'Palestinian Gandhi' Convicted for Protesting; U.S. Silent [View All]

[Ken Burch]

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/08/30-0

By Robert Nauman, published August 30, 2010
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Last week, an Israeli military court convicted Abdallah Abu Rahmah, whom progressive Zionists have called a "Palestinian Gandhi," of "incitement" and "organizing and participating in illegal demonstrations" for organizing protests against the confiscation of Palestinian land by the "Apartheid Wall" in the village of Bilin in the West Bank, following an eight month trial, during which he was kept in prison.

The European Union issued a protest. But as far as I am aware, no U.S. official has said anything and no U.S. newspaper columnist has denounced this act of repression; indeed, the U.S. press hasn't even reported the news. To find out what happened, someone could search the wires where they'll find this AFP story, or go to the British or Israeli press.
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So much for the right of the Israeli government to demand nonviolence from Palestinians.