Solomonia Archive: Stop the ISM

Friday, July 23, 2004

I have been asked by a Duke University student to help make people aware of the below linked petition.

I would be extremely grateful if you could make your readers aware of the following petition. Palestine Solidarity Movement--the American student wing of the International Solidarity Movement--is attempting to hold its National Conference at Duke University on October 15-17, 2004. We do not want this group, which supports destruction of Israel "by any means necessary," to be given the privilege of using our campus. We are therefore sending a petition to our new president, Richard Brodhead, asking him to keep ISM out/

As the ISM is a terror-supporting organization who's tactics involve facilitating terrorism and endangering Israeli and American lives, and insofar as I think the ISM should probably more appropriately be investigated for ties to terror groups rather than be granted University space to plan their activities (in spite of the fact that I have a very broad definition of what should be protected speech - this group, it seems to me, has quite possibly gone over that line), I am happy to publicize this effort. I am most sympathetic to Duke University students who don't want the name of their school associated with this group.

Take a look, and if you agree, sign and pass on the petition.

Petition to President Richard Brodhead to deny use of the Duke University Campus to Supporters of Terrorism Petition

Posted by Solomon at 3:53 PM on Friday, Jul 23, 2004
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