The True Face of Hamas Supporters in the US

Hat tip Investigative Project on Terrorism


In 2010, I was present at UC Irvine when the so-called Irvine 11, members of the Muslim Student Union, disrupted the speech of Michael Oren, the Israeli ambassador to the US. It was an ugly scene as these young men tried to deprive an audience of about 300 mostly elderly Jews of the chance to hear the ambassador speak. They were arrested, prosecuted and convicted. Yet they bore and continue to bear their misdemeanor as some sort of act of martyrdom. In May 2012, three of these self-annointed martyrs returned to UC Irvine as part of the MSU's annual anti-Israel events and were hailed as heroes by the MSU. When I pointed out to them during the Q and A that they were speaking without any disruption and asked why they denied that same right to Oren, they unapologetically replied that the Oren was a "war criminal", and if he ever returned to UCI they would do it again.

One of those three speakers was Taher Herzallah. He is featured today in the Investigative Project on Terrorism for a series of disgusting Facebook messages he has put out on the current fighting in Gaza.

http://www.investigativeproject.org/4470/amp-official-defends-hamas-praises-israeli

I note also that Herzallah is now some sort of coordinator for American Muslims for Palestine, a despicable group founded by none other than UC Berkeley professor Hatem Bazian, who over the years since he came to this country from the West Bank, has been reported to have made anti-Semitic remarks in public, such as telling a university audience to count how many campus buildings had Jewish names on them.  He is also reported to have called for an intifada in the US. When he is asked about those remarks (as I have) , he dances all around it never quite answering the question. I could say that Bazian is an embarrassment to UCB, but after all, that institution is notorious for having a multitude characters like him on its faculty.

As for Herzallah, his latest remarks underline the true nature of the pro-Palestinian movement in the US. It is dedicated to Israel's destruction. They celebrate Israeli deaths.