I did not get any attacks personally from the people; infact two people behind me congratulated me on my courage and a lot of my jewish friends either wholeheartedly agreed with the bias and the absence of palestinian representation regardless of where they stood on the issue of the report while others said that they did not agree but respected the way the protest was done and respected our rights.

This made me feel really pleased, that while, yes there might be a LOT of people who would react physically or unfairly there are always people who always realise the right to free speech or stand up for justice!

Apparently, however, the police were not very receptive to complaints from the protesters who were assaulted.

I’m very happy you posted this explanation of your group’s actions today. I think one thing that was missing was a quick praise for the police officers who did not freak out or treat protesters (from what I saw) unfairly and in fact were respectful and quiet and did not cause a scene or use any force with protesters, though it seemed the police officers were taken by surprise, from where I was sitting. I’m sorry and disgusted that your fellow protesters were physically attacked. It is unacceptable and reprehensible. Who do they think they are to respond to intellectual debate with physical violence?

I’d like to hear more about your thoughts about the event in general and not just the situation in Israel and the territories.

-Jasmine