When free speech turns violent

(JNS) — A Rubicon has been crossed. As so often has happened to the Jewish people throughout history, the hateful words that have been delivered in academia, on the media and in town halls by certain politicians have resulted in violent atrocities on Jews in Washington, D.C., and in Boulder, Colo.

Somehow, the words “From the river to the sea, Palestine should be free” have become an acceptable part of the American lexicon.

Does anyone even stop to understand the meaning of those words? “Free” of whom? Of Jews? Of the entire State of Israel?

This past Sunday, Mohamad Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian...