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> By Deepa Kumar > > Last night I attended a fundraiser for the US to Gaza mission that intends > to bring humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. It was an incredible > success. About 150-200 mostly young people had crowded the hall, most of > whom stayed on past 10 pm to listen to the invited speakers. The presence of > so many students who had chosen to attend the event despite intimidation by > those claiming to represent Rutgers Hillel was truly heartening. Colonel Ann > Wright, who was one of the featured speakers, said that this was one of the > largest and most well attended of such fundraising events she has been to. > Hillel's line of attack was predictable. In a press release Andrew Getraer, > the executive director of Rutger's Hillel, argued that there were "serious > legal issues" involved. First on the list was the claim that the "blockade > runners will attempt to deliver goods, services or technical assistance to > Hamas, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO)." This is a > standard rhetorical ploy: trot out the bogeyman of Hamas in order to obscure > and paper over the horrendous conditions under which Palestinian people in > Gaza live. In fact, the press release does not once make reference to these > conditions and why it is so urgent and important to raise money for this > humanitarian crisis. Instead, it asserts that "Hillel is vehemently opposed > to this event." > > Full article -- > > > > http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2010/kumar051110.html > > ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
