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   Anti-Israel Activism Criminalized in the Land of Charlie Hebdo and �Free Speech�

The post-Charlie Hebdo �free speech� march in Paris was a fraud for multiple reasons, as I wrote at the time. It was led by dozens of world leaders, many of whom imprison or even kill people for expressing prohibited views. It was cheered by many Westerners who feign upset only when free speech abridgments are perpetrated by Muslims, but not � as is far more common � by their own governments against Muslims.

https://theintercept.com/2015/10/27/criminalization-of-anti-israel-activism-escalates-this-time-in-the-land-of-the-charlie-hebdo-free-speech-march/

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abuayisha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Muslim Joined: 05 October 1999 Location: Los Angeles Status: Offline Points: 5105	Post Options Post Reply Quote abuayisha Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "Free Speech" Posted: 01 November 2015 at 8:39am
	Anti-Israel Activism Criminalized in the Land of Charlie Hebdo and �Free Speech� The post-Charlie Hebdo �free speech� march in Paris was a fraud for multiple reasons, as I wrote at the time. It was led by dozens of world leaders, many of whom imprison or even kill people for expressing prohibited views. It was cheered by many Westerners who feign upset only when free speech abridgments are perpetrated by Muslims, but not � as is far more common � by their own governments against Muslims. https://theintercept.com/2015/10/27/criminalization-of-anti-israel-activism-escalates-this-time-in-the-land-of-the-charlie-hebdo-free-speech-march/

Tim the plumber Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Male Joined: 30 September 2014 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 944	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tim the plumber Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 November 2015 at 12:48pm
	Who has been imprisoned for expressing their views? As long as you don't call for aggression against anybody you are free to say what you like here.

Ron Webb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Male atheist Joined: 30 January 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada Status: Offline Points: 2467	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ron Webb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 November 2015 at 2:22pm
	I could agree with most of Greenwald's article, but it's a pity he had to begin with a tu quoque fallacy attacking the Charlie Hebdo demonstrations. It is perfectly reasonable to be opposed to France's treatment of BDS protestors, while also being opposed to the Charlie Hebdo terrorists and supporting a demonstration expressing our outrage against them.
	Addeenul �Aql � Religion is intellect.

abuayisha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Muslim Joined: 05 October 1999 Location: Los Angeles Status: Offline Points: 5105	Post Options Post Reply Quote abuayisha Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 November 2015 at 6:47pm
	The individuals arrived at the supermarket wearing shirts emblazoned with the words: �Long live Palestine, boycott Israel.� They also handed out fliers that said that �buying Israeli products means legitimizing crimes in Gaza.� The court in Colmar imposed fines to the collective tune of $14,500 and court expenses on Laila Assakali, Yahya Assakali, Assya Ben Lakbir, Habiba Assakali, Sylviane Mure, Farida Sarr, Aline Parmentier, Mohammad Akbar, Jean-Michel Baldassi, Maxime Roll, Jacques Ballouey and Henry Eichholtzer. They appealed the ruling citing their freedom to express their opinion. In confirming the sentences, the Court of Cassation cited the French republic�s law on Freedom of the Press, which prescribes imprisonment or a fine of up to $50,000 for parties that �provoke discrimination, hatred or violence toward a person or group of people on grounds of their origin, their belonging or their not belonging to an ethnic group, a nation, a race or a certain religion.� Read more: http://forward.com/news/breaking-news/323207/france-court-upholds-bds-is-discrimination-ruling/#ixzz3r9BzTe3q

abuayisha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Muslim Joined: 05 October 1999 Location: Los Angeles Status: Offline Points: 5105	Post Options Post Reply Quote abuayisha Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 November 2015 at 12:32pm
	Five security guards, members of the RCMP, two in bulletproof vests, all entrants pass through metal detectors, undergo a wand search, check all electronics including cell phones and have their bags meticulously scrutinized. Why all the security? The crown was presenting its criminal case against Arthur Topham, for the crime of �hate.� http://dissidentvoice.org/2015/11/the-extraordinary-trial-of-arthur-topham/

Matt Browne Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Male Joined: 19 April 2010 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 937	Post Options Post Reply Quote Matt Browne Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 November 2015 at 5:58am
	Criticizing Israeli politics is totally legal in France and Germany and Israel. And it's done all the time. It should be done. That's normal in any democracy. The problem is expressing anti-semitic sentiment like "all Jews are xyz". This is not acceptable. Like it's not acceptable to say "all Muslims are xyz". And it's illegal to say things like "all Jews should be drowned in the ocean" or "we should drop a nuclear bomb on Mecca".
	A religion that's intolerant of other religions can't be the world's best religion --Abdel Samad Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people--Eleanor Roosevelt

abuayisha Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Muslim Joined: 05 October 1999 Location: Los Angeles Status: Offline Points: 5105	Post Options Post Reply Quote abuayisha Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16 November 2015 at 8:33am
	What did these French criminals do? This: The individuals arrived at the supermarket wearing shirts emblazoned with the words: �Long live Palestine, boycott Israel.� They also handed out fliers that said that �buying Israeli products means legitimizing crimes in Gaza.� https://theintercept.com/2015/10/27/criminalization-of-anti-israel-activism-escalates-this-time-in-the-land-of-the-charlie-hebdo-free-speech-march