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Student detained after refusing to shake hands with Israeli President

author Saturday November 08, 2008 03:03author by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News Report this post to the editors

On November 2nd, Hebrew University student Ali Bahar was detained for three hours after refusing to shake hands with Israeli president  Shimon Peres.

Hebrew University
Hebrew University

 

Peres was visiting the university as part of a public relations tour.

When the President approached Bahar to shake his hand, the student refused, stating QUOTE "I will not shake hands with a murderer of children."

Bahar was referring to the Israeli military occupation of Palestinian land, which has cost the lives of one thousand and fifty Palestinian children since 2000.

In the same time period, one hundred twenty three Israeli children have been killed by Palestinian fighters. 

Immediately following his encounter with the Israeli President, Bahar was detained by university  security personnel and his student ID was confiscated.

 

category israel | israeli politics | news report author email saed at imemc dot org

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