From convicted cop killers to domestic terrorists, the list of those calling for the annihilation of Israel grows. Inmates such as Herman Bell, Anthony Bottom, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and Clark Edward Squire – who were members of the Black Liberation Army – as well as the Weather Underground’s David Gilbert, Bill Ayers, and Bernadette Dohrn have posted statements calling for the end of “US/Zionist Imperialism in Palestine.” Add to that list the name of Assata Shakur in Cuba. Shakur, better known as Joanne Chesimard, was convicted in the murder of New Jersey State Police Officer Werner Foerster. Shakur has the distinction of being the first woman named to the FBI’s Most Wanted List. One wonders what a so- called peace movement and a cop killer have in common.
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