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Eight Pro-Palestinian Activists Charged with Conspiring to Intimidate U. of Michigan Officials
(AP-Washington Post) Ed White - Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian activists accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials. The indictment describes threats and vandalism at officials' homes, some businesses, and the Jewish Federation of Detroit. U.S. Attorney Jerome Gorgon Jr. said, "Attempts to terrorize government officials, businesses, and the Jewish Federation are anti-American. We will counter intimidation with justice." Fake bloody corpses were placed in an elected university board member's yard and anti-Israel messages were spray-painted at the home of the school's president. Two glass jars filled with a blue substance were thrown through a window at the home of the university provost. Board member Jordan Acker said his home, car and law office were vandalized with paint. All eight are charged with conspiracy to transmit threats through interstate commerce, but some face more charges than others.