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Protesters chain themselves to Israeli consulate entrance

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January 14, 2009

My wife messaged me this morning to say Wilshire Boulevard had been shut down outside the Israeli consulate building. The reason? The protest that VideoJew Jay Firestone reports on in the video above. The protest, organized by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, led group members to chain themselves to the entrance of the consulate building, preventing anyone from getting in and prompting consulate officials to tell workers not to bother coming in.

Danielle Berrin has more details. The money quote from one anti-Zionist organizer: “I don’t believe Hamas is a terrorist organization.”

And I, sir, don’t believe I can take you seriously.

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