Daniel J. Kliman was found dead yesterday at the bottom of an elevator shaft in the building where he was taking Arabic classes. He is believed to have fallen down the elevator shaft on Tuesday evening 11/25/08.
There were no classes last week. There were very few people in the building at the time. The defective elevator was "secure".
It is still unclear how this happened.
Dan was supposed to fly to Israel last Thursday.
DANIEL J. KLIMAN, 38 YEARS OLD.
Dan was a founding member of San Francisco Voice for Israel, who tirelessly worked to promote a fair and balanced image for Israel in the Bay Area, regularly facing the threats and insults of anti-Semites and anti-Israel activists for several years.
Dan was a friend, a leader, and an inspiration. And Dan was a colleague, companion, and comrade in so many protests on behalf of Israel.
We, his friends and community, are going to miss him. May his memory be a blessing to all who knew him.
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At this point, several members of our group have doubts about it being an accident.
The reasons for doubting that it was entirely accidental are as follows:
*Dan was known to the other side, his picture was posted on several sites identifying him as a Zionist "conspirator" and one of the lead-activists in the Bay Area.
*He had received several death-threats over the years - he was known by name and address.
*The pro-Palestinian side has not infrequently either used violence or threatened to do so - Dan was assaulted several times.
*The building where he was found was where he was taking Arabic classes; there were NO classes that week.
*Several members of the other side also take Arabic classes - that is one of the few schools in the area where Arabic is taught, and there is a constantly changing roster of Israel-haters studying Arabic there.
*The defective elevator had been secured so no one could enter it.
I am not going to jump to any conclusions just yet. But I am almighty curious.
The imaginary headline "Notorious Zionist Activist Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances" just does not look very warm and fuzzy in my book.
I have blogged about this tragedy, and linked to your post, here at zombietime:
http://www.zombietime.com/zomblog/?p=110
Terrible news.
-- zombie
Zombie,
Thanks for doing so.
Clickable link:
R.I.P. Dan Kliman
For readers, here is Zombietime's main page.
Zombietime website
Well worth visiting, as it is an excellent resource showing what we are up against in the Bay Area.
I've copied and pasted some of your stuff on my blog.
This:
http://suzysadverts.blogspot.com/2008/12/possibly-murder-daniel-j-kliman.html
Thanks for posting the sad news. May his memory remain a blessing.
Does anyone remember the deaths of 2 JDL members a few years ago? They were accused of ploting to bomb a mosque. One "commited suicide" by cutting his troat and also jumping from the window of the detention center. The second man was "accidentally" killed by an Arab who happens to have a big stone in the prison.
Dan will be missed by many of us. His zeal and determination were profoundly inspiring.
Rest in peace, Dr. Dan. We will remember you and continue the struggle.
Chazak chazak ve yitchazak!
I am so sorry for your friend. I think people really liked him alot, because that is what most of the comments and articles talk about.
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