Orange County Independent Task Force on Anti-Semitism Statement on the conviction of the “Irvine 11”

The Orange County Independent Task Force on Anti-Semitism applauds today’s Superior Court Jury’s verdict to convict  10 U C Irvine students on all counts of disturbing a public meeting and conspiracy to disrupt the Feb. 8, 2010, talk by  Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren.  The Orange County Jury’s decision sends a powerful message that you cannot use the “hecklers veto” to violate the free speech rights of others, then hide behind the First Amendment.