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February 8, 2011

California Students Charged for Disrupting Israeli Ambassador's Speech 
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Eleven students at the University of California, Irvine, have been
charged with conspiracy after they disrupted a speech on campus last
year by Israeli ambassador Michael Oren. If convicted, they could be
fined and get probation or six months in jail. Many of the students were
members of the Muslim Student Union.



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