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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 --
>
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> http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2010/kumar051110.html
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