Montreal protesters force cancellation of Netanyahu speech

CBC News ^ | 9.9.02

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Montreal protesters force cancellation of Netanyahu speech
Last Updated Mon, 09 Sep 2002 14:29:46

MONTREAL - Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu cancelled a speech at Concordia University in Montreal after several hundred demonstrators managed to get into a university building.

The demonstrators, who called Netanyahu anti-Palestinian and a terrorist, threw chairs and newspaper boxes at police, who were trying to evacuate the building where Netanyahu was supposed to speak.

Police responded with pepper spray or tear gas, and made at least one arrest.

Netanyahu was not present. Police and his assistants said he would not give his speech in the circumstances.

There was a long standoff between the pro-Palestinian demonstrators and the students who had come to hear Netanyahu speak. The demonstrators were pleased they had stopped him talking.

Earlier, Netanyahu told a media conference that democratic countries should back the U.S. proposal to remove Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

Saddam is willing to wage war, and must be stopped before he gets nuclear weapons, he said.

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"To wait until this tyrant develops nuclear weapons would be a big mistake."

Netanyahu was Israel's prime minister from 1996 to 1999 as leader of the Likud Party.

• FROM MAY 12, 2002: Likud votes against Palestinian state, Arafat leaves Ramallah
  

Earlier this year, Likud members voted against the establishment of a Palestinian state. Netanyahu was the driving force behind the motion.

He is scheduled to speak in Toronto Tuesday, where more protests are planned.

[goldstategop]

The totalitarian fascists who run universities also run them in the Great White North. Its virtually impossible for anyone who disagrees with the Campus Left to speak at an institution of higher education without being threatened, shouted down, and invariably intimidated into withdrawing from giving a presentation. The Campus Left makes sure no young person gets to hear a viewpoint of which it disapproves.

[stubernx98]

I think it is time for Isreal to invade Canada. They would kick thier butts. It fits too, because both are Socialist countries.

[freeasinbeer]

Yes, I have seen this first-hand. Welcome to the wonderful world of 'free speach' according to the liberals. You are 'free' to say anything you want, as long as it has a liberal slant; else, you are labelled a racist, bigot, fascist and other nasty words.

[Dog Gone]

The left pretends that it is so "tolerant."

[freeasinbeer]

Well if leftist moronic activities on a campus is grounds for an Israeli invasion, I think that Israel should start with Berkeley, Madison and Boulder. Clearly this problem is not limited to Canada.

[Black Agnes]

ping!

[Hobsonphile]

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[LiteKeeper]

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[Consort]

Montreal	Concordia U.

[riri]

Ummmm.. I hate to point out the obvious here but all the protesters look to be ARABs. Not the image I tend to conjure up when I think of the quintessential Canadian.

[john in missouri]

The demonstrators, who called Netanyahu anti-Palestinian and a terrorist, threw chairs and newspaper boxes at police

Is there something a wee bit incongruous here?

[Snake65]

Ahhh, the brownshirt tactics of the left. It's like Voltaire once didn't say: "I disagree with what you say, but will fight to the death to keep you from saying it."

[SauronOfMordor]

Its virtually impossible for anyone who disagrees with the Campus Left to speak at an institution of higher education without being threatened, shouted down, and invariably intimidated into withdrawing from giving a presentation.

A couple of years ago, Charlton Heston of the NRA was invited to speak at Villanova University here in the Philadelphia suburbs. The various anti-gun groups called a meeting to discuss how to respond. The word got out to a lot of the pro-gun people in the area. We decided to show up at the meeting

We arrived in one's and two's, not greeting or showing any connection with each other as we arrived, and dispersed ourselves through the auditorium. As the meeting started, there were about 200 people in attendence. I figured about 20-30 were activists, plus a whole bunch of people sent by their professors for "extra credit". As the meeting proceeded to the question and answer session, one pro-gunner got up to speak, and the activists tried to shout him down. The two campus rent-a-cops moved forward to eject him.

AT that point, one guy stood up and protested the pro-gunner not being heard. He called out "All the pro-2nd Amendment people here, will you please stand up!". Imagine the panel's surprise and shock as about 40-50 people stood up, many of us pretty big guys. The rent-a-cops decided to go back to their donuts.

The Q&A session at that point only took questions from known anti-gun activists, but we put our point across anyway

At the Charlton Heston speech, there were a thousand of us there to hear him. A couple of hundred protesters were outside, but they just held their signs quietly. The point had been made: DON'T make us come out looking for who's disturbing Heston's speech.

The Left are cowards. They DON'T like it when people decide they're not going to take any s--t from them

[yendu bwam]

Too bad Canada doesn't have free speech.

[moyden]

Every liberal is a violent thug.

[Feiny]

Just an update from your birthplace.....
you political refugee!

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Well if leftist moronic activities on a campus is grounds for an Israeli invasion, I think that Israel should start with Berkeley, Madison and Boulder. Clearly this problem is not limited to Canada.

Now you're talking. Maybe the US could help the Israelis out with helicopters and tanks.

[AnnaZ]

Unbelievable.