San Francisco anti-Israel activism

An unvarnished opinion of the SFPD's miserable failure to prevent violence at last Tuesday's anti-Israel riot in front of the consulate on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, at which the Palestinians and their supporters attacked Jews, can be found here: http://anarchozionist.blogspot.com/2010/07/counter-demo-post-mortem.html

Quote: "I personally witnessed Dick Becker, along with a small mob of assholes, stop a brother of mine from attempting to make his way back to our crowd. Becker got in his face, and as usual, the cops were slow to respond. In the end, my friend was cited for battery, EVEN THOUGH he wasn't the one who got physical - that was Dick "small dick" Becker."

I will not comment on the allegation that Richard Becker is small. He may very well be tiny, not that there's anything wrong with that. It's a matter of judgement - five foot six is normal in some parts of the world.


Quote: "Another brother used his horn too close to a younger person, and she had him cited for assault, even though he also never laid a hand on her. "

A shofar is not an accordion, so I fail to see the offense. Berkeleyites and Palestinians may have different standards.
Not that there's anything right with that.


Quote: "Another brother was assaulted by a rabid-antisemitic goon, twice his size."

Personally, I believe that the San Francisco Police Department only stepped in when they realized that a Jew killed at an anti-Semitic rally would make them look bad. Or maybe they were afraid that he would win the battle....... which would also make them look bad, but only in San Francisco and Berkeley.


What's clear is that the SFPD failed, massively failed, to stop violence being used against pro-Israel activists trying to excercise their constitutionally protected right to free speech. This is, unfortunately, typical - both in Berkeley and in San Francisco.

It's almost as if the pro-Hamas side has important friends, not only in city government, nut also among the law enforcement agencies.