Posted on 07/24/2006 4:57:15 PM PDT by Nachum
A Jewish activist was physically assaulted and his life was threatened during a planned "peaceful" rally held by the Muslim American Society in Boston, he told WorldNetDaily today.
"I have never been physically attacked before. I've had slurs thrown at me, got into heated debates, but what was amazing was that I was actually physically attacked," Seva Brodsky said. "Since they were the majority, and felt invincible, they threatened to kill me!"
Brodsky, who recently returned from nearly six months in Israel, captured some of the confrontation on video, available at the weblog Solomonia.com.
The event Friday at Boston's City Hall Plaza was the Muslim American Society's "Justice for Palestine and Lebanon Protest." Participants brought signs, including one calling for "victory" for the terrorist group Hezbollah and the "Palestinian Resistance."
Brodsky reported to Solomonia he was bullied, pushed, shoved, cursed and abused after showing up in Boston where Muslims said they planned to rally to call for an end to the "indiscriminate" loss of life in Lebanon.
The event was held by the Boston branch of the Muslim American Society's Freedom Foundation, where spokesman Mahdi Bray told WorldNetDaily his group's events always are peaceful.
"I've been doing rallies since LBJ was president and I came out of the non-violence movement. Every rally we've ever had, regardless of the politics, all of our rallies are non-violent and peaceful," he insisted.
The local event organizer, Omar Abdala, said in reports that it was "unacceptable" to indiscriminately kill innocent civilians, and he is calling for Israel to pull back immediately.
Israel and Hezbollah, a terrorist faction operating in Lebanon, have been at war for two weeks after an attack on Israeli soldiers left several dead and two more as hostages.
Brodsky said he took out and turned on a video camera as he approached the assembled group, estimated by Boston police at about 500.
"As I approached the crowd I was confronted," Brodsky wrote. He said the man "tried to harass and intimidate me" and blocked his camera. When he tried to lift his camera overhead, to shoot over the top of the man confronting him, Brodsky said the man raised a large white banner to create a new barrier.
Then the crowd started threatening and verbally abusing him, he said, and a "short and skinny" woman screamed hysterically and grabbed his arm and his camera.
"At this point, indignant and even outraged, realizing that I was entirely on my own and no help was forthcoming, I yanked the camera … and a scuffle ensued," Brodsky said.
But one man then told Brodsky he would be hunted down and killed.
Brodsky said he eventually talked with a police officer and was directed to a nearby station, but he hadn't decided whether he would try to pursue a complaint.
Bray said there have been instances of individuals showing up at rallies with their own agenda of violence or intimidation and that he always arranges for police to be at rallies to address problems that do occur.
The Muslim American Society's website carried the Boston Globe report on the event. The paper reported both Muslims and Christians were at the rally and carried signs such as "Free All Palestinian and Lebanese Political Prisoners," "End the Israeli Occupation," and "Stop Aid and Weapons." ,P> Brodsky, however, captured photographs of rally signs that said "Victory to Hizballah and the Palestinian Resistance" and "Zionists Out of the Middle East." A flyer attached to the sign said "Armagedon (sic)."
"I had the wrong type of faith," Brodsky told WorldNetDaily. "The Arabs at the demonstration were so hostile. They could see right away who I was."
The event was a big step among Muslims, said Caline Jarudi, of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee in Massachusetts, because Muslims frequently are concerned about vocalizing their views.
Participants in the rally also held pictures of the dead in Lebanon, but a spokesman for the American Jewish Committee in Boston, Lawrence Lowenthal, said Hezbollah has moved into homes and apartments in civilian areas in Lebanon in order to launch rockets at Israel.
"I don't understand what alternative Israel has," he told the newspaper. "Hezbollah is holding Israel hostage."
Dude, they are killing non Muslims everywhere in the world.
What part of this don't you get?
The "Religion of Peace"...proves once again that it is NOT!
Michael Graham at WRKO radio says that he has a video of some of this at his web site.
I don't have time now to look for it, but I heard that on the program earlier today.
Brodsky was on Boston radio this morning but I only caught the last part of the interview. Gee, sure is interesting that the Boston Globe whitewashed the event (not). When I was growing up seems like I was always hearing about how the Zionists controlled the US press. If they ever did, they sure lost it somewhere along the way.
The link doesn't work. Gee, I wonder who removed his blog?
(Go Israel Go! Slap 'Em Down Hezbullies.)
Man, you have to wonder just how sheltered an upbringing some of these guys had - yes, bub, there are folks out there who hate Jews and will happily kill them whether they do the doe-eyed "but I'm on your side and Trying To Understand Root Causes Of Violence" or not. It's a fairly recent development - three millennia or so...
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Hasn't made the MSM yet. Imagine if one hair in one muslim beard were threatened.
I'm surprised he lived to tell about it and has all of his body parts attached.
Throw a pigs head in a mosque and it's a hate crime. Kill, or threaten to kill a Jew and it's totally acceptable.
Given his description one might conclude that some at the rally were violently protecting their identity from his camera.
Makes one wonder.
Seva Brodsky is not a leftist.
I think we are in the end times.
TROP alert.
Well, that must end. Muslims must come right out and tell us what they think and what they are up to. Feel free to express yourselves. Death to Jews, death to infidels...you know, that sort of thing. Keep it real.
Perhaps Boston's Mullah Omar will send a strongly worded fatwa to that effect to Hezbollah, and they will stop shooting rockets laden with high-explosives and ball-bearing shrapnel into residential and business districts frequented by innocent civilians? No?
I agree with you ideologically in general, but I can't find anything in the posted article identifying this Brodsky as "leftist." He's called a "Jewish activist," which could mean several different things.
Only this time, they are sacrificing Jews for the moon god
More "tolerance" and "celebration of diversity" and unquestionable "patriotism" from the unholy alliance of leftists and terrorist supporters.
Note the signs praying for Hezbollah victory.
I don't think he's a leftist. His pride in being Jewish, American and a Zionist encourage me to think that he is centre-right, if not genuinely conservative (on foreign policy, if nothing else).
Oh those peaceful Muslims, I'm sure someone somewhere will find a way to place the blame for this attack on Mr. Brodsky
Check out the neat signs. Like the ones supporting Hezbollah. And the Palestinian terrorist "resistance". And then watch the videos of the assault.
Screw Brosdsky. If he won't press charges then the wuss deserved everything he got.
It is 99.9999% unlikely we can persuade these single digit IQ types that their moon god is false. That does not leave the free world with many options. What do we do against a sworn enemy that wants to kill us all or convert us?
If we wait until these mental midgets get a nuke it will be too late. They must be removed from this country as a start. It is not a religion and does not deserve the protection of our 1st Amendment based upon my simple religion test (see below):
We need to define what can be excluded from the term religion. I suggest a few simple litmus tests that any group seeking 1st amendment protection must pass. If your belief fails any of the litmus tests below you belong to a hate group and must be expelled from the country.
#1: If your belief commands you to kill or enslave those who are not of your religion then you fail the litmus test. .
#2: If your belief commands you to kill anyone who leaves your organization then you fail the litmus test.
#3: If your belief demands you kill or enslave anyone who writes, draws, speaks negatively about your belief you fail the litmus test.
We in America know the benevolence that is at the heart of Islam. We've seen it in many ways.
Yeah, Hollywood as well.
This has happened in Europe... and we made fun of them, for good reason.
Now that it is happening here, will we do the same as Europe... or will we fight back?
Are we to be Euro-peon sheep to be slaughtered by the Islamic scum?
if posts from Wikipedia are banned, then so should be posts from World Net Daily (and NewMax, etc.).
The FBI is too busy investigating Moslem-writing on Mosques designed to get sympathy.
The MSM sides with the Moslems to murder any American Christian or Jew.
Which is precisely my point...
Are we to be Euro-peon sheep to be slaughtered by the Islamic scum?
Or will we fight back?
Hollywood ---- yes, how could I forget?
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For a great article on Islam, the Whore of Babylon, go to yourarmstoisrael.org and select "sermon notes" and pull up "The Final Endtime Beast". Print and save for future reference.
Funny 1st state to allow gay marriage where they dont even like gays or blacks.
Muslims all over the world are telling us by their words and deeds what their goals are. Too many people in the Western world are not paying attention. Will it take more and worse 9/11's to wake them up?
I think we are in the end times.
A rude awakening..
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The following is a description (slightly modified) from Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat. www.frontline.org.za/books_videos/sti.htm
As long as the Muslim population remains around 1% of any given country they will be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to anyone. In fact, they may be featured in articles and films, stereotyped for their colorful uniqueness.
At 2% and 3% they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs [Europe, Australia, USA and Japan]. Six percent of US prison inmates are Muslim. Like any other minority, they won’t integrate, but work to build their own separate community.
From 5% on they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. South Africa's Muslim population is 2%, but they control 35% of the businesses, a large percentage of the banks and have five Cabinet seats while Christians (77% of the population) have none.
They will push for the introduction of halaal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature it on their shelves (along with threats for failure to comply).
At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves under Sharia; Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islam is not to convert the world, but to establish Sharia law over the entire world.
When Muslims reach 10% of the population, they will increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. (Ei: car-burnings in France last October.) Any non-Muslim action that offends Islam will result in uprisings and threats.
After reaching 20% expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings and church and synagogue burning (India, Mindanao, Philippines).
At 40% you will find widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks and ongoing militia warfare [Indonesia].
From 60% you may expect unfettered persecution of non-believers and other religions, sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon and Jizya (infidel tax). (Sudan, Kosovo, Lebanon and Egypt).
After 80% expect State run ethnic cleansing and genocide [Western Papua (New Guinea), Iran, Biafra, Turkey and North Nigeria].
100% will usher in the peace of "Dar-es-Salaam" - House of Peace - as in Saudi Arabia, Libya and Yemen.
Perhaps you could give us a few more statistics and elaborate on the 6% of the U.S. prison population being Muslim, like against , Blacks, Mexicans, Jews,6% is a hell of a lot, and I do know that they make ideal immigrants.
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