Protester Who Heckled Netanyahu In Congress Allegedly Beaten, Arrested At Hospital

[Purveyor]

By Eric W. Dolan
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 -- 8:49 pm

CODEPINK activist Rae Abileah was arrested at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington D.C. after heckling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the anti-war group.

The 28-year-old Jewish American woman was allegedly tackled by members of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) during Netanyahu's speech to Congress after she yelled, "stop Israeli war crimes."

Abileah was taken to the George Washington University Hospital, where she was being treating for neck and shoulder injuries.

"You know I take it as a badge of honor, and so should you, that in our free societies that you can have protest," Netanyahu said after being interrupted by Abileah. "You can't have these protest in the farcical parliaments in Tehran or in Tripoli. This is real democracy."

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/24/protester-who-heckled-netanyahu-in-congress-allegedly-beaten-arrested-at-hospital/

[Zoeisright]

1. Typical conservative reaction.

All they know is violence and hate. I hope those assholes from AIPAC are sitting in jail right now.

[gratuitous]

2. You apparently can't have protests in the U.S., either

Unless you're willing to endure a beating and arrest. Let Freedom Reign, baby!

[newfie11]

3. why was she arrested? Is this not allowed?

I thought this country had free speech.

[Cid_B]

4. So... folks should just be able to wander in to the State of the Union

to get their point across?

[Occulus]

6. Wasn't the address in question and you know it.

Everyone else- don't answer this one until he gets his facts straight first.

[former9thward]

21. It does not matter what address it was, disruptors are not covered by "free speech"

Your free speech does not allow you to inhibit my free speech.

[truth2power]

33. Doesn't mean you have to be beaten up.

:eyes:

[former9thward]

42. That is very true. A separate but important issue.

[tekisui]

7. It wasn't the State of the Union.

It was a foreign head of state addressing a joint meeting of Congress. Not even a session.

[Cid_B]

9. So? One is "free speech" and one is not?

Absurdity to point out the absurd...

[tekisui]

12. I was just clarifying that you were trying to conflate the two.

I don't have a problem with hecklers at either, to be clear. The SOTU attendees are carefully screened to avoid this. I care much less when one head of state is out to sell his propaganda to a joint meeting of Congress.

I wish there had been more hecklers. And, no one should be beaten, hospitalized or arrested for it. They should be removed from the premises and that be the end of story.

[Autumn]

8. Yes, it's our Congress,

contrary to some of these politicians belief, it's not Netanyahu's. He wants to give a "State of the Union":eyes: address he can give it in his country.

[sabrina 1]

15. Netanyahu is President of the US now ?

'State of WHOSE union'?

[Cid_B]

17. I refer you to #13

It is naive to think that one should let any random twit off the street wander in and scream at a foreign leader while they are giving an address.

[sabrina 1]

32. It's called democracy. A US citizen has more right to be

in the Capital Bldg than any foreign leader. That 'twit' pays taxes here contributing to the cost of our Government bldgs. Does Netanyahu contribute to our democracy? Foreigners now have more rights here than US citizens!

Unbelievable!

[Fleshdancer]

22. Well it worked for the republican who yelled that Obama was a liar during his SOTU

I don't recall him getting knocked down and arrested.

[proud2BlibKansan]

25. It wasn't the state of the union

Unless the Israelis are now in charge of our government. And that wouldn't surprise me in the least.

[Cid_B]

30. Oooh nice.. throw an evil Zionist conspiracy in there for good measure...

Knock it out of the park... :eyes:

[here_is_to_hope]

38. Dude, you need more of your pals in this thread...

The posters are kicking your ass.

[Fumesucker]

34. Bibi was giving the SOTU address?

Well, that explains much..

[Cid_B]

36. Sheesh...

... did someone turn down the oxygen? People seem denser than usual today.

[Fumesucker]

40. Bibi got 29 standing ovations..

While Obama only got 25 for an actual SOTU..

It really does explain much..

http://patdollard.com/2011/05/netanyahu-gets-more-standing-ovations-in-congress-than-obama-got-for-state-of-the-union-sends-message-to-white-house/

[here_is_to_hope]

37. lmao... n/t

[TimLighter]

5. How was she beaten and arrested at the hospital?

Something isn't right about this story.

[tekisui]

10. Did you read past the headline?

She was tackled and allegedly beaten. Then hospitalized and then arrested.

[TimLighter]

16. So she was tackled and beaten inside the chamber as the speech

was being given, by thugs from AIPAC, as Capital security looked on, then taken to the hospital and arrested?

The story wasn't clear at first.

[tekisui]

24. That is my reading of it.

[ecstatic]

11. Uggh. So while he was gloating about US and Israel having freedom of speech

he saw her being beaten in the back of the room. Wow! :puke:

[Cid_B]

13. Watching the puppets dance...

... there is no actual information here but everyone jumps up and assumes she was taken and beaten in a closet with a baseball bat by an evil Israeli (make that a team of Israelis - possibly Ninjas).

Sheesh

It's not like anyone associated with Code Pink would a) Lie b) Have an Agenda c) Say nothing and let everyone make up the worst thing they could imagine

Say it ain't so!

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. Okay smart one, how was she injured then? Did she trip on her way out?

:eyes:

[Cid_B]

28. Here's a boggle...

I don't know and neither do you...

Maybe she turned wrong when she was being escorted out...

Maybe she wasn't hurt at all or was hurt in a very minor way but complained to draw attention to her self

Maybe it was the Israeli Hockey Ninja team..

Maybe they really kicked her ass in the back...

The point is that if you really think that CP wouldn't lie or selectively tell the truth to advance their cause you are mistaken and/or deluded. The purpose of CP is to gain as much media attention as is humanly possible and anything they say/do/imply should be seen through that lens.

[proud2BlibKansan]

44. Oh I get it now

She lied about being injured, and bribed the hospital to admit her to treat her fake injuries.

Because we all know that Code Pinkers are liars.

Gotcha.

[here_is_to_hope]

39. "no actual information here"...

Are one of the MM patients I grow for? If so, I have to swap meds for you, obviously I gave the really good stuff instead of the "this will let you see clearly" stuff...

Fuck Bibi and fuck AIPAC.

[mmonk]

41. Are you some sort of interpreter or something?

[Cid_B]

43. ...

Ummm.. what?

[damntexdem]

14. Jail the victim, honor the perpetrators.

The history of U.S. policy re Israel.

[Enrique]

18. she's lucky they didn't have a bulldozer handy n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. +1

[Skidmore]

19. AIPAC is reprehensible.

[hifiguy]

20. + 100,000 nt

[LibGranny]

23. They should have screened out that rethug from South Carolina

who yelled, "You Lie!" during President Obama's SOTU! I surely didn't see him being beaten or attacked!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

29. So, the head of an Apartheid government gets cheered and the protester gets beaten and arrested?

How...democratic?

[justiceischeap]

31. Doesn't appear from the article that she was "beaten"

It sounds like she was "roughed up" as she was tossed to the floor. Not that getting roughed up is a good thing in democracy but it's a far cry from saying she was "beaten."

[Fumesucker]

35. Please elucidate the difference between "roughed up' and "beaten"

Be specific..