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(Petition To ) Deny the Use of the University of Wisconsin Campus to Supporters of Terrorism
PetitionOnline ^ | January 2005 | Eric Adler and Jack Langer

Posted on 12/28/2004 2:05:34 PM PST by dianaA

Deny the Use of the University of Wisconsin Campus to Supporters of Terrorism

(http://www.petitiononline.com/stopPSM/petition.html)

In October, 2004, the Palestine Solidarity Movement held its Fourth National Conference at Duke University.

Nasser Abufarha, doctoral candidate in anthropology at University of Wisconsin, Madison, called Israel “racist” and spoke in praise of Hamas and the PFLP (both listed by the State Dept. as terrorist organizations.)

Huweida Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement, acknowledged that the ISM cooperates with Hamas and Islamic Jihad, then explained how members of the audience could violate American law by lying to Israeli passport control to enter Israel.

Brian Avery, ISM activist and spokesman, explained that John Kerry and George Bush were “on auction to the Jewish lobby.”

Conference coordinator, Duke Graduate student Rann Bar-On, told the Herald-Sun, that "We don't see it as very useful for us as a solidarity movement to condemn violence."

Mazin Qumsiyeh, of Al Awda gave a short history of what he portrayed as the virulent Zionist “disease.”

Bob Brown, veteran of the 1960’s Black power movement, gave a disjointed talk with references to “the Jew war of ’67.”

Charles Carlson, who has called for attacks on Israeli children “every young Israeli is military – they are all proper war targets.” And said that “each wedding, Passover celebration, or bar mitzvah (in Israel) is a potential military target,” was scheduled to speak on “the Cause of the Conflict: How Judiazed Christias Enable War.” The talk was cancelled without explanation.

All quotes form “The Intifada Comes to Duke,” Eric Adler and Jack Langer, Commentary Magazine, Jan 2005. (Commentary articles appear online at CommentaryMagazine.com about two weeks after publication.)

Jan 14 – 16, the Palestine Solidarity Movement will hold its Winter Planning Meeting at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The meeting organizer is Fayyad Sbaihat. Sbaihat, who was one of the organizers of the National Conference at Duke, is, for the third year in a row, a “senior majoring in chemical engineering.”

The purpose of the winter meeting is to plan the Fifth National Conference. At Duke, Sbaihat said that the 2005 meeting would most likely be held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The decision will be made at the Winter Planning Meeting.


TOPICS: US: Wisconsin; War on Terror; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: antisemitism; palestine; solidarity; terrorism
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1 posted on 12/28/2004 2:05:34 PM PST by dianaA
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To: dianaA

Terror supporter = liberal leftist. One in the same in my book.


2 posted on 12/28/2004 2:08:53 PM PST by pissant
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To: dianaA

Another Big Ten Socialist Institution (I think only Purdue has any common sense left out of the 11, the rest are all down the toilet, including IU).


3 posted on 12/28/2004 2:09:18 PM PST by wrathof59 (semper ubi sub ubi)
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To: dianaA

But liberals and dimwits must be allowed to have their say, whaaaa.


4 posted on 12/28/2004 2:09:42 PM PST by mtbopfuyn
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To: dianaA
Charles Carlson, who has called for attacks on Israeli children “every young Israeli is military – they are all proper war targets.” And said that “each wedding, Passover celebration, or bar mitzvah (in Israel) is a potential military target,” was scheduled to speak on “the Cause of the Conflict: How Judiazed Christias Enable War.” The talk was cancelled without explanation.

Weeellll, if he says that, then the Israelis can invoke the turn about is fair play clause...
5 posted on 12/28/2004 2:14:57 PM PST by Edgerunner (Don't pay attention to me, ..I haven't been here long enough to have any credibility...)
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To: dianaA

Done


6 posted on 12/28/2004 2:19:28 PM PST by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: dianaA
I have been doing quite a lot of reading about the ISM. Up until recently their homepage at: www.palsolidarity.org carried a picture of Yasser Arafat with this tribute:

The International Soldarity Movement expresses its profound sadness at the passing of President Yasser Arafat, the PLO Chairman and the President of the Palestinian National Authority. ISM activists in Palestine and around the world extend our condolences to his family, the Palestinian people, and the Arab world for the loss of an historic leader, peacemaker, and longtime fighter for Palestinian rights. President Arafat has been the symbol of Palestinian national aspirations for almost half a century. The International Solidarity Movement also has history with President Arafat. ISM activists stood by President Arafat and the Palestinian people during the brutal invasion by the Israeli army in March and April of 2002. The International Solidarity Movement confirms it's commitment to supporting the Palestinian people in their struggle to end the Israeli military occupation through non-violent means.

I happened to save the text before the webpage was updated. Also here is a Google search result page on ISM. Some of the articles describing their treatment of Jews, and associations with suicide bombers are quite "enlightening".

Google search for ISM

7 posted on 12/28/2004 2:35:39 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Jimmy Carter: Minutiae expert.)
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hmm...why doesn't someone over there just call the terrorist hot line while they are speaking on campus. Just tell the person on the phone that there are a punch of Arabs in speaking of support terrorist organizations. Then grab a sixer and a shotgun and sit back ready to lend support should the authorities need it
8 posted on 12/28/2004 2:39:29 PM PST by tfecw (dolphins are the spawn of evil)
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To: Molly Pitcher

further info on International Solidarity Movement. Along with anti-Israel commentary.


9 posted on 12/28/2004 2:39:46 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Jimmy Carter: Minutiae expert.)
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To: tfecw; All
Sorry, my first link isn't working. ISM's Home Page is Here.
10 posted on 12/28/2004 2:42:21 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Jimmy Carter: Minutiae expert.)
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To: Peach

Meant to include you on the ping I sent Molly. So, ping :^)


11 posted on 12/28/2004 2:43:38 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Jimmy Carter: Minutiae expert.)
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To: mtbopfuyn

"But liberals and dimwits must be allowed to have their say"

Do they? When we have young men and women fighting and dying to stop terrorism why should we allow terrorist groups and support groups recruit and raise money on our soil? Free speech be damned when it comes to this activity.


12 posted on 12/28/2004 2:44:43 PM PST by TexasTaysor
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To: dianaA
Do these organizations discriminate against homosexuals and trans-gendered individuals?
13 posted on 12/28/2004 2:45:33 PM PST by AndyTheBear (Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
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To: TexasTaysor

Ditto that, bigtime, TT.


14 posted on 12/28/2004 2:53:57 PM PST by 7.62 x 51mm (• veni • vidi • vino • visa • "I came, I saw, I drank wine, I shopped")
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Do these organizations discriminate against homosexuals and trans-gendered individuals?

Well in the Palestinian Authority controlled territories, and the rest of the Arab world, they don't discriminate against homosxexuals, they just kill them. Many Palestinian gays take refuge in Israel, where Israeli charitable organizations assist them.


15 posted on 12/28/2004 2:54:58 PM PST by dianaA (www.dianamuir.com)
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To: Edgerunner

Who is this Carlson guy? And why isn't he behind bars?


16 posted on 12/28/2004 2:59:02 PM PST by CDB
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To: CDB
From a Google search using Charles Carlson + ISM:

Charles E. Carlson, co-founder of We Hold These Truths, an Arizona-based, conspiracy-oriented anti-Semitic group, was initially listed as a speaker on the PSM Web site. Carlson's name and workshop have since been removed from the site and it is unclear if he will still appear at the conference.

Google results for Charles Carlson search

17 posted on 12/28/2004 3:05:04 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Jimmy Carter: Minutiae expert.)
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To: prairiebreeze

This is hate speech. Why is it allowed?


18 posted on 12/28/2004 3:39:25 PM PST by Peach
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To: prairiebreeze

Thanks. The more I read about this Carlson jerk, the more amazed I am that he's on the street.


19 posted on 12/28/2004 5:26:21 PM PST by CDB
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To: dianaA
You see my point though? I am suggesting the conditional adoption of the increasingly absurd standards the left is using to chase ROTC programs off campuses and the Boy Scouts out of public areas, toward groups the left is sympathetic to.

What's good for the Elephant is good for the Rat.

20 posted on 12/28/2004 5:48:37 PM PST by AndyTheBear (Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
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