture he gave the crowd. i happen to have seen the camera man following the disruptive students outside to take in their reactions to their expulsion from the hall. at that exact time, what was told in the last two sentences of this article, occured in the hall itself while the camera was outside the hall. sean duncan, jr. london
19. i find it very interesting
(02.10.10)
than not a single pro israel or jewish group on any campus EVER EVER behaved in this manner when any arab or palestinian speaker came for a visit. are we demanding freedom of speech belongs only to pro palestinian speakers, but none to jewish or israeli speakers? additionally, i fail to see how one can claim israel is not a democracy and doesn't allow freedom of speech when we repeatedly see only arabs and pro arabs demanding and silencing jewish and israeli speakers. also, if one wants to use the abominable lie that is the goldstone report to drive their anti israel agenda, do not those people that use this tactic and goldstone report FORGET THAT GOLDSTONE SPECIFICALLY ACCUSES HAMAS OF WAR CRIMES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY????? why do all those oh so concerned students with issues of human rights and fairness not consider that hamas is itself a war criminal and a criminal against humanity itself??? what is good for the goose is good for the gander. as for the professors, students and security officers standing around in that HALL OF SHAME, how can you allow such indecent, violent and undignified behavior to represent your school in the name of freedom of speech? how can you allow your university to be used as a platform to such uncivilized behavior. if you all were do concerned with freeedom of speech, why do you not allow this israeli envoy to have his say in peace and quiet? how can you support such destruction of freedom of speech on your campus? should one be overheard more than the other? should not each side be allowed to speak rationally and peacefully with no interruption. why even have security at all if you do not exercise the behavior tenants your university must adopt towards other dignitaries and allow violators of freedom of speech to prevail. you are all part and parcel with their agenda. by not taking action, you encourage and allow such ununiversity behavior to occure repeatedly on your campuses. when violators of freedom of speech violate decency rules and freedom of others' speeches, such students, if i can call them that. should be expelled, removed and kicked out asap. if you do not demand decency and good behavior, you are all as complicit in this terrorist approach these students use as they are too. shame on you! this kind of screaming and shouting is ok and a habit in all muslim and arab lands and in iran, often followed by violence and killings. but this is the west where such behaviors should be forbidden because they go against our moral conduct and our decent conduct and behavior. you can be pro or con. but you have to behave and screaming is not a form of debate. it is a form of violence and denying of the same freedom of speech you use to others. hameed abouyghaze, iranian
20. #11: Really?
Israeli 2   (02.10.10)
I hope that's true...I am only sad they missed the other protesters...'cause if they got them all I would have cheered Yahoo! and googled every chance I have."
21. 16...that's so Nazish!
Edithann ,   UDA   (02.10.10)
Can't take the criticism or just the disruptions.? Aren't you being a ltlle much..to take it to a threatening level? WHY? TATA
22. Thank G-d for Mr. Goldstone
(02.10.10)
The man who almost single handedly put a final nail into the coffin of this so called peace process.
23. Antisemitic protestors
Daniel ,   Oxford   (02.10.10)
It should be noted that one of these so called protestors shouted "Death to Jews" in Arabic. Melanie Phillips has written about it on her blog. These protestors are antisemitic thugs, not remotely interested in debate. The police will be made aware of the racist nature of the protest.
24. Typical
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (02.10.10)
Arabs, leftists, and other fascists cannot tolerate free speech.
25. to #11 that is murder attempt , in this case
ghostq   (02.10.10)
we show what British really made of which is crul non democratic racist policy especially when it comes to jews.
26. to #14 he will have to duck for cover
ghostq   (02.10.10)
cause the rocket alarm will be off, just because you don't read it on the net it doesn't mean Hamas doesn't traget Israeli civilians on weekly basis, oh and if you realy like mess go to north jerusalem cause they throw building blocks from the roofs, because city hall gave them a few parking tickets and try to make them pay taxes like everybody else.
27. #5 Tareq
Marco ,   Spain   (02.10.10)
Not all Jews and Christians are Jerks like #5. We christians, have many good people like George Galloway, Jimmy Carter, Hugo Chavez just to mention a few. Jews have many good people like Norman Finklestein, Neteutri Karta among others.
28. To 11 Everyone read this!!!!!
Shimon ,   Ploeg   (02.10.10)
I watched the clip one of the 'protestors' was screaming 'death to the Jews' in Arabic. Do you support this? if so you're just an evil racist. If you support peace you should shut up and listen to the other side. If you support racism you should not be part of any university and should go live in Iran or join some Neo-Nazi organisation. Interestingly someone can scream 'Death to the Jews' in the middle of the Oxford Union and no-one really cares. If it was 'Death to the muslims' I'm sure you would be standing on a little soapbox screaming against racism but I guess racism against Jews is fine with you!
29. to #27 :) who?
ghostq   (02.10.10)
all you mention r losers who can't even hold a job.
30. England is the muslim & anti Israel capital of Europe
zionist forever   (02.10.10)
Who cares we have 1 group or another pushing for sanctions or demonstrating about something to do every year. In 2009 it was the fire brigade union calling for sanctions. In 2010 we have had them wanting to arrest Livni and now students & academics who do what they do best and thats protest because they think they have all the answers to everything. Its probably just a matter of time before there is a muslim king or queen.
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