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Woman spray-painting anti-jihad ads in NYC shocked at arrest [VIDEO]
Daily Caller ^ | 9/26/2012

Posted on 09/26/2012 5:34:44 PM PDT by markomalley

Edited on 09/26/2012 5:40:50 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Egyptian-American progressive activist Mona Eltahaway was arrested in New York on Tuesday after spray painting over both a pro-Israel Subway advertisement and anti-jihadist blogger Pamela Hall, who tried to block the pink-clad Eltahaway from destroying the poster.

“I am not violating it [free speech], I am making an expression on free speech,” Eltahaway said as the bizarre encounter was being recorded.

“I think this is freedom of expression, just like this [sign] is freedom of expression,” she said, before cursing at the camera-wielding Hall and continuing to paint over the words.

Eltahaway, whose Twitter account describes her as “a columnist and a blogger on Arab and Muslim issues,” has a blog which highlights her talking-head appearances on CNN, BBC and Canada’s CBC.

Shortly after saying she was offended Hall did not pronounce Eltahaway correctly, Eltahaway expressed great surprise at being placed under arrest for spray painting in a New York City Subway.

“For what?” Eltahaway exclaimed, after being informed she was being arrested.

“For, for what?” one of the two arresting police officers replied.

“It is my right as a U.S. citizen to know what you’re arresting me for,” Eltahaway continued, turning toward a crowd to ask if they were watching. The crowd did not show any outward signs of sympathy toward the suspected vandal.

This is what happens to nonviolent protesters in America in 2012,” Eltahaway said, 15 years after New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani explained the harshness of graffiti street justice to a “Saturday Night Live” audience:

“She got in my way,” Elwahay told the officer in explaining why her nonviolent protest assaulted Hall.

“The 46- by 30-inch ads are plastered in 10 Manhattan stations, including busy Grand Central and Times Square Stations,” The New York Post reports.

They were sponsored by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, which is led by the controversial anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller.

“In any war between the civilized man and the savage,” the advertisements read, “support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad.”

“Meetings done; pink spray paint time. #ProudSavage #****Hate”" reads a tweet posted at roughly 4:30 p.m. on Eltahaway’s account.

In her next tweet, seven hours later, Mona Eltaway replaced the “#****Hate” hash tag with one reading “#FreeMona.”

According to the tweet, she was charged with criminal mischief.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; US: New York
KEYWORDS: freemona; monaeltahaway; ny; pamelahall
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To: miserare

If we raid it, the NYTimes will call it an undocumented aspirin factory.


21 posted on 09/26/2012 6:23:22 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: miserare

Communism, fascism, Islamism and globalism are all radical ideologies popular among the elitists of the globe but that are totally incompatible with constitutional freedom.

No wonder they have named constitutionalists their domestic terrorist enemy. The constitution terrorizes them; ruins their hopes and dreams.


22 posted on 09/26/2012 6:29:08 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: miserare

The following is truly unbelievable. Mona, the Egyptian/Muslim spraypaint biotch, was beaten senseless a few months ago by Egyptian police only a few short months ago. In other words, she was brutally assaulted by her own tribe, and then comes back to the land of the free and home of the brave to DEFEND the mindless hordes!!!! OMG...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siWK2b-7vIo


23 posted on 09/26/2012 6:32:30 PM PDT by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can still go to hell.)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

Maybe the Johnny Roberts can find it in the penumbra.


24 posted on 09/26/2012 6:35:18 PM PDT by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: HMS Surprise

Besides breaking her arms, her Muslim brothers must have brainwashed her.

In the video of her spray-paint attack, she looks like she in on something. She has a crazy look in her eyes.

Didn’t she get the memo that spray-painting in the subway is practically a capital crime under Bloomberg?


25 posted on 09/26/2012 6:40:27 PM PDT by miserare
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To: Venturer
Subway cars, especially the outsides are clean and graffiti free — in case you have not been to New York in the last ten years.
26 posted on 09/26/2012 7:03:42 PM PDT by sefarkas (Why vote Democrat Lite?)
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To: HMS Surprise

Liberalism truly is a mental disease.


27 posted on 09/26/2012 7:14:21 PM PDT by Eagles6 (DNC 2012 Convention: Celebrating infanticide and sodomy. Denying God.What could possibly go wrong?)
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To: markomalley

Send her back now.


28 posted on 09/26/2012 7:14:59 PM PDT by gotribe (WTF?)
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To: markomalley
Good comment on the NY post page for the story from an Iranian. Once again proving how incredibly stupid liberal Americans are for supporting so-called "oppressed" people overseas when they have absolutely no idea what they really stand for.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/paint_misbehavin_VYd6yL8Q3RJbTDYFxX3MjK

I am Iranian and was born as a muslim. I am completely admit that their final goal is to dominate the world. ruin the western values such as freedom of speech, respecting women and the ability of free living . if so they don't let us to drink alcohol, pork , listen to music , dance , make love, dress as we like and so many other things that we like. as they're doing right now in my country , please please please don't let them to dictate you their values. don't let them to dominate western countries. protect your values however you can! trust me they're worst than zombies. Google Iran before Islamic revolution and Google Iran after bloody Islamic revolution you'll see the differences. the difference between a free society and an Islamic one!

29 posted on 09/26/2012 7:16:52 PM PDT by JediJones (KARL ROVE: "And remember, this year, no one is seriously talking about ending abortion.")
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To: HMS Surprise
The fractured Muslim mind in full bloom. Its cousin, the Occupy Wall Street mind is hibernating for a season.

The woman also has pro-OWS tweets on her Twitter account.

30 posted on 09/26/2012 7:21:55 PM PDT by JediJones (KARL ROVE: "And remember, this year, no one is seriously talking about ending abortion.")
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To: Hardraade
Can't spell "hyphenated" American without hype and hate

Go home...

...a stoning awaits you.

31 posted on 09/26/2012 7:22:01 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery, IXNAY THE TSA!)
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To: HMS Surprise

Battered muslim syndrome. She seems to think if she loves Islam and muslims enough, she can change them, no matter how hard they keep hitting her in the face.


32 posted on 09/26/2012 7:25:40 PM PDT by JediJones (KARL ROVE: "And remember, this year, no one is seriously talking about ending abortion.")
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To: miserare
Didn’t she get the memo that spray-painting in the subway is practically a capital crime under Bloomberg? <<

plant a Big Gulp on her and shes doing life without parole....

33 posted on 09/26/2012 7:52:11 PM PDT by M-cubed
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To: miserare
Bloomberg does not care at all about vandalism, or panhandling, or vagrancy or public defecation.

He cares about salt, fat, sugar and tobacco.

You seem to have him confused with Giuliani.

34 posted on 09/26/2012 7:59:38 PM PDT by wideawake
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To: markomalley
This is a compelling photographic argument for the forced wearing of a burqa for certain obnoxious Islamofascist lunatics:


35 posted on 09/27/2012 5:00:08 AM PDT by Amagi (Chief Justice John Roberts is a traitorous weasel.)
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To: JediJones

And THAT, Mona, is what happens to nonviolent protesters in Iran.

You idiot, you’re making the Geller’s and the poster’s point in the best way.


36 posted on 09/27/2012 9:38:47 AM PDT by cyn
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“the Geller” ... lol. Thanks, Pamela (both of you).


37 posted on 09/27/2012 9:41:00 AM PDT by cyn
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To: Venturer

“The fine should be for her to scrub off all the Graffitti on the Subway cars in Brooklyn.”

Now that is a life long sentence, and it fits the crime. And the criminal, too.


38 posted on 09/27/2012 9:41:55 AM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
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To: JediJones

“Battered muslim syndrome. She seems to think if she loves Islam and muslims enough, she can change them, no matter how hard they keep hitting her in the face.”

For such females, enlightenment will come with her Islamic mandated “female excision”, done as usual by a crone with an old razor blade.

No anesthesia, either.


39 posted on 09/27/2012 9:45:55 AM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
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To: RckyRaCoCo

Oh, and the Egyptian muslim brotherhood is stepping in:

Ikhwanweb Prez #Morsi orders the Egyptian Consulate in NY to monitor @monaeltahawy’s case and provide assistance ahram.org.eg/Egypt/News/173…


40 posted on 09/27/2012 12:34:00 PM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (I will fear no muslim))
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