Tag: Civil Unrest
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Opinion | Blocking the Road Is Civil Terrorism
[ad_1] The anti-Israel demonstrators who have blocked traffic in major cities across the country know that their victims are decent people. There is little risk that the drivers who can’t get to their jobs, families and other obligations will run them over because those drivers are careful to avoid harming others and breaking the law—even…
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Opinion | Tort Law vs. the Anti-Israel Protesters
[ad_1] Normally we wouldn’t wish trial lawyers on our worst enemy. But as anti-Israel demonstrations grow increasingly lawless, the plaintiffs bar could help. Why not hit protesters who break the law and keep Americans from getting to their destination with a tort liability suit for false imprisonment? On Wednesday anti-Israel protesters blocked access to JFK…
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Opinion | Hong Kong Puts Itself on Trial
[ad_1] The trial of jailed newspaperman Jimmy Lai begins Monday. He is formally accused of sedition, collusion with foreign forces and conspiracy to produce and distribute seditious material. But the real case the authorities are making is that Hong Kong people would never push for democracy if the 76-year-old Mr. Lai and outside forces hadn’t…
