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AJC Petitions Court to Uphold Convictions of 10 pro-Palestinian Activists

Jewish organization filed brief to the Appellate court seeking to uphold convictions of 10 hooligans for interrupting speech given by Ambassador Michael Oren at University of California ay Irvine.

By Rina Tzvi

 

Jewish groups are urging the Appellate Division of the California Superior Court in Orange County to uphold the conviction of 10 individuals for repeatedly interrupting Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren’s speech at the University of California at Irvine.

“The First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech may not be invoked to protect those who intentionally disrupt a lawful meeting,” said Marc D. Stern, General Counsel of the American Jewish Committee (AJC). Continue Reading »