[Peace-discuss] Letter to the editor

[Ricky Baldwin]

It is a badge of honor to be banned by such people.

I'm sorry for any personal cost to you as a friend, Dave.  But I hope you won't feel
intimidated upon reflection now, or suffer too much as time passes.  You are a brave
soul.

Ricky
--- David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Yes. I Ieft before they arrived, since I was intimidated and afraid there would be
> charges. In fact, I should have called the police as soon as I was shouted down in
> order to assert my right to speak and put them on the defensive. I allowed myself to
> become involved in an altercation in which the context was clear, but the
> responsibility was not. Of course, they would never press charges against me. My son
> leads Friday night services at Hillel.
>    
>   DG
> 
> Marti Wilkinson <martiwilki at gmail.com> wrote:
>   I have a question - were the police contacted at the time the confrontation
> occurred? 
> 
>   On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 9:10 AM, David Green <davegreen84 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>     This was sent to the N-G and DI:
>    
>   On April 1st David Makovsky, a Zionist think tanker, gave a half-hour public talk
> at Campus Hillel, which consisted of twisted invective against Palestinians, Arabs,
> and Muslims, and self-promoting insider politics. He then entertained four
> non-controversial questions, responding to each with a rambling 10-minute answer. He
> decided to end after an hour and fifteen minutes of what had been announced as a
> two-hour event. There was no moderator to promote fair audience participation or
> civil discourse.
>   At that point I interjected an alternative perspective regarding Palestinian
> resistance to Israeli occupation. My comments were substantive and not personal. I
> was immediately shouted down, told to shut up, and told to leave by several members
> of the local Zionist element, including Professors Fred Gottheil and Ehud Yairi. A
> physical altercation subsequent to this event, not initiated by me, led to a visit to
> my house later that evening from a police officer, telling me that I was henceforth
> banned from Hillel.
>   I was not aware that Hillel is a private residence owned by the Zionist element
> whose right is to determine who can speak and who must leave.  I was not aware that
> Jewish perspectives are limited to those that support Zionist militarism, racism,
> occupation, and apartheid. I am, however, aware that local institutional Jewish
> leadership of all types has facilitated an atmosphere of arrogance and condescension
> in response to opponents of Zionist bigotry. They are ultimately responsible for the
> repressive and intimidating atmosphere that pervades and corrupts the local Jewish
> community.
>   David Green
>    
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