Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Dearborn City Council members shouted to stamp out discussion of the Boycott-Israel resolution. They failed to silence it.

 
Article on the Dearborn City Council meeting of September 9, 2014 --
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"Last Dearborn council meeting at City Hall ends in shouts (VIDEO)"
Dearborn Press & GuideWednesday, September 10, 2014

At: http://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2014/09/10/news/doc54108dc498e20790370100.txt

"Protesters requesting council to boycott Israel, who also attended the Aug. 12 meeting, spoke just before 10 p.m. during the final minutes of the meeting. The protesters asked for a resolution by the city of Dearborn to boycott Israel. In July, over 2,200 people were killed, most of them Palestinians, during conflict between Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, according to the BBC. A ceasefire was reached between the two groups Aug. 26.

"Councilman Mark Shooshanian repeatedly interrupted the protesters to say that the issue was not a city matter...


"...The last moments of the meeting were filled with council members and protesters shouting over each other to be heard."
 
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