{"id":2240450,"date":"2024-05-08T19:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T23:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/contractor-refuses-to-let-palestinian-agitators-get-in-the-way-of-his-work\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T19:23:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T23:23:13","slug":"contractor-refuses-to-let-palestinian-agitators-get-in-the-way-of-his-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/contractor-refuses-to-let-palestinian-agitators-get-in-the-way-of-his-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractor Stays Focused Despite Palestinian Opposition"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fcontractor-refuses-to-let-palestinian-agitators-get-in-the-way-of-his-work%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=2240450&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>Contractor thoroughly\u200d covers anti-Semitic vandalism by protesters at Case Western \u2062Reserve University. Students \u2064attempt to \u200cstop work, but\u2064 contractor sprays over them. Incident \u2064sparks\u200b controversy and legal actions threatened. College president apologizes and vows investigation. Protests continue with a pro-Israel message painted on the Spirit Wall. Campus tensions escalate with demands and refusals by the university.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 8, 2024 at 2:01pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>When a contractor was hired to cover up all of the anti-Semitic mess left behind by pro-Palestinian protesters, he did a very thorough job.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/h-s-girls-wore-crop-tops-bralettes-and-baby-tees-to-protest-sexist-dress-code\/\" title=\"H.S. Girls Wore \u2018Crop Tops, Bralettes And Baby Tees\u2019 To Protest \u2018Sexist\u2019 Dress Code\">protesters painted<\/a> a Palestinian flag and an assortment of slogans on the Advocacy and Spirit walls of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/education\/2024\/05\/deeply-sorry-case-investigating-after-contractors-painted-over-pro-palestinian-protesters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleveland.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>College President Eric Kaler said the messages were \u201cthreatening, intimidating and anti-Semitic\u201d and hired a contractor to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-is-finally-figuring-out-he-cant-appease-antifa-rioters-video\/\" title=\"Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Is Finally Figuring Out He Can\u2019t Appease Antifa Rioters (VIDEO)\">spray paint<\/a> over them.<\/p>\n<p>Early Tuesday, the contractor showed up to get the job done.<\/p>\n<p>Students showed up to stop the work and brought along someone to video their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ole-miss-frat-boy-gets-targeted-making-monkey-noises-front-pro-palestinian-protester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heroic stand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But instead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-curbs-loosened-further-in-beijing-shanghai-as-china-adjusts-policy\/\" title=\"COVID Curbs Loosened Further in Beijing, Shanghai as China Adjusts Policy\">video showing work<\/a> being brought to a halt, the video showed a contractor spraying the face-shield-wearing students as they stood against the wall.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hygwau-rKNo?si=8HnQ9Vc_JYTcRV0W\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ameer Alkayali, 18, a Palestinian-American who attends the University of Cincinnati, said he was one of the students<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Did this painter make the right move?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI stood against the wall, and the painters asked, \u2018Should we continue?\u2019 The cops showed general confusion and didn\u2019t tell them to stop,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, as seen in the video, they continue to just paint right over us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey told us to not put our hands in front of the machine because it\u2019s dangerous. And we put our hands up, and they still continued to paint on our hands and sprayed us with it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Alkayali, who said he intends to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ilhan-omars-daughter-whines-losing-privileges-90k-college-arrested-anti-israel-encampment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sue<\/a> the college administrators and college public safety department over the incident, said that the paint was still under his nails later Tuesday and that it did not come off of his skin for hours.<\/p>\n<p>President Kaler indicated he was not amused by the incident, according to a statement posted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/case.edu\/president\/speeches-statements\/update-overnight-incident-spirit-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">college website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have reviewed video footage, which depicts students blocking the wall as a third-party contractor spray painted directly onto protesters as he attempted to finish painting the wall, and I am disturbed by what occurred,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear: No students \u2014 or any individuals \u2014 should ever be treated this way, especially on a campus where our core values center on providing a safe, welcoming environment. This is not who we are as an institution, and I am deeply sorry this ever occurred,\u201d he wrote, saying the college would investigate why campus police did not intervene.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrantzRantz?\">@FrantzRantz<\/a> \u2013 Bob: you need to get Case Western spray paint guy on your show. He is NEO\u2019s new hero. And if they fire him or charge him with assault, we need to raise a buttload of money for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gary Gnu (@GaryGnuGoodGnew) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaryGnuGoodGnew\/status\/1788152031330304416?\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As noted by Cleveland.com, the Spirit Wall was painted again Tuesday night, but this time, it was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anti-semitism-report-nearly-75-universities-received-c-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-Israel message<\/a> that read, \u201cThey call for intifada so we call them terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Kaler told protesters, he wanted them to disperse and said the college will not pull university assets from companies linked to Israel, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevescene.com\/news\/case-western-reserve-university-threatens-protestors-with-criminal-violations-as-encamped-grow-more-defiant-44268148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clevescene<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDivestment \u2014 a key component of the protesters\u2019 demands \u2014 is and remains something the university will not do,\u201d he wrote in a letter to them.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contractor hired to conceal anti-Semitic vandalism by pro-Palestinian protesters did a meticulous job. 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