Saturday, November 08, 2008

Israel: student detained for refusing to shake Shimon Peres' hand...

The chairman of Hebrew University's Arab student body was apprehended by university security personnel on Sunday after he refused to shake the hand of visiting President Shimon Peres' hand.

Ali Baher was detained for three hours after calling Peres' hand a "murderer of children."

His student ID card was confiscated until a disciplinary committee convenes to review his conduct.

"I have a right to not shake hands with those I do not want to shake hand with," Baher told Haaretz on Sunday. More...

See also:
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  3. Slow death in Gaza...

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