Last week at UC Irvine, Michael Oren, the Israeli ambassador to the US, was repeatedly interrupted by students trying to shout his speech down because they disagreed with policies of Israel. The Council on American Islamic Relations released a letter applauding this thuggery which said ""The students voiced political views to shame the representative of a foreign government embroiled in controversy for its outrageous violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. Delivering this message in a loud and shocking manner expressed the gravity of the charges leveled against Israeli policies, and falls within the purview of protected speech."
These thugs should learn something about free speech on campus. Their predecessors are many and they all use the same kinds of specious justifications for their disruptive behavior. Unfortunately, the Orange County DA refused to prosecute the disrupters. If any of them were students they should be disciplined on campus.
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