[Scpg] [hd-films-sb] BREAKING: UCSB Professor called anti-Semitic for comparing Nazi war crimes to Israel's occupation of Gaza

Wed Apr 29 00:03:32 PDT 2009

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> From: John Calvert <calvertdesign at gmail.com>
> Date: April 28, 2009 11:58:45 PM PDT
> To: sb-action at hopedance.net
> Subject: [sb-forum] [sb-news] [sb-action] BREAKING: UCSB Professor  
> called anti-Semitic for comparing Nazi war crimes to Israel's  
> occupation of Gaza
>
>
> ... plus update on Prosecuting Israel for War Crimes in Gaza...
> Public Forum To Examine Controversial Images Sent Out By Professor
>
> Goleta, CA-- An update to a story KEY News first brought you about a  
> controversial e-mail sent to UCSB students by a professor. The issue  
> will be taken up at the school during a public forum.
>
> The e-mails in question compared Nazi war crimes to Israel's  
> occupation of Gaza.
>
> Two students have filed complaints with the Simon Wiesenthal Center  
> in Los Angeles and demanded the university investigate.
>
> The professor, Dr. William Robinson says the complaints are an  
> attack on academic freedom. Some students, however call it  
> insensitive and "anti-Semitic."
>
> The public forum takes place Thursday, May 7th inside the UCSB  
> Theater and Dance building. It starts at 6 p.m. and is free to the  
> public.
> Story Created: Apr 27, 2009 at 4:36 PM PDT
>
> Story Updated: Apr 27, 2009 at 6:12 PM PDT
>
> http://www.keyt.com/home/ticker/43821097.html
>
>
> Update on Prosecuting Israel for War Crimes in Gaza...
>
> EU: Support UN probe into violations of international law during  
> Gaza conflict
>
>
> (Brussels, 27 April) As EU Foreign Ministers meet in Luxembourg,  
> Amnesty International urges them to use this opportunity to send a  
> strong signal of support to the UN Human Rights Council’s fact- 
> finding mission, headed by Judge Richard Goldstone, which is tasked  
> with investigating violations of international law by both parties  
> during the conflict in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel.
>
>
> In a letter addressed to EU Foreign Ministers (available here)  
> Amnesty International once again called on the EU to consistently  
> apply its own Guidelines and press for a full investigation and  
> accountability for violations of international law including war  
> crimes.
>
>
> “The EU must not side-step this issue. Long-term peace and security  
> cannot be found in the Middle East unless accountability is  
> established for crimes under international law and the cycle of  
> impunity for serious violations perpetrated by all parties is  
> stopped” said Nicolas Beger, Director of Amnesty International’s  
> EU Office.
>
>
> Amnesty International carried out a mission to southern Israel and  
> Gaza during and after the conflict. The organization’s researchers  
> have documented serious violations of international humanitarian  
> law, including war crimes. Civilians in southern Israel came under  
> indiscriminate rocket attacks from Palestinian armed groups.  
> Civilians in Gaza were killed, injured and made homeless in  
> indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks.
>
>
> “There is no excuse for further delay, the EU should publicly  
> support the UN investigation and demand the cooperation of all  
> parties, just as it has for other conflicts” said Beger.
>
> For further comment/background and interviews:
>
>      Amnesty International EU Office (Brussels):
>      Tel: 32-2-5021499
>      Fax: 32-2-5025686
>      Email: amnesty-eu at aieu.be
> http://www.amnesty-eu.org/static/html/pressrelease.asp?cfid=12&id=401&cat=4&l=1
>
>
> Norway's chief prosecutor considers Israeli war crimes case
>
>   [ 24/04/2009 - 03:49 PM ]
>
> OSLO, (PIC)--
>
> After the filing on Wednesday of a war crimes case against Israeli  
> leaders by a group of Norwegian lawyers on behalf of people and  
> families affected by the war on Gaza the chief prosecutor said the  
> complaint will be studied.
>
> "We will follow normal procedure, which means we will look through  
> the complaint to determine whether or not to send it to the police  
> to carry out a formal investigation," Siri Frigaard, chief  
> prosecutor at Norway's National Authority for Prosecution of  
> Organized and Other Serious Crimes, told Reuters on Thursday.
>
> The complaint by Norwegian lawyers has been filed under a law which  
> allows foreigners to be prosecuted in Norway over war crimes,  
> genocide and crimes against humanity even when the alleged criminal  
> acts are committed outside the country. The lawsuit which includes  
> charges of practicing organized terrorism and using internationally  
> banned weapons such as white phosphorus against Gaza people, asks  
> for the arrest and extradition of former Israeli premier Ehud Olmert  
> as well as his foreign affairs minister Tzipi Livni, and war  
> minister Ehud Barak in addition to other senior Israeli military  
> officers.
>
> On Wednesday an Israeli report said that its internal investigations  
> concluded that it did not violate international law during the war  
> on Gaza but admitted that there was a very small number of  
> "unfortunate incidents" such as the airstrike that killed 21 members  
> of the same family which, the report said, was "unavoidable".
>
> http://tinyurl.com/c78krh
>
> Norway to study accusation of Israeli war crimes
>
> Reuters - ‎Apr 22, 2009‎
> OSLO, April 22 (Reuters) - Norway's public prosecutors said on  
> Wednesday they would study a complaint filed by a group of lawyers  
> accusing Israeli leaders ...
>
> Norway: 10 Israelis named in war crimes complaint
>
> The Associated Press - ‎Apr 22, 2009‎
> OSLO (AP) — A group of Norwegian lawyers filed a complaint  
> Wednesday accusing 10 Israelis of war crimes in Gaza under the  
> country's new universal ...
>
>
>
>
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