Saneworks.US Reports the Legal Vermination of Kapo Dickie
The prestigious and very widely read SaneWorks.US web site has run several pieces attacking Richard Silverstein as a self-hating anti-Semite and celebrating his getting clobbered for libel in court by Rachel Neuwirth. The latest report on the web site is here. Here are some excerpts from their report, titled "Leftist, America-bashing and Self-hating Jew Richard Silverstein gets a legal kick in the pants" (to right, Dickie with his Jihad Friends):
Leftist, America-bashing and Self-hating Jew Richard Silverstein gets a legal kick in the pants
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The first chapter of this story is captured here in a Media-First Amendment blog and narrated as a victory for
free speech. Trust us when we say it had nothing to do with that and more to do with a leftist, America-bashing,
self-hating Jew named Richard Silverstein using his blog to defame at will. And defame he does. Any one who
opposes the Shariah-driven jihadists are attacked as racists and fascists and anyone who defends Israel is
labeled a Zionist war criminal.
free speech. Trust us when we say it had nothing to do with that and more to do with a leftist, America-bashing,
self-hating Jew named Richard Silverstein using his blog to defame at will. And defame he does. Any one who
opposes the Shariah-driven jihadists are attacked as racists and fascists and anyone who defends Israel is
labeled a Zionist war criminal.
In a nutshell, this is the story, now updated. Rachel Neuwirth sued Richard Silverstein and Stanford professor
Joel Beinin for libel. Silverstein had called Neuwirth, a respected journalist, a Kahanist-swine because she
supported Israel's right to be free from Palestinian jihadi attacks--you see, in Richard Silverstein's perverse
world (he has been diagnosed with an obsession for victimhood arising out of his claims of being an abused
child even though his parents, he concedes, never sexually or physically abused him--rather, they would scold
him when he was misbehaving and as such stunted his creative badness--or some such argument), the Jews of
Israel have no right to defend themselves from jihad as long as they don't make peace on whatever terms the
Palestinians (or Silverstein) demand.
Joel Beinin for libel. Silverstein had called Neuwirth, a respected journalist, a Kahanist-swine because she
supported Israel's right to be free from Palestinian jihadi attacks--you see, in Richard Silverstein's perverse
world (he has been diagnosed with an obsession for victimhood arising out of his claims of being an abused
child even though his parents, he concedes, never sexually or physically abused him--rather, they would scold
him when he was misbehaving and as such stunted his creative badness--or some such argument), the Jews of
Israel have no right to defend themselves from jihad as long as they don't make peace on whatever terms the
Palestinians (or Silverstein) demand.
Ms. Neuwirth had also sued because Silverstein had included on his blog a libel uttered by Beinin to Silverstein
that Neuwirth had left a message on Beinin's phone machine threatening his life. Beinin and Silverstein knew
that was false. Both men are avid Israel-bashers. This whole affair had been set up because Ms. Neuwirth had
recently won a lawsuit arising out of an assault against her by another Leftist, Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller,
Director of Hillel at UCLA. The good rabbi (a term we use loosely at best) likes to protest for peace, Leftist
causes and the "rights of Palestinians" but believes it is fine to beat up on women. The rabbi was forced to
apologize and take anger management classes. When Silverstein heard that his little rabbi friend had been
forced to cop a plea and admit publicly his shameful behavior, Silverstein went ballistic and started his crusade
against Ms. Neuwirth.
that Neuwirth had left a message on Beinin's phone machine threatening his life. Beinin and Silverstein knew
that was false. Both men are avid Israel-bashers. This whole affair had been set up because Ms. Neuwirth had
recently won a lawsuit arising out of an assault against her by another Leftist, Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller,
Director of Hillel at UCLA. The good rabbi (a term we use loosely at best) likes to protest for peace, Leftist
causes and the "rights of Palestinians" but believes it is fine to beat up on women. The rabbi was forced to
apologize and take anger management classes. When Silverstein heard that his little rabbi friend had been
forced to cop a plea and admit publicly his shameful behavior, Silverstein went ballistic and started his crusade
against Ms. Neuwirth.
Interestingly, Dean Hansell, the partner at the high-brow, white-collar law firm of Dewey and LeBoeuf, under
whom SANE's David Yerushalmi worked more than 20 years ago, was representing Silverstein pro bono. This is
interesting to us because when Silverstein defamed Mr. Yerushalmi as he has done to so many others, precisely
because Mr. Yerushalmi stands for the proposition that Shariah and its jihad against America and the West
must be stopped, Silverstein posted comments from Dean Hansell to the effect that Mr. Yerushalmi was "very
conservative" way back then all in an effort to "prove" that Silverstein's wild-eyed accusations of "right-wing
fascism" must be true.
whom SANE's David Yerushalmi worked more than 20 years ago, was representing Silverstein pro bono. This is
interesting to us because when Silverstein defamed Mr. Yerushalmi as he has done to so many others, precisely
because Mr. Yerushalmi stands for the proposition that Shariah and its jihad against America and the West
must be stopped, Silverstein posted comments from Dean Hansell to the effect that Mr. Yerushalmi was "very
conservative" way back then all in an effort to "prove" that Silverstein's wild-eyed accusations of "right-wing
fascism" must be true.
But we digress. At the trial court level, Silverstein and his professor partner in defamation won their anti-SLAPP
motion. An Anti-SLAPP law is a statutory device used in many states that allows courts to more quickly dispose
of lawsuits alleging defamation but which are in reality Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation, or in
other words, lawsuits to curb free speech.
motion. An Anti-SLAPP law is a statutory device used in many states that allows courts to more quickly dispose
of lawsuits alleging defamation but which are in reality Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation, or in
other words, lawsuits to curb free speech.
Silverstein publicly paraded his "victory" like a peacock on display. He proudly draped himself in the skirt of the
First Amendment.
First Amendment.
Well, the day of reckoning has arrived. What Silverstein and Beinin did not count on was that Ms. Neuwirth,
who really does wear a skirt, is a fighter and she was not about to roll over and allow the likes of these two
Leftist, Israel-hating Jews to take advantage of her. Ms. Neuwirth appealed and she has won.
who really does wear a skirt, is a fighter and she was not about to roll over and allow the likes of these two
Leftist, Israel-hating Jews to take advantage of her. Ms. Neuwirth appealed and she has won.
In a unanimous decision by the California Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, the court held that not
only were Silverstein's comments that Ms. Neuwirth was a Kahanist-swine libelous, there was more than
sufficient evidence in the record for a finder of fact to find actual malice (opening the door to punitive
damages!). While the court did let stand the dismissal of the second count (re the "death threat" libel), this was
on a statutory technicality which protects providers of interactive computer services (i.e., Silverstein's blog)
from tort liability for publishing the statements or content of third parties (Prof. Beinin's libelous comments).
only were Silverstein's comments that Ms. Neuwirth was a Kahanist-swine libelous, there was more than
sufficient evidence in the record for a finder of fact to find actual malice (opening the door to punitive
damages!). While the court did let stand the dismissal of the second count (re the "death threat" libel), this was
on a statutory technicality which protects providers of interactive computer services (i.e., Silverstein's blog)
from tort liability for publishing the statements or content of third parties (Prof. Beinin's libelous comments).
Fine. Ms. Neuwirth will now get her second day in court and Richard Silverstein will no longer be able to hide
behind the skirt of free speech the way Palestinian mujahideen hide behind children. Silverstein and Hamas
most certainly deserve one another.
behind the skirt of free speech the way Palestinian mujahideen hide behind children. Silverstein and Hamas
most certainly deserve one another.
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