THE FEDERALIST
More Than 1,000 Leftists Gathered In Chicago To Cheer A Convicted Murderer Who Hates Israel
by Jonathan Greenberg
August 17, 2017
More than 1,000 people packed Chicago’s International Union of Operating Engineers hall on August 12 for “A Farewell to Rasmea Odeh Featuring Angela Davis.” The event was described as a chance to say goodbye to Odeh, a convicted murderer who will soon be deported for lying to get U.S. citizenship. Odeh masterminded a Palestinian terrorist group’s 1969 bombing of a Jerusalem supermarket that killed two Israeli college students. Her supporters on Saturday included dozens of progressive advocacy groups and anti-Israel organizations who sponsored the event, such as Code Pink, Jewish Voice for Peace, Students for Justice in Palestine and Black Lives Matter. READ MORE
ALGEMEINER Goodbye and Good Riddance to Rasmea Odeh