Rae Abileah of CodePink on Disrupting Netanyahu's Congress Speech: "He's the Main Obstacle to Peace"
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech was warmly received by Democrats and Republicans in Congress on Tuesday. According to ABC News, Netanyahu received 29 standing ovations during his address—four more than President Obama received during his State of the Union address earlier in the year. However, there was at least one dissenting voice inside the halls of Congress on Tuesday. That was Rae Abileah, a Jewish-American activist of Israeli descent with the group CodePink disrupting Netanayahu. Standing in the Congressional gallery, she yelled, "No more occupation, stop Israel war crimes, equal rights for Palestinians, occupation is indefensible." As she screamed, members in the audience tackled her to the ground, and undercover security forces later dragged her outside. She was taken to George Washington University Hospital where she was treated for neck and shoulder injuries. At the hospital, police arrested Abileah and charged her with disorderly conduct for disrupting Congress. Abileah's protest came as part a week-long series of actions organized by CodePink called Move Over AIPAC. We speak to Abileah about why she used non-violent civil disobedience to disrupt Netanayahu's speech.
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Oh please.. A sympathy neck brace? Do people still fall for that? Code Pink support totalitarian regimes such as Iran, Syria, Venezuela and Cuba, and gush over dictators Castro and Hugo Chavez. They support the very regimes that brutalize women and hang gays. meanwhile Israel is the only place in the Middle East where the one million Arabs living there have true democracy.
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it is 3 in the morning why am i watching this
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Rae Abileah is a light in the dark for both Israelis and Palestinians. Raes’ cry serves to liberate the Israelis from the daily crimes of their illegal occupation of Palestine and its people. The Israeli occupation is a crime similar to the unforgotten crime of the Holocaust. Save the fact that this illegal occupation is an extended crime inflicting every day suffering. Rae is a hero of courage and has a vision that gives hope to both Israelis and Palestinians.
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Zionism will be defeated when enough Jews reject this immoral ideaology which makes a mockery of the true values of Judaism.
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Yes, she is a fine and decent human being for presenting the truth. Time is on HER side, not on the side of zionism!
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Yes, she is a fine and decent human being for pointing the truth!
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Move Over AIPAC .. good on you Rae.. remember a lot of those congressmen have joint citizenship... so yeah.. hard to serve 2 masters.
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Rae Abileah got owned! Netanyahu made an example out of her immaturity and every member of Congress gave him a standing ovation!
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Number one...why is he speaking to OUR Congress anyway? He is not a member of our Congressional body. Enough of this shit!!
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@jack41401 I think it is courageous , I think the people you admire blow their own trumpet atleast twice in a speech .. one day the people will rise and justice will be served.. FREE AMERICA FROM THIS TYRANNY!!! NENTENYAHU U SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXECUTED INPLACE OF SADDAM U COWARD> NORMAN FINKELSTEIN FOR PRESIDENT !!!
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@IZZI4KING Occupation is toxic it corrupt the soul of the occupier. You think that you can keep 5million Palestinians under your boots forever.occupation is corrupting your souls and this is the crux of the matter Shalom.
taano71 8 months ago 7
It's people like this that make me have hope and faith in the Jewish people
AllDayRippa 7 months ago 4