{"id":36819,"date":"2016-03-03T18:05:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T16:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=36819"},"modified":"2016-02-29T14:34:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T12:34:31","slug":"29-05-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=36819","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian Human Rights Activist Receives Death Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Palestinian Human Rights Activist Receives Death Threats From Anti-Israel Protesters During U of Chicago Lecture (VIDEO) <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Andrew Pessin<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hostile questioner at Thursday’s reception of Bassem Eid.
\nPhoto: Youtube<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"HostileA Palestinian human rights activist said Thursday that he was \u201cterrified\u201d by the hostile reception and physical threats he received while lecturing at the University of Chicago.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Bassem Eid, founder of the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group, expressed this sentiment on Facebook, after his speech, critical of the Palestinian Authority, was interrupted by angry protesters, questioning why he was talking about human rights abuses in the PA, while letting Israel off the hook for the \u201coccupation.\u201d One individual in the audience \u2014 a former student at Chicago\u2019s Columbia College who said he was from Gaza \u2014 even threatened him physically.<\/span><\/p>\n

The young man is heard in a video of the event yelling in Arabic, \u201cI\u2019m going to destroy this place!\u201d Later, he was heard saying, \u201cI\u2019m going to kill this motherf*****!\u201d and \u201cWait until you go to your car!\u201d He also said, \u201cwe\u201d are going to be at Eid\u2019s lecture at DePaul University in Chicago on Saturday evening, so he should be \u201cready for\u201d us.<\/span><\/p>\n

The police can be seen toward the end of the video attempting to calm the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eid\u2019s Facebook post read:<\/span><\/p>\n

Ok and here we are. I was terrified from what\u2019s happened at [University of Chicago], a Palestinian who claimed that he is from Gaza threatened me, he start shouting in wonderful hall of the International House, and I was escaped from the place by the police. Horrible unbelievable how the Arabs who are supporting the BDS causing damage to the Palestinian\u2019s reputation. But any how I succeeded to deliver my message for half an hour without any interruption. Welcome to paradise Chicago University.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Two days later, on Saturday night, Eid posted another statement on Facebook saying that his lecture at DePaul had gone \u201csmoothly,\u201d although \u201csome Arab students kicked themselves out by themselves during the lecture.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2016, Mr. Eid assumed the role of chairman of the Center for Near East Policy Research, a think-tank exploring the core issues of the Israeli-Arab conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watch the video of the event at the University of Chicago here:<\/span><\/p>\n

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