Campaining journalist attempts citizens arrest on Lieberman in Brussels

Irish journalist David Cronin, correspondent for IPS and commentator for The Guardian, on Tuesday attempted a citizens arrest on Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in EU Council, he was quickly escorted from the conference room before the press meeting started.

Interview with David Cronin, on his Lieberman arrest attempt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soEXzX9m7p8

It's the second time that Cronin attempted a citizens arrest in Brussels. In March last year, Cronin attempted to place Tony Blair under a citizen's arrest for his role in the invasion of Iraq, during a visit by the former UK prime minister to the European Parliament for a hearing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Cronin has published extensively on EU relations with Israel.

According to the Guardian.co.uk website, David Cronin is the Brussels correspondent of Inter Press Service news agency.

Born in Dublin in 1971, he wrote for a variety of Irish publications before moving to Belgium in 1995. After working as a research assistant and press officer in the European parliament, he became the European correspondent with The Sunday Tribune, Dublin, in 1998. He then worked as political correspondent for European Voice, a weekly newspaper owned by The Economist, from 2001 until 2006.

He has also written about rock, jazz and world music for The Bulletin, the main English-language magazine targeting expatriates living in Belgium, and for the Wall Street Journal Europe.

This video is an excerpt from the official video footage made available via the EU's Europe by Satellite service.

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[ryanshaunkelly]

@OhadAlmagorOhad

Never question the Israeli 9/11 pack o' lies.

[petersz98]

@UrbanTory

Israel not like South Africa? It is more like Nazi Germany circa 1933! The Führer has been re-incarnated. His name Lieberman who lives on a Jews only Jim Crow settlement. Heil Lieberman!

[zozoanaconda]

@saulboyjt

calm down Bastard :) we win at last \m/  :D

[jozsefkacsa]

@jozsefkacsa I mean your claim that Palestinians live in Israel have the same rights as the Jews!!!!

[donazzura]

@jozsefkacsa I have no idea what you mean but if you are confused than keep in mind I only state facts and if anyone disagrees I challenge him to refute the facts I present.

[jozsefkacsa]

@UrbanTory Actually you're right because Israel is way worst than South Africa.S.Africa was pressured by International Sanctions but Israel is free to do all its crimes against Humanity.And who sold the Apartheid South Africa,ITS Military vehicles,weapons and Nuclear arsenal who else ISRAEL

[jozsefkacsa]

@donazzura C'mon buddy are u joking or do u just think everyone is Stupid

[donazzura]

@OrthodoxDarwinist For some reason I believe I already talked to you. Anyways, Arabs living in Israel (EXCLUDING West Bank or Gaza, which are not Israel) have equal rights as Jews. I have no idea where you got that information from but I'd like to check it. While Arabs in West Bank and Gaza do face restrictions, it's because of the numerous bombings and launching rocket mortars committed by them, and not because of ethnicity or religion.

[OrthodoxDarwinist]

@donazzura

Lying fucking Zionist scum.

"Palestinians face systematic discrimination merely because of their race, ethnicity, and national origin, depriving them of electricity, water, schools. hile Israeli settlements flourish, Palestinians under Israeli control live in a time warp - not just separate, not just unequal, but sometimes even pushed off their lands and out of their homes."