{"id":2074210,"date":"2023-10-20T13:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T17:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/splc-lead-attorney-apparently-participated-in-unlawful-capitol-anti-israel-protest\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T13:25:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T17:25:56","slug":"splc-lead-attorney-apparently-participated-in-unlawful-capitol-anti-israel-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/splc-lead-attorney-apparently-participated-in-unlawful-capitol-anti-israel-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"SPLC Attorney Allegedly Joined Illegal Capitol Anti-Israel Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsplc-lead-attorney-apparently-participated-in-unlawful-capitol-anti-israel-protest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2074210&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>A lead attorney for the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was reportedly present at the \u200ccaptivating pro-Palestine <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/10\/19\/pro-palestine-demonstrators-take-over-capitol-office-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">demonstrations<\/a> on\u200b Capitol Hill on\u2064 Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>According to Townhall contributor John Hasson, Rep. Marjorie\u2063 Taylor Greene, \u200dR-Ga., allegedly captured a photo of a protester\u2019s \u200bphone,\u2064 which displayed a group chat titled \u201cGlobal Intifada.\u201d \u201cIntifada\u201d is an Arabic term used for \u201cuprising\u201d \u2063or \u201crebellion.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1642483355\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-fab369beedde555bf719e386971a9742 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-fab369beedde555bf719e386971a9742\"><\/div>\n<p>Among the protester \u2064names captured on the phone \u2064is Katrina\u200c Bleckley,\u200d who shares the\u200b same name as a pro-Palestine attorney at the SPLC. The SPLC denied Bleckley\u2019s employment but would not respond to follow-up \u200binquiries about \u200bwhether Bleckley had ever worked for the group. On Thursday, Bleckley\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/katrina-bleckley-3367798a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn profile<\/a> still listed\u200d SPLC\u200b as her current employer, but as of\u200b Friday morning, her profile appears to be deactivated. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During today\u2019s Capitol protests, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mtgreenee<\/a> allegedly took a picture of a protestor\u2019s phone <\/p>\n<p>The group chat, named \u201cGlobal Intifada\u201d features the name Katrina Bleckley<\/p>\n<p>Maybe a coincidence, but a Pro-Palestine lead attorney\u200c at the SPLC shares the same name <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cFsnR4Thk3\">pic.twitter.com\/cFsnR4Thk3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Hasson (@SonofHas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonofHas\/status\/1714821698241892686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katrinableckley?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">profile<\/a> for \u200ba \u201cKatrina Bleckley\u201d on X, previously known as Twitter, is now private.\u2062 The online bio\u200c identifies her as an \u201cabolitionist\u201d and \u201cmigrant liberator\u201d next to the hashtag \u201c#FreePalestine.\u201d The \u200dperson in that profile picture appears to be the same person \u200bas on the LinkedIn account.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12646451\/Pro-Palestinian-protesters-Capitol.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">300<\/a> people were arrested after pro-Palestinian protesters took \u2062over the Rotunda in \u200cthe Cannon House \u2062office building to demand a ceasefire between Israel and the Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas. Demonstrators <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TXRandy14\/status\/1714732144084320296?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tore<\/a> down pro-Israel signs and called on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to stand down while\u2063 Hamas keeps Israeli men, women, and children as hostages. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., stood outside the Capitol with demonstrators, regurgitating terrorist propaganda that \u2063Israel launched an attack on\u2063 a hospital \u2062in Gaza that killed\u200c more than\u2064 500 civilians. \u200bThe false claim, contradicted by <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/10\/18\/idf-releases-audio-of-terrorists-admitting-they-fired-at-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">audio <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/israel-hamas-war-israel-says-it-will-release-evidence-which-it-claims-shows-an-islamic-jihad-rocket-hit-the-gaza-hospital-12986662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visual<\/a> evidence from Israeli intelligence, was similarly picked up by American outlets. On the contrary, evidence shows\u200d the \u200bblast occurred in a \u200cparking lot, \u200ccame from a Hamas rocket that misfired, and killed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/us-assessment-eu-diplomat-put-gaza-hospital-death-toll-at-dozens-or-low-hundreds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dozens<\/a>,\u201d\u2062 not \u200chundreds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[READ:[READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/10\/18\/the-gaza-hospital-fiasco-offers-a-vivid-example-of-journalisms-rot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Gaza Hospital \u200cFiasco Offers A Vivid Example Of Journalism\u2019s\u200b Rot<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-428a9673a215b96e98ee536d826fc9c2 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-428a9673a215b96e98ee536d826fc9c2\"><\/div>\n<p>The SPLC \u2064has a \u200bhistory of engaging in far-left extremist activism. Last \u200bweek,\u200b the SPLC, which\u200d targets churches and organizations with conservative ties as \u201chate groups,\u201d\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/10\/11\/splc-wont-say-whether-it-plans-to-designate-left-wing-groups-supporting-slaughter-in-israel-as-hate-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">refused <\/a>to say whether Hamas sympathizers would similarly be placed on \u2062the SPLC\u2019s famous list of more than 1,200 \u201chate groups.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>While a lead attorney for the SPLC was seemingly present at Capitol Hill on Wednesday, the group previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/07\/06\/splc-uses-its-expertise-in-political-targeting-to-help-the-j6-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">provided<\/a> research and testimony for the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 to prosecute pro-Trump demonstrators. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past few months, \u2063our SPLC analysts have met with Jan. 6 Select Committee staff\u200d and submitted nearly 40 pages of written testimony and research to document the involvement of extremists in the \u200dplanning \u200band preparation for the insurrection,\u201d Michael Lieberman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-official-promoting-policy-agenda-of-former-employer-ethics-watchdog-says\/\" title=\"Top Biden Official Promoting Policy Agenda of Former Employer, Ethics Watchdog Says\">senior policy counsel<\/a> on hate and extremism at the \u200dSPLC, told Politico last summer. \u201cOur work has helped \u2062to document coordination \u2064between Trump, his \u200ballies and two extremist groups we\u2019ve tracked for years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet in March, another\u2064 lawyer for the SPLC named Thomas \u200cWebb Jurgens was <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/03\/07\/splc-attorney-arrested-on-domestic-terror-charges-in-atlanta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrested <\/a>and charged with domestic terrorism amid protests against police in Georgia. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5ea28f33180d38b85cab9df47e9b25ed fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5ea28f33180d38b85cab9df47e9b25ed\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAn employee at the SPLC was arrested while acting \u2014 and identifying \u2014 as a legal observer on behalf of the National Lawyers\u200d Guild (NLG),\u201d the SPLC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/southern-poverty-law-center-lawyer-reportedly-arrested-domestic-terrorism-atlanta-cop-city-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said <\/a>in a statement at the\u200c time. \u201cThe employee is an experienced legal observer, and their arrest is no evidence of any \u200dcrime, but of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/splc-lead-attorney-apparently-participated-in-unlawful-capitol-anti-israel-protest\/\" title=\"SPLC Attorney Allegedly Joined Illegal Capitol Anti-Israel Protest\">heavy-handed law \u200benforcement intervention<\/a> against protestors.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c84ea274f760ee326e7fa1fbe5f86808 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c84ea274f760ee326e7fa1fbe5f86808\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> rnrn <br \/> A lead attorney from \u200dthe far-left Southern \u200dPoverty \u2062Law Center \u200c(SPLC) was reportedly \u200bspotted at the\u200b pro-Palestine demonstrations on Capitol\u200b Hill on Wednesday. The attorney, Katrina Bleckley, was \u2063allegedly captured in a photo taken by Rep.\u200d Marjorie Taylor\u2063 Greene.<\/p>\n<p>The photo showed a protester&#8217;s phone with a group chat titled &#8220;Global Intifada,&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2> How can the\u2063 reported presence \u2064of Katrina Bleckley at the demonstrations on Capitol \u200bHill impact ongoing debates and \u200cdiscussions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cThe reported presence of Katrina Bleckley at the demonstrations on \u200cCapitol Hill could potentially\u2062 impact ongoing debates \u200band \u200cdiscussions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a\u200b few ways:<\/p>\n<p>1. Media Attention and Narrative: If the presence of Bleckley receives \u2064significant media\u200c attention, it could shape the narrative around\u2063 the demonstrations and \u200dthe conflict itself. Media outlets \u2062may \u2064analyze her motives, background, and stance on the issue, potentially influencing public opinion.<\/p>\n<p>2. Amplifying Voices: Bleckley&#8217;s\u200c presence could amplify the\u200b voices of those advocating for a particular stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Depending on her position, it could strengthen arguments for\u2064 or against a \u200bparticular side, potentially bolstering ongoing discussions\u200d and\u2063 debates \u200cwithin \u200cthe\u200d public sphere.<\/p>\n<p>3. Polarization and\u200c Divisions: The presence of Bleckley, depending \u200don \u2064her\u200c viewpoint, \u2064might \u2064further polarize the ongoing debates and\u200d discussions surrounding \u200bthe Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It\u200c could deepen existing divisions and highlight the contrasting perspectives\u2064 within \u2064society, potentially intensifying\u2062 the conflict&#8217;s overall complexity.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u2063 Grassroots Activism: If \u200dBleckley&#8217;s involvement inspires others to\u2064 join in the demonstrations or to engage with the issue, it could\u2062 contribute to grassroots activism \u2064related\u200c to\u2062 the\u2063 Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This could lead\u200d to increased public engagement, awareness, and involvement in the ongoing debates\u200d and discussions.<\/p>\n<p>5. \u2063Diplomatic\u200c Impact: While the impact may be \u200bindirect, media coverage of Bleckley&#8217;s presence might reach international audiences. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-smith-files-gag-order-against-trump\/\" title=\"Jack Smith files a gag order against President Trump.\">influence public \u2063opinion<\/a> and potentially impact diplomatic \u2063efforts surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by putting \u200bpressure on governments to consider certain perspectives or adjust their policies.<\/p>\n<p>It is important \u2064to note\u2062 that the extent and \u200bsignificance of Bleckley&#8217;s\u2063 impact would depend on various factors such as her prominence, the coverage she receives,\u2062 and her ability to\u200d shape the narrative around the demonstrations\u200d and the conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawyer from the far-left SPLC was seen at pro-Palestine protests on Capitol Hill. Rep. 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