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...funny as this role-reversal is a few right-wing Jews pulled off a more serious and shrill direct action on Jesse Jackson last week during Jackson's official announcement of his candidacy for the Democratic Presidential nomination. The Jews, reported to be members of the Jewish Defense League (JDL), protested Jackson's meetings with Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leaders by shouting "Anti-Semitism" during the event. Fortunately, police quickly whisked the protestors away; the crowd began chanting "Run Jesse...
...keep the government honest by freeing criminals. He has, after all, challenged the government as a lawyer of last resort in many controversial cases--ranging from defending porn star Hary Reems to representing nursing home mogul Bernard Bergman to backing CIA agent-turned-whistleblower Frank Snepp to aiding the JDL conspirator. In some cases, his clever defenses advanced civil liberties; in others, they freed people who should be behind bars...
...made its earlier decision primarily because of the Tufts-JDL connection to the international JDL. Don Klein, CSL chairman and professor of Political Science, said Thursday...
...faculty overruling of the CSL decision came after an impassioned plea by Biology professor Saul Slapikoff, who cited the CSL vote as an abridgement of the Tufts-JDL's constitutional right to freedom of speech...
...international JDL., whose goal is to protect Jews around the world, has been often linked to violent acts. Its leader Meir Kahane, has been imprisoned in Israel...