Noah Cohen is a jerk. I hope you do go through with pressing charges. You immediately lose credentials to being a peace-loving person when you attack someone with a video camera.

wow. impressive work, both of you.

interesting that they should yell "he's profiling." i remember being told that at a talk given by the Israeli consul at BU, there were protesters outside taking pictures of everyone coming out. apparently a) when they take pictures they are profiling, and b) what's sauce for the goose is definitely not sauce for the gander.

My God bless you and bless Isrial.

Thank you for your video. I am an American, a christian and on observer. I understand your beliefs for your land, or shall I say I try to understand. If it were me, I'd give the Palestians the sand, let they eat it and see what they have to fight over then!!! Look at Gaza, what did they do, feed their people, build homes, help each other, no they built up an arsenal and started killing Jews!!! I am pro-Israel. I pray for peace and only God can know what will come.

How soon until Boston becomes Londonistan II? They're building a mosque to Islamists, and now they don't even bother much to protect innocents at pro-terrorist rallies.

This is like the No-Pasaran guys' counter-anti-freedom-of-speech-demonstration in Paris this winter, except on a smaller scale.

Wow Seva I really admire your brave and daring attitude. Long live Israel............

Brave man. And it shouldn't be like that. At the New York Pro-Israel rally, there were those who held signs against Israel and yet none of the Israeli supporters threatened them.

Makes me wonder what all those camera shy people at the Boston rally have to hide.

Order of the Pest of Zion! That is really good. That needs to be trumpetted on the blogosphere.

chilling...but what courage in the face of facism. you are the best example of what makes America great. uncounted millions support you and support Israel. God bless.

I doff my hat. Keep it up.

[This is remarkable. At every pro-Israel event, even family-oriented events, there has been an extensive police presence along with private security. At this event...almost nothing. Draw your own conclusions. -S]

That's not remarkable at all if you consider the likely fact that the police are there not to arrest protesters... free speech is free speech after all. Perhaps the police are there to PROTECT those doing the protesting from those who would try to stop them.

Thus, you might surmise that they are less worried about people trying to blow up a group of Hezbollah supporters and more worried about those same supporters trying to blow up a pro-Israel rally.

Just a thought.

datter

I am awed and humbled by your courage. God bless you for standing up to the invaders of our peace and freedom, and God bless Israel.

Press charges. Do not relent, this is a critical thing to do to preserve our freedom of speech.

-jcr

I think the lack of police may actually be on purpose. I sincerely hope that the reason no police were there is becuase they didn't want to "tamper with" the natural remarks etc. that the speakers made. The FBI were probably there in plain clothes. I know they go to ALL the rallies we in Dearborn Michigan. They get to know who are the BIGGEST trouble makers are. And I do mean trouble. Thanks for all you do.

I greatly admire your nerve I'm sure I would not have had the nerve to do whay you did. However, even though I'm 63 years old well past my prime if I had been there I would have aided you in some manner.

Thank you for your courage.

Good for you but please be careful. These people a more than willing to commit violence. If pressing charges goes anywhere please keep us informed.

Brilliant. Exposing anti-Zionists events as gatherings of extreme fringe Left, ethnic street thugs and welfare abusers should get some results.

I think it is wonderful that pro-Israel rallies are well-protected, they are family events, and some thinkinig should go into ways of making them attractive to non-Jewish families. After all, the message of those rallies is to respect peaceful family life of citisens of Israel. Do you think there is a chance to get a sympathetic Christian preacher or a Black Conservative with a message family life, work and dedication to raising healthy, educated and well-adapted children, to one of these rallies? It is of urgent importance to position pro-Zionism as a position of people living normal civilised lives.

I'm heartened that they knew better than to go further than mild intimidation. It's a sign that American law and justice still works. They're afraid to do more than whisper a threat, unlike stories I hear from Europe where even judges are afraid and often give in to intimidation.

Great stuff, impressive, commendable, obviously so.

I wish more people could see that video. It really opens your eyes to the "tolerance" of the religion of peace. You are a brave man.

Thanks so much for posting this. It's really important to get word out about this kind of intimidation, by these 5th columnists. I "digged" it. Man, I love the blogosphere.

Yep. Islam. The "religion of peace."

>I said that I did and they told me where the
>nearest police station was, so I eventually did
>proceed there, but not before the Arab
>"witnesses" were screaming to the cops that I had
>attacked an innocent woman.

>Was the FBI there? Their field office could have
>had a field day, and I hope they did -- the
>proportion of Muslim clerics and Arab as well as
>hard-core leftist extremists there was quite
>staggering.

Sorry, but you lost credibility in my eyes with comments like these. Why, in the first comment, do you psecifically mention Arab witnesses, particularly when you're discussing the obnoxious behavior of non-Arabs like Noah Cohen and the "grabber" woman who looked to be white from the picture? If someone had written this about trying to film last Tuesday's rally and Kehillath Israel and had referred to "Jew witnesses," we would all be justifiably outraged.

And then you ask if the FBI was there--because there was a high "proportion of Muslim clerics and Arab" [sic]? Seva, being Arab or a Muslim cleric is not cause for FBI monitoring. Illegal activity is cause for FBI monitoring. And the only person you accuse of illegal activity here is not Muslim or Arab.

As a Jew, I'm ashamed to see another Jew's activism so tainted by anti-Arab racism.

I liked the courage of the kid threatening with the water bottle. When that didn't work, he tried to get the three women to do the job. Good work. Peace to Israel.

It just shows how afraid Mr. Cohen and his ilk are when they have to get physical to silence the opposition. I hope you throw the book at 'em!

Who was the little junior at the end waving the water bottle around? Looked a little pale to me to be an Arab Paleostinian. Another white suburban teeny something lefty "revolutionary" I suppose, no dog in this fight but that's never good enough for these types of brats.

He probably has permanent indentations of Playstation controllers on his thumbs and plenty of Dorito dust -- but nary a single callous on his hands to signify any sacrifice for anything, ever, in his short life.

"Seva, being Arab or a Muslim cleric is not cause for FBI monitoring. Illegal activity is cause for FBI monitoring. "

Uh, being a Muslim cleric at a rally where the speakers are calling for the destruction of Israel is cause for FBI monitoring, or at least it should be.

oh my god, there were arabs present! better call the FBI!!!

/sarcasm

Disappointed, read between the lines, buddy. If you weren't there you really can't comment. However, even if you weren't there and you actually paid attention the the video you'd see what he was talking about. I'd say anyone at a rally supporting Hezbollah warrants FBI monitoring, at the very least...

"Illegal activity is cause for FBI monitoring. And the only person you accuse of illegal activity here is not Muslim or Arab."

Not quite.

Illegal activity is cause for investigation, arrest, and indictment. Law enforcement does not sit idly by and "monitor" illegal activity. What is cause for "monitoring" is the LIKELIHOOD of illegal activity and, as unfortunate as it is to say, when there are a large number of Arabs and radical leftists at an anti-Israeli rally, the likelihood of illegal activity (as was demonstrated at length in this video) is high... and, thus, a perfect opportunity for monitoring.

This is not "racism" as much as it is "statistical inference" based on past experience which could easily be supported by empirical data, should such become available.

"And then you ask if the FBI was there--because there was a high "proportion of Muslim clerics and Arab" [sic]? Seva, being Arab or a Muslim cleric is not cause for FBI monitoring. Illegal activity is cause for FBI monitoring. And the only person you accuse of illegal activity here is not Muslim or Arab.

As a Jew, I'm ashamed to see another Jew's activism so tainted by anti-Arab racism.
"

It's quite a stretch to call him a rascist; ask him in what context he meant those words, before you judge him.

And yes, being a muslim at a rally in favor of Hezzbollah IS cause for monitoring them, even in the case where they have commited no crime so long as the monitoring is not done on anyone's private property without their permission or contrary to their liberty.

GO ISRAEL! Vanquish the H & H scum; the sooner the better!

What a mass of human debris. You should have threatened that one asshole with a trip to Club Gitmo. That goes for you, too, Baghwan.

"Damned right I'm a zionist. I am a jew and a zionist. And an American."

Hehe. Boy that was fun to watch. More power to you. I'm not Jewish, but I share your support for Israel. I'm also a BIG fan of Lebanon and hope you or they destroy Hezbollah forever!

"All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke

Seva, you are a good man!

All those Islamofascists and Progressive Mental Illness types who are against "occupation", should end their own occupation of North America, Native American land.

"F", "F", PaleSWINE.

"Yes, and why is the crowd so murderous? Why is that?"
"I'll take an inaccurate Katusha anyday over being in this crowd"

The camera guy is killing me :)

All those Islamofascists and Progressive Mental Illness types who are against "occupation", should end their own occupation of North America, Native American land.

"F", "F", PaleSWINE.

God Bless....Nice Work

Myself and my "good ol boy buddies" from Bama and GA. wish we were there.....for support

"Disappointed," you are what we call a "useful idiot." And by the way, there would be nothing at all wrong with referring to Jewish witnesses as "Jewish witnesses." So your accusation of racism because Seva referred to "Arab witnesses" is irrational at base.

Self-hating Jews who turn on their own people and side with the enemy are the greatest threat to Jewish survival.

American Jewess, it's good to know what you call me. I personally don't like name-calling too much--something about L'shon hara. But I gues that doesn't mean too much in a discussion where people use terms like "Paleswine."

I have trouble believing that you don't think that it would be objectionable if a non-Jew who described a scene like this at the rally at KI last week referred to "Jew witnesses." Do you also think that it's okay for Mearshimer and Walt to scream about the alleged influence of the "Israel lobby"? For other political commentators to decry "Jewish neocons" in the Bush administration? I'd call all of these anti-Semitic. And I trust that others here would too. I even have to guess that you would, if it didn't conflict with your effort to denounce me here.

I am a proud Jew--not self-hating in the least, though I appreciate your concern for my self-esteem. I'm curious what I said that you classify as "siding with the enemy." What I did was criticize another Jew for what I consider racist language. Last I checked, our tradition was largely based on discussion and argument--take a look at the Talmud lately? If criticizing others in the community makes me self-hating, then at least I'm in pretty good company.

One note to those who've said that presence at a pro-Hezbollah rally is enough to merit FBI surveillance--do you HONESTLY believe that any more than a tiny fraction of those who attended this rally were pro-Hezbollah? Do you think that Lebanese Christians and Sunnis wre there to support a Shiite fundadmentalist militia that has ravaged their country? Did you see anyone explicitly supporting Hezbollah besides a handful of white folks who are neither Arabs nor Muslims?

What evil people. Surely demon possessed. You can see it in their wild-eyed look. I have seen the same in mental wards.

Dear Disappointed,

I DO believe that more than "a tiny fraction" of the attendees of this rally ARE pro-Hezbullah, pro-Hamas, pro-Al Qada.

Lebanon has been HIJACKED just as 4 commercial airliners were hijacked on 9/11.

Lebanon was first hijacked by the PLO. Then Lebanon was hijacked by Syria. Now Lebanon has been hijacked by Iranian Hezbullah. Lebanon is too weak to remove the foreign forces and foreign troops that dominate its government.

BTW Disappointed are you disappointed by Noah Cohen who was trying to censor the video taping by a citizen of a demonstration in a PUBLIC SPACE?

"F", "F", PaleSWINE. Get it?

I am Christian. I recently was playing the piano at a Jewish temple service, when the rabbi said we were going to pray for peace in Israel. The prayer included asking God to send "PEACE to our ENEMIES" and so on. I wonder if there are any Islamic prayers that include peace for Jews...

Well, Eddie, if you read my first comment, you'll note that I referred to Cohen's behavior as boht obnoxious and illegal. So yes, I think that makes clear that I'm disappointed by it, like most everyone posting here. I didn't focus on it because I'm not too interested in repeating what others have already said--makes reading comments pretty tedious when they all say the same thing.

>"F", "F", PaleSWINE. Get it?

Yeah--there's actually not much subtlety or cleverness to "get." Honestly, it makes you sound like a middle school student, and doesn't lend you much credibility.

@Disappointed, if i were to protest in an anti-war demonstration and I see people abusing this demonstration carrying pro-Hezbollah or anti-semitic signs, I'm out.

All those who are against Israel should also be against Pakistan, a country carved out of India designed to have a Muslim majority.

In Israel there is a group called "Peace Now".

Is there an Arab/Muslim equivalent?

Is there a "Salaam Now"? An Arab/Muslim grassroots organization that demonstrates against Hamas, Hezbullah, PLO, PFLP, Islamic Jihad?

If not why?

Disappointed, are you disappointed that a man other than Noah threatened the life of the man taking the video?

The FBI, NSA, and Homeland security had better be monitoring all of these terrorists groups and that's exactly what they are. Time to arrest the ones with the phony citizen claims for treason or supporting terrorism, and deport any Nut from the middle east that is not a citizen. Protest like that should be grounds to cancel any citizenship applications for anyone there. None of them are to be trusted. Why do people do business with them or hire them? Are they that greedy for the dollar? I wouldn't buy a pill from any of them if I was having a heart attack. It would probably be poison.

Suzanne, you made an excellent point.

The anti-war "Protest Organizer" had issues with the videographer but NO PROBLEM with pro-Hezbuallah posters.

BTW, Hezbullah has been categorized as a Terrorist organization by the State Department.

Joey, I'd like to see you say that to my face, Zionist coward.

Fuck off and die, terrorist.

Eddie, this is a bit tiresome. Yes, I condemn the fact that someone threatened the cameraman. And I condemn the woman who tried to grab the camera. Would you like to go through and ask if I object to every unacceptable thing said one done at this rally? I didn't address each one because in blog comments, one tends to just make one or two short points, not write a comprehencsive piece. That's why i haven't replied to each separate point you've made, and why I didn't object to every point Seva laid out in his post.

And actually, there are Muslim peace groups in Israel and elsewhere. And joint Jewish-Muslim peace groups, too. A bit of simple web research would find them. Or is it easier to say "F, F Paleswine" than do that research?

Disappointed, I'm afraid reason does not work well with partisan wingnuts. This board is likely full of Republican Zionists who think with their hearts and not their brains.

Wow, sounds like Eddie and Bagwhan might get along--both discussing things at about the same level of discourse.

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Dear Disappointed,

I ask you, I challenge you, when and where was the last Arab/Muslim "Salaam Now" (sic) demonstration AGAINST Hamas, Hezbullah, Islamic Jihad?

Any in the US? Any in the PaleSTINIAN Authority? Any in the United Kingdom? Any in Europe?

Bagwhan, I wrote the post above before I saw that you'd directed a comment at me. But I have to say, writing "fuck off and die" strikes me as little different than "F, F Paleswine" or "None of them are to be trusted." I suppose you get a bit of credit for your childish attack being aimed at one person, rather than a whole group, but I object to it nonetheless.

I hope the F.B.I. WAS there taking names and taping comments by the terrorists/pro-terrorists. After all, these are the brothers (whatever their ethnicity) of the scum who perpetrated 9/11 and would like to do another one.

Raghwan, I hear that Islamofascists issued a fatwah against "reason".

Remember the fatwah against Salman Rushdie for writing a book of fiction? Rushdie took it seriously and was in hiding for a number of years.

Oh, Eddie, I'm going to bed. I'd suggest you do the same before you get too worked up with "challenging" me.

You want an example of a protest against Hezbollah? Lord, man, do you read the papers? How about a year ago when Beiruit was paralyzed by demonstrations after the assassination of Rafik Hariri. Those were mostly aimed at Syria--and Hezbollah, the Syrian regime's main backers in Lebanon. Many in Lebanon have strongly condemned Hezbollah's attacks on Israel and the destruction they've brought. You'd do well not to lump all Lebanese togethher.

For others, try the Muslim Peace Fellowship in the US, Muslim WakeUp, and the Progressive Muslim Union of North America. Try Neve al Shalom/Wahat al Salaam in Israel, or the Parents Circle. There are other examples, but those five should be enough to start. Enjoy your research.

And goodnight.

Disappointed,

Of course I believe that more than a tiny fraction of those people were pro-Hezbollah. The pro-Lebanon crowd (in which I include myself) is very happy that Lebanon is about to have a chance to be truly free, with no more control by Syria/Iran's Hezbollah. We are sad that Israel is killing some Lebanese civilians, but believe it is worth it to get rid of Hezbollah once and for all. Only supporters of the death cult Hezbollah are protesting (+ angry aging hippies, but I didn't see any of those in the video).

I would guess that every single person there was pro-Hezbollah. Except for the camera guy of course.

It is long past the time of telling Israel to have patience or to back off. Israel did not start this, she is simply defending herself. (Can you say Castle Doctrine?)

I am sick to death of the talking heads on tv & politicians-for-life (please go out & get a real job before you speak again!) asking Israel to make concessions. Those two entities will never admit just how much (& strong is the) support for Israel.

If Israel has to turn Lebanon, Iran & Syria into parking lots, well so be it. The others should be the ones making concessions. A lot of them! It should never again be Israel making concessions when she is attacked; been there, done that.

Obviously did not work.

May God be with you in this struggle against these terrorists.