WATCH: 'War criminal' cat-calls interrupt Olmert Chicago speech

No, CONCEPT and MECHANISM for the bomb was "designes there." It was also created using data from New Mexico and Arizona. Don't hate the scientist; hate the gov't.

.....not giving speeches...

Olmert came to the campus of the University of Kentucky last week as part of this tour. He was faced with dozens of protesters who were thrown out of the lecture hall. When asked a question of Israel's nuclear arsenal, he replied, "How can we use weapons that we have never admitted to having (wink wink)" followed by laughs by the audience. Absolutely hilarious!

And Arab states keep brother Arabs in refugee camps REMEMBER all political nonsense

Everyone seems to forget that Egypt ALSO has a Gaza border, making the screams of "Israel's Gaza siege" and "Israel's Gaza prison" total lies. Not only does Egypt keep Gazan Arabs locked out for years, but Egypt also FORCED BACK thousands of Gazans who breached its border to run for their lives from Israel's counter attack to 8 years of missiles. Egypt locks Gazans out while letting weapons flow in from its side. Israel saved and absorbed a million Jewish refugees KICKED from surrounding states including Egypt - while Egypt keeps Gazans out and other Arab states keep brother Arabs in refugee camps to this day. Hamas AND Egypt are the insanely cruel ones in this war. Of course oil-moneyed Islamification does its best to deny and hide the horrific cruelty. Chicago is clearly no match for the big oil money lies. Goodbye to sanity there. Protest Egypt's Gaza siege NOW!

It is amazing to read your responses after what the whole world has to put up with because of Muslim terrorists. Yet you support them. Israel has a right to protect itself more then the US and its allies have a right to be in Iraq Pakistan or Afghanistan. Israel's enemies are withing arms reach, bombarding Israeli cities with thousands of rockets, if not for the security fence there would be many suicide bombing as before. Has any one bought a airplane ticket since 2001, have do you realize how much you are paying for added security because of the terrorists? Hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent needlessly because of the wonderful people you are protecting.

sounds like they are voicing their opinion at the college also. Whose going to stand up to them, there are 10's of thousands of them, even the U.S. gov. is scared of them for fear of being branded racist. But of course Russia is sitting in the background all along laughing at the U.S.'s inability to counter Russia's puppets.

Operation cast lead was not a war, it was an assault against a densely packed enclosed civilian area, and the morality should be judged with similar incidences , perhaps with the Germans against the Warsaw ghetto uprising because the scale of reprisals and the huge imbalance between armaments, the "sitting ducks" situation are much more similar than any war I can think of. anyway, add New Zealand to your list of moral armies that you must compare yourself with, because our army would - and has - court-marshalled soldiers for deliberately targeting civilians.

"[M]any more Japanese died than Aussies,ergo Japan`sinnocentand you Allies should pay war reparations to Japan." Is this what passes for rational thought in Sweden?

"Hamas is already branded as a "terrorist organization" and their government is under sanctions for 3 years. While Israel`s crimes continued to be called "self defence". Gee, and who orchestrated that? You're not talking about comparative moral assessment, but about comparative political power.

"Hamas demanded that the battle be fought in their most crowded streets, hoping for this very outcome." Unfortunately for Israel, people like you are the reason that the rest of the world no longer thinks that Israel is a partner for conversation, let alone peace.

"Electronic Intifada...viciously attacks anyone who challenges these views." So, it's sort of like AIPAC, but without real power.

These are dangerous times for Israel and America, the problem is, it seems our politicians either ignore this or do not seem to care. In America anti Israel sentiment will probaly keep growing along with Radical Islamization. Here is an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZlvp018xxc&feature=related

Jew-haters are vehemently opposed to Jews defending themselves against thousands of rocket attacks against Israeli towns, hospitals, clinics, schools & kindergartens. In a military response several years overdue, Israel warned Gaza civilians via loudspeakers; thousands of leaflets & 200,000 phone calls urging evacuation of battle areas. The IDF aborted missile strikes to prevent civilian casualties, opened a field clinic for Muslims on Gaza border. Continually provided tons of humanitarian aid whilst Hamas waged WAR against innocent Israeli civilians. The Islamo Fascists commit war crimes: they use human shields; hide behind women and children; wage war from densely populated areas, store and fire rockets from residential buildings, schools, hospitals & mosques to deliberately MAXIMISE Arab injuries & deaths so that when Israel fires back in self defense & accidentally kills civilians, Islamics scream to the world, but the blood of the Arabs is on the heads of the Islamo Fascists.

It is not difficult to imagine what Electronic Intifada and its cohorts would say: "Zionist thugs disrupt speach by former Palestinian official" or "Zionists seek to silence Palestinian voices" or "Anti-free speech Zionists threaten academic freedom at Univ. of Chicago"! But, Electronic Intifada revels in its anti-free speech tactics, showing their cards as fundamentally anti-democratic.

But in most cases the people that committed those atrocities didn't become prime ministers and hailed as heroes in their country. The same holds true for Yitzhak Shamir and Menachem Begin. If you want to compare yourself to dictatorships go ahead - I prefer to compare Israel to democratic western nations. As for the morality of an army involved in active warfare - it is the very act of a 40 year long oppression that is immoral. What Israel is doing is simply not a war. Ass for "light unto the nations" - that is what the founding vision for Israel proclaimed. The result falls well below the expectations - which is not surprising given the displacement of another population as a requirement for its founding.

If we want to have a civilized dialog first thing to do is not to call someone defending his people a criminal.

In the view of most reasonable people the killing of 1,400 people, most of them uninvolved civilians and the wholesale destruction of infrastructure, is a criminal act. Its that simple. Yet Israeli society has become so hard-hearted that only a handful of decent people are upset by the murderous actions of their leaders. Any objective legal view however, is that it is a war crime. Fact.

Your list of armies that are more moral than the IDF is indeed impressive. Pray tell me which of them are engaged in fighting a war. I do not think that the Swiss, for example, have ever been engaged in waarfare, even during the Napoleonic era.

I don't claim "light unto the nations" and I don't claim IDF is perfect. What I claim precisely is that IDF has higher moral ground than any other army in the world involved ih ACTIVE WARFARE now. Consider that Israel existence is still in question. As for 1953 Qibya Massacre I think that still IDF still may be compared agains leading Western armies back then. However during the war of independence both sides committed atrocities as well as other nations in the world.

The protest was very peaceful. No tea-baggers showed up, apparently no birthers showed and no deathers showed. This was very polite and peaceful, much better than if a corporate sponsored fake grass roots group had shown up. This might have been the most polite and peaceful protest in the US in the entire year. You really should Google some video or Republican protest from August. Just Google Glenn Beck and teabagging.

Contrary to the shrill and juvenile claims of these demonstrators, Olmert is not a war criminal. However, he IS a criminal. What on earth is the government of Israel doing sending this man out on diplomatic engagements such as this when he has a stinking black cloud of corruption hanging over his head? This is not a face the Israelis are, ultimately, going to want representing them to the world at large.

That person deserves even worse for the war crimes he did !

The next round of aid the US should send to Israel should be in the form of metal rings. Handcuffs for each of Israel's criminal leaders.

Oh, you the brave ones, let me ask: how many shoes did you throw to Saddam? Oh, the pale ones, those who tremble to get the sane people out from buying steaks, only to go back home to your vegetarian life! Oh, pale individuals, battling for a more mediocre life for us all!

Israel is not like "Western nations." It is targeted by terrorists like no other nation on Earth.

When I see these scenes I feel like I'm about to vomit. I mean, can't we have a civilized dialogue, even with someone like Olmert? This is not a way to combat Zionism extremism. We need to lower the tone. Not all Israelis are war criminals. I hope the thugs in Chicago hear me. (Thanks Olivia)

Electronic Intifada is certainly not a news service, but neither is it all those 'antis' that you accuse it of. It is simply pro-Palestinian. Incidentally, call yourself anything you want, but you should know that Budd Neil spelled it 'Lobey Dosser'.

What Western standard of expectation is that? Abu Ghraib? Camp Bread Basket?Darul Dhyafa? In the Darul Dhyafa case the British government argued that the Human Rights Act did not apply so there should be no independent inquiry. Is that the standard of expecation? And if by "attention" you mean with regard to international law, there is in fact "a highly selective enforcement of the UN's human rights policy" (Habermas, Divided West, 2008, p. 29), but I have yet to see a serious argument that it is applied selectively toward those countries about which there is a higher Western standard of expectation, and don't expect to.

Any army that is not involved in a brutal 40-year occupation of another people. Please, tell me, how was the Qibya Massacre under Ariel Sharon an example of morality and a "light unto the nations"?

And who threw shoes to Saddam? Where are the brave ones? Oh, brave mouths! Brave hearts who cry indignation from your computers! Go and throw your shoes to those who speak their hate from their pulpits, in the places where the guards are waiting for you! Oh, pale individuals, who blame those who eat a good steak, only to eat your vegetarian nothing, and go to sleep embracing your solitude. No Achilles will born from your unions.

If only they accepted Israel in 48, everything would have been different by now! Showing hostility towards Israel for more than 60 years and then expecting thanks in return! NO = consequences

Here are some examples of armies for you: The Swiss army. The Norwegian army. The Swedish army. The Danish army. The Finnish army. The Icelandic army. The Belgian army. The Luxenbourg Army. The Irish army (not the republican one...). Please give a few examples that show the moral superiority of the IDF over these armies.

these protesters are courageous for speaking the truth! olmert is a criminal and gangster and he belongs in court!

cause. Let him sit there and have his mealy mouth shut up for a change. Let him squirm and feEl a tinge of fear and discomfort. Let the International media cover these events---it will keep Israel,S war crimes on the front page--hopefully up tO the time when there will Be A trial at the Hague --he can continue his whinging from the dock in the Hague. Maybe the media Hack---Dershowitz will be part of his drean team---best of luck Olmert. Hope you enjoy the inside of a 8 x 6 ft cell. Per person sharing. Hey, maybe Livni will be your cell mate. That ought to cause some regret on your part.

IDF are good marksmen ????? Thats why half of IDF casualties were caused by Friendly Fire. Good marksmen when it came to children: 2 bullets in the heart of baby girl 3 years old. Perhaps you should learn to be a human...

Good post! Israel should nto compare itself to Sudan for moral guidance. The reason Israel gets so much attention is because it is considered as part of the western sphere, and thus held to the same standard of expectation. If you want to be an oppresive middle eastern regime, go ahead, but don't expect to keep the benefits you currently have.

Rachel, I think IDF is already has moral high ground over any other army in the world. If you disagree please name one that is higher. As for military mistakes and civil casualities they happened in every war.

Olmert is a war criminal. He should have been arrested during his speech and sent to Den Hague. By the way, his friends installed Hamas to fight against PLO.

I agree that Hamas also committed war crimes. That may even be much more deplorable than what we did in Gaza (Lebanon too). But both are definitely illegal. Character and integrity cannot be defined by a lowest common denominator or re-defined to expediently justify our acts. For our own longevity, we must always take the moral high ground. We must always act legally. We must always protect the weak and minority in our country. We must always remember that we are a very small minority on the global scale. We must have the courage to always do the right thing, even when it is hard. We must never take the easy way out. After all, we pride ourselves on our justness, fairness, and democratic values. We must hold ourselves to these standards and not measure ourselves by Hamas?s standards. We are the great State of Israel and we ought to remember how we came about and must remain true to our ideals. We forget this only to our peril. Peace NOW!!

Where does Goldstone say they have judicial EVIDENCE of crime??

"A document containing the name of the Palestinians killed during the Gaza offensive". On that list is also the names of those killed by Hamas,and those that died from natural causes. Can they make a list of the dead in Afghanistan, and Iraq.Pakistan,and Sri-Lanka.Darfur and Congo.That shoud keep them busy for some years.

The appropriate name would be "watch israel" because they shut their eyes anywhere else.They still talks about Gaza,and since that there was some thousands civilians death in conflicts around the world,but they are not watching.The big offensive in Waziristan is on,they have cut all types of communications,no media is allowed and they are killing thousands mostly civilians. UNGA,UNHRC,Amnesty,and UNRWA are branches of the"Muslim league".

Is it really in Israel's interest that an ibndicted embezzler make the rounds of the American campuses to defend the policies he followed (between his alleged misdoings) as Prime Minister? It is certainly to be hoped that this is a private initiative and does not carry the blessing of the Foreign Ministry or any other state body. Indeed I would suggest that all government agencies should have explained to him forcefully that public appearances are not in Israel's interest as long as his trial on multiple charges of fraud, breach of trust, etc.is pending.

..good to see you're back, Natallie.

We gave Peres a similar reception in Oxford nearly a year ago. The university authorities also attempted to disparage the protestors with their rhetoric of free speech and civilised debate. What they mean by this is that we should all just shut up and allow war criminals a stage to justify their crimes. As if the media, particularly in the US, doesn't make a good enough job of this when it comes to Israel. The hypocrisy is breathtaking.

That land belongs to Jews. Palestinian arabs must know this, and live in piece side by side with Isrelis. Unfortunately their religion blinds them.

But include people who plot against and put down the USA.

For resilience it's hard to beat Mr Olmert. That attribute is of course bolstered by an equal quantity of insensitivity. But paying him of all people to do the university rounds purveying hasbara is crass beyond belief. Was it the Israeli government or his financial backers in the US? Or was it the university itself?

civillians target civillians and who is responsible for the vast majority of the terror and terror threats around the world.

In an interview with Jewish Forward, Goldstone denied that his group had conducted ?an investigation.? Instead, it was what he called a ?fact-finding mission? based largely on the limited ?material we had.? Since this ?material? was cherry-picked by Hamas guides and spokesmen, Goldstone acknowledged that ?if this was a court of law, there would have been nothing proven.? He emphasized to the Forward that the report was no more than ?a road map? for real investigators and that it contained no actual ?evidence,? of wrongdoing by Israel. - Dershowitz This draft resolution saddens me as it includes only allegations against Israel," Goldstone told the Swiss /Le Temps/ newspaper on Friday. "There is not a single phrase condemning Hamas as we have done in the report. I hope that the council can modify the text."-Jerusalem Post

Maybe those who think it is clever to call an Israeli leader a war criminal should look at what their armed forces have done in Iraq and Afghanistan. This anti Israel rhetoric is by ignorant selfrightous idiots who have no idea what a war crime is,or they are just plain anti-semites or both.

I fail to understand the Chuzpah of said fellow, standing up in a podium giving any sort of speech. Secondly I fail to understand any university of inviting said person who is under criminal indictment to even visit a campus of learning. "Beyond belief", is the understatement of the year.

What they saw was respectful protest. The protesters treated Olmert better than Barney Frank or Arlen Specter got when trying to explain lots less controversial stuff than Gaza to an American audience. There were no fistfights. Nobody had fingers bitten off. And nobody brought any guns!

"The difference in military casualties is because IDF are good marksmen" says Jasper. Ha Ha Ha. The difference in casualties is because the IDF blitzed the place in a way that most armies would consider highly indiscriminate, using artillery, tank fire, air strikes, ATGW and even naval gunfire in a built-up area. While the infantry were rather shy about getting up close and personal, to put it politely. (If less so when engaging civilians). Marksmanship my posterior!

... would benefit him in the klink... ... what's interesting is that almost the whole political spectrum is involved in this... ... only the much denigrated 'loony-left' emerge with clean paws...

... or if you really maintain that the Israelis are 'terrorists'...?!

And most people are now against you. You could have been a respected member of the international community instead you will go the way of the other crusaders.

I guarantee that many of the people quietly sitting in the hall were getting an experience which pushed them a bit further towards understanding what the radical Islamic, radical Left alliance is really about. I am sure that a new few perceived the truth that this alliance is a danger not simply to Israel but to the United States and the Western world as a whole.

Atom bomb was designes there.

.....that rule applies to (right-wing and part of mainstream) Israelis, Islamic extremists, greedy Swiss bankers and spoiled little kids ("brats"). Everybody is in the same boat there....

population - they support Israel. Occupation of the country by terrorists is what this is all about, and Cast Lead was part of that justice you say "is coming".

He should be even arrested in Hague

where there should only be one, of what is right and what is wrong.

He faced something similar. So did Botha And did you notice how, in what would have to be a pretty pro-Israeli crowd, how few did more than just sit there. It was almost as if they were too ashamed to do more in public. And the headlines in the mainstream US media? "Protesters shut down..." "... is protested" Not, you'll note, the harsher 'disrupted', or 'heckled'

How "living in occupied lands" can "realise for their own spiritual benefit of justice and paradise" if their fellow settlers who vacated occupied lands in Gaza got back suicide bombers and then rocket attacks? Your Hamas friends failed the test.

It actually is surprising to see Olmert treated so well. He certainly was treated better than Barney Frank was or Arlen Specter was in August. Even the police were polite when ejecting the protesters. A far cry from 1968.

It actually is surprising to see Olmert treated so well. He certainly was treated better than barney Frank was or Arlen Specter was in August. Even the police were polite when ejecting the protesters. A far cry from 1968.

It is strange how the US is treating Israel with blind support despite its practice of racism, occupation and human rights violation. Day will come for justice. Hope the people living in occupied lands realise for their own spiritual benefit of justice and paradise and change the government for peaceful settlement

This is highy predictable behavior right now. This is encouraging these groups to act up. My World View of how things operate has changed over the past seven years. No matter how bad things get, do not allow ourselves to be plunged backwards into the sort of World where life has no value or meaning. Even these kids who are berating Olmert have lives that are important. The enemy is a sneak. The enemy can come from both within and without. The enemy is either rational from their own standpoint or are just working for somebody else. I don't completely trust anybody. I suppose I trust my mother the most. But you know this is a messed up World. People will do anything for money. Young People are usually the most sincere because they are idealistic. Let lawyers handle rep for Israel right now. It may be profitable for Olmert to speak but not good for Jews. Watch. I predict Jews will sell eachother and Israel out now, for a few sheckels. So predictable. I don't get paid to write. Remember!

Numbers dont lie... true. Then what about war in Kosovo? What Western or not western army did more to safeguard the rights of civilians in a combat zone?

The Palestinians should not forget one thing. The Goldstone report was based solely on testimony from their side. Israel was not represented, there was no defence of allegations made against it, and there was no supporting evidence as to the circumstances of any IDF attack. In spite of the above The Goldstone Report also condemned the Palestinian side. In the meantime Israel is investigating alleged injustices from it's side. Therefore it is the Palestinians who need to worry about all this. There is evidence that clearly indicates Palestinians using the cover of it's civilian population to attack Israel. This is a clear violation of International Law, not only that, but Palestinian Leaders planned and and directed such attacks. Of course their attacks were meant to hit civilians. All of this contradicts International Law. There is no doubt who is the guilty party in all this.

DAN, You can't buy justice or sympathy with money.

If the unprovoked rocket attacks never happened, Israel would not have had to defend its citizens. Ever hear of cause and effect. This is it in simple terms. Do the Palestinians actually think Israel is not going to respond. Maybe they do, they are a dilusional bunch.

what a joke. Even Hamas says to prosecute Israel. Hello??? Hamas is also indicted in the report. It just goes to show you how much anti-israel bias there is that Hamas can join in without suffering ny consequences.

The University of Chicago's biggest donors are Jews, not Arabs. If the faculty was so pro Arab, would they have allowed Olmert to speak? Maybe you're confused, however considering Chicago has the largest Palestinian-American population in the country, don't you think they'd have "some" protesters there?

Very well stated. Thank you.

Bashing Olmert, is like bashing Hamas. After allm Hams was established by Israeli Army to undermine Yasser Arafat. So.........

and you Allies should pay war reparations to Japan.

For those of you calling for Hamas to be treated the same. Hello, Hamas is already branded as a "terrorist organization" and their government is under sanctions for 3 years. While Israel's crimes continued to be called "self defence" Hamas officials would never have the chance to go to US to brag about killing innocent children like the Olmert did. I call for both Hamas and Israel to be treated the same where Israeli people are but under sanctions because their leaders are a bunch of war criminals. Israelis will have to dig tunnels to the US to get food and medicine.

What an ignorant comment. As if any of the leaders of Hamas would get an invitation to speak at a leading US institution, let alone be allowed into the country. The closest thing we get is Ahmadinejad at Columbia - and he was even protested by the university presidents introductory speach.

What does casualty rate have to do with it? The difference in civilian casualties is because IDF did not bring their families with them. Hamas demanded that the battle be fought in their most crowded streets, hoping for this very outcome. The difference in military casualties is because IDF are good marksmen. Hamas is not.

The audience was polite and moved when asked. Even the protesters moved without resistance when the police asked. That was much more civil than most Congressional Town Hall meetings in August. Even the non-protesting members of the audience seemed tolerant of the protests. Chicago 68 it was not.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylFcMu0VOSo

"Where are the protesters bashing Hamas?" Was there a Hamas speaker to protest against? And really, even the protest was "balanced", you still would regard the Israeli part as unjust, right? So it's only window-dressing ...

Olmert, what a joker !

Its almost quite juvenile to strictly label the protest as racist. Please, Giving a forum for a war criminal (who is still waiting for a verdict back in Israel) to openly fabricate every sentence he speaks to impressionable students, is hypocrisy at its finest.

Electronic Intifada is nothing like a "news-service". It simply promotes the anti-US, anti-Israel, anti-UK, Marxist writers and viciously attacks anyone who challenges these views.

Israelis should expect a lot more of this unless Israel does what the Goldstone report states. Conduct a transparent investigation into the allegations made by the Goldstone Report. It really is that simple. Or prepare yourselves for isolation from the world.

Hamas council met and voted to start the war as they launched hundreds of rockets. For eight years Israelis were bombed and hamas called for clearing out sderot and ashkelon. For eight years Israel lost more than 12 or 13. Babies were maimed and lost in pregnancy. Hundreds were injured and eight years of living with rockets falling. Hamas was also aiming at chemical facilities which could have wiped out ten thousand.

Hamas did not kill 1400 people, the majority of them civilians. Hamas in fact had held up their part of the bargain, and had largely ceased rocket attacks in the months prior to the Israeli massacre in Gaza. Hamas did not shoot children at close range, and Hamas did not use civilians as human shields in door-to-door operations. Don't take my word for it, see Amnesty Intl, HRW, and other international sources...

Hamas too needs to investigates, and I think they should go even further by express their willingness to hand over any men suspected of war crime! What I find strange is when Israel compare its moral and values by the action of an organization such as Hamas! you are only shooting your foot.

Z - Hamas didnt kill 1400 people Numbers dont lie, people do. Only the most deluded would call 1400 lives to 13 a 2 sided war.

the University of Chicago has long had a radical, pro-Arab faculty, but apparently the students are even less mature than they were when I was a student there. Alumni should take note and do two things: (1) Be as vocal as possible; and (2) stop contributing money until the administration listens and takes meaningful steps to introduce faculty balance.

I can understand a university allowing differing views of opinion regardless of how favorable or unfavorable they are. But Ehud Olmert does not deserve attention or to be heard in any way, shape, form or in any capacity. I applaud the protesters for their courage and dedication to voicing their outrage towards this man's presence at the university.

No doubt if Hamas leaders were allowed to speak at the University of Chicago there would be protesters present.

Most nations do not set their standards based upon the activity of terrorists. Israel hasn't gotten this yet. They are still at the level in which they try to out do the terrorists at their own game. This is what another terror group would do, not a nation.

Believe they are resisting the occupation and fighting terrorism from the other side. Whats difference if a rocket is shot from Gaza or one is dropped from an F-14? Both sides fight fire with fire but thats all Arabs and Jews understand.

...it's only a matter of time...

Where are the protesters bashing Hamas? Racism is what it is

you do the crime, you will eventually do the time. justice will be served one way or another.