© Getty Images / Drew AngererJill Stein waits to speak at a news conference outside Trump Tower in New York City, December 5, 2016
Jill Stein has accused the Jewish state of committing "genocide" in GazaJill Stein of the US Green Party has been arrested at a pro-Palestinian rally at
Washington University in St. Louis,
Missouri. Stein's arrest came amid a nationwide crackdown on anti-Israel demonstrations.
Stein, her campaign manager, and her deputy campaign manager were among 100 people detained at a protest camp on Washington University's campus on Saturday. Video footage shows the 73-year-old being led away from the camp by three police officers, her hands apparently bound behind her back with zip ties.
The encampment was set up to demand that the university divest from Boeing, which manufactures arms used by the Israeli military to strike Gaza, Stein's campaign manager, Jason Call, said in a statement.
"The Stein campaign supports the demands of the students and their peaceful protest and assembly on campus," Call said. "Student protest for peace and civil liberties has always represented the best part of our collective moral conscience. Solidarity.
"The Washington University camp was one of around four dozen set up at college campuses across the US and Canada in recent weeks. As well as demanding that their universities divest from Israel-linked companies, the protesters have called on the US government to cease its financial and military support for Israel over the war in Gaza.
Police officers arrested hundreds of demonstrators in raids on 21 campuses on Wednesday, then hundreds more in similar sweeps on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
While this crackdown has been encouraged by mainstream Democrats and Republicans alike, they have been condemned by progressive leftists and libertarian-leaning members of the GOP.Pro-Israel activists claim that the protests are anti-Semitic in nature, and that some demonstrators have openly expressed support for Hamas. In an effort to justify a police raid on a protest camp at Boston's Northeastern University on Saturday, school authorities
claimed that chants of "Kill the Jews" were heard at the encampment the night before. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators deny the allegation.
Stein is a Jewish-American activist, and a long-time critic of the state of Israel. She opposes the construction of Jewish settlements on Palestinian land, supports the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) movement, and has accused Israel of "genocide" in Gaza.Stein ran for president of the US in 2012 and 2016, taking just over 1% of the popular vote in the 2016 contest with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. In November, she announced that she would run for the White House again this year, promising environmental reforms and "a new foreign policy based on diplomacy, international law, and human rights."
Comment: A 73 year old member of a relatively insignificant political party is arrested for little reason. What is the story behind this?
1) From the article:
arrested at a pro-Palestinian rally at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
demand that the university divest from Boeing, which manufactures arms used by the Israeli military to strike Gaza
Activism against Boeing military production for Israel has a history, as the Boeing Defense Building is located in
Saint Charles, 30 km from the center of Saint Louis. The Middle East Eye carried this article on 6 November, 2023.
Israel-Palestine war: Activists block Boeing facility supplying bombs to Israel
Company expedited the shipment of 1,000 precision-guided munitions to Israel
© Photo: Peyton WilsonYoung activists blocking the entrances to Boeing Building 598 in Missouri
More than 75 young activists obstructed every entry point to Building 598 at Boeing in Missouri on Monday, where production takes place for the bombs and ammunition used by Israel in Gaza.
Boeing expedited the shipment of 1,000 precision-guided munitions to Israel as the nation intensified its strikes on Gaza after 7 October, Bloomberg reported on 10 October.
The 250-pound Small Diameter Bombs, which are part of a deal signed in 2021, were transported to Israel aboard Israeli Air Force planes from a US Air Force base, Bloomberg reported.
[...]
The blockage was organised by Dissenters, St Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee, Black Men Build St Louis, the Boeing Arms Genocide Campaign, and Resist St Louis.
2) First, here is more information about what happened for anyone who might be interested:
3)
Divisions among Jews: On April 24, 2024, British columnist and commentator Zoe Strimpel had an article published in the
Jewish Chronicle -
Anti-Israel Jews are worse than just antisemitic:
Long before American campuses became the sewers of open antisemitism we are seeing now, it had become clear that the traditionally progressive Jews of North America are part of the problem. A 2021 poll of Jewish voters found that a quarter of respondents agreed that Israel is an apartheid state. Other surveys show that more young American Jews feel that Israel has nothing to do with them since the current war. For many, the age-old excuse for anti-Israel rhetoric - "the government" - is deployed.
This came the day after the ISraeli PM made this outrageous claim:
US campus protesters akin to 1930s Nazis - NetanyahuConsidering that Jill Stein is Jewish, Netanyahu's claim is all the more outrageous, but Stein is not alone in her disagreement with the Zionists.
Strimpel mentions Canadian author Naomi Klein, New York lawyer Stanley Cohen, Israeli historian Ilan Pappé, US politician Bernie Sanders, US linguist Noam Chomsky, the UK academic Jacqueline Rose. Also from the UK:
What Zoe Strimpel writes at the end of her article is like an introduction to a novel about serious trouble ahead.
But to me, now, whatever rituals they perform, they are useless Jews. Superfluous. In the enemy camp, working against all who believe "never again".
Klein, Rose, Pappé, Chomsky and co may keep advocating for boycott and disinvestment. I extend the same desire to boycott them, their poisonous spewing and the "false idol" of their version of Judaism.
4)
A quick look at Jill Stein's Wiki may help to set the stage for what she is doing. Born May 14, 1950, she is a descendant of Russian Jews living in the
Midwestern United States, and had her career in Massachusetts in the
Northeastern United States, where she practiced internal medicine for 25 years and also had teaching positions at medical schools.
Her campaigns for president have focused heavily on the proposal of a Green New Deal, [...]
In 2023, it was announced that Stein would help run Cornel West's 2024 Green Party campaign for president.[2][3][4] After West withdrew from the Green Party to continue his campaign as an independent, Stein launched her campaign for the Green Party's 2024 presidential nomination.[5]
5)
Below are the first three pages of the current SOTT Search links about Jill Stein ordered according to themes, many of them are from 2016-2020. The links are not an encouragement to read the articles, but the topics and headings give an idea of the political context that has surrounded her activities:
US Democracy ®
RussiaGate and Jill Stein
Election votes and recounts
How much one can agree or disagrees with what Jill Stein stands for is possibly of less importance than what her activity has shown us about the world we live in.
As a final note, Saint Louis, Missouri, where Jill Stein was arrested, has had a history of difficulties, as
some older headlines show:
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Multiple murder cases dropped after St. Louis Circuit Attorney's office fails to appear in court
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St. Louis prosecutor's office busted altering evidence; reassembled non-operable McCloskey pistol to classify as lethal
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Comment: A 73 year old member of a relatively insignificant political party is arrested for little reason. What is the story behind this?
1) From the article: Activism against Boeing military production for Israel has a history, as the Boeing Defense Building is located in Saint Charles, 30 km from the center of Saint Louis. The Middle East Eye carried this article on 6 November, 2023. 2) First, here is more information about what happened for anyone who might be interested:
3) Divisions among Jews: On April 24, 2024, British columnist and commentator Zoe Strimpel had an article published in the Jewish Chronicle - Anti-Israel Jews are worse than just antisemitic: This came the day after the ISraeli PM made this outrageous claim: US campus protesters akin to 1930s Nazis - Netanyahu
Considering that Jill Stein is Jewish, Netanyahu's claim is all the more outrageous, but Stein is not alone in her disagreement with the Zionists.
Strimpel mentions Canadian author Naomi Klein, New York lawyer Stanley Cohen, Israeli historian Ilan Pappé, US politician Bernie Sanders, US linguist Noam Chomsky, the UK academic Jacqueline Rose. Also from the UK:
What Zoe Strimpel writes at the end of her article is like an introduction to a novel about serious trouble ahead. 4) A quick look at Jill Stein's Wiki may help to set the stage for what she is doing. Born May 14, 1950, she is a descendant of Russian Jews living in the Midwestern United States, and had her career in Massachusetts in the Northeastern United States, where she practiced internal medicine for 25 years and also had teaching positions at medical schools. 5) Below are the first three pages of the current SOTT Search links about Jill Stein ordered according to themes, many of them are from 2016-2020. The links are not an encouragement to read the articles, but the topics and headings give an idea of the political context that has surrounded her activities:
US Democracy ®
As a final note, Saint Louis, Missouri, where Jill Stein was arrested, has had a history of difficulties, as some older headlines show: