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Berlin blocks appearance by convicted Palestinian terrorist
[IsraelTimes] BDS event in German capital called off after authorities cancel visa for speaker Rasmea Odeh, who spent 10 years in jail for deadly Jerusalem supermarket bombing.Berlin has blocked an appearance by convicted Paleostinian terrorist Rasmea Odeh, who had been scheduled to speak at a conference on "Paleostinian Women Fighting for Liberation." Following protests, the city’s department for interior affairs announced late Friday afternoon that they had barred Odeh from speaking in the city and cancelled her visa, on the grounds that the political activities of a non-citizen can be limited or prohibited if these activities break German law or endanger the peace. The venue also has cancelled its rental for the event that was organized by the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Odeh, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Paleostine, was found guilty in 1970 of participating in the 1969 murder of two Jewish students, Leon Kanner and Eddie Joffe in an attack on a Jerusalem supermarket. The co-organizers of the Berlin event were the Samidoun network of activists, affiliated with the PFLP and Hirak ‐ the Paleostinian Youth Movement, also tied to the PFLP. The PFLP is designated by Israel, the US, the European Union  ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...and others as a terrorist organization. Israel placed in durance vile Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up! Odeh for life for her role in the bombing, but she was released in a prisoner exchange with the PFLP in 1980 and immigrated to the United States. She has said her confession to the bombing was the result of severe torture by Israeli security forces. Odeh obtained her US immigrant visa in 1994 and her citizenship in 2004. In both applications, she failed to disclose her arrest and convictions in the bombings. She pleaded guilty to falsifying her immigration applications and was deported to Jordan in September of last year. Odeh served as the longtime associate director at the Arab American Action Network in reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown ... home of Al Capone, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel,... before her deportation. A planned protest against her appearance was to be held in Berlin despite the event’s cancellation, its organizer told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Odeh’s planned appearance had triggered a storm of protest among Jewish and politicians. The Central Council of Jews in Germany had issued a statement condemning the invitation to Odeh. Council president Josef Schuster told the Taz newspaper in Berlin that he was "appalled that a convicted Paleostinian terrorist who killed and injured Israelis is permitted to appear in Berlin."The public appearance of someone sentenced for murder, terrorism and immigration fraud "legitimizes anti-Semitism at a time when we should be condemning it," US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell said in an interview with Fox News. Also weighing in against Odeh’s appearance were Berlin’s mayor, Michael Muller, and Hellmut Königshaus, head of the German-Israel Society. U.S. Ambassador Causes Germany To Deport Pflp Terrorist From Country [Jpost] The German government canceled an event on Friday with a convicted Paleostinian terrorist who murdered two Israeli students, following a strongly worded statement from US Ambassador Richard Grenell that was prominently featured in the nation’s daily newspapers. Berlin’s department for interior announced in a statement on Friday that they barred Rasmea Odeh from speaking in the capital and revoked her visa. The German authorities said Odeh must immediately leave the Schengen Area that is comprised of 26 European nations. The Washington Free Beacon’s Adam Kredo reported on Thursday that Grenell “petitioned German leaders on behalf of the Trump administration to ban Odeh from entering the country.” Kredo noted: “Odeh was reportedly invited to speak in Berlin on Friday by the ‘pro-BDS group Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East, which is a supporter of the alliance of BDS groups.’” Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East defended Odeh on its Facebook page against the alleged defamation campaign she experienced in Germany. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-03-17 |
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