Barclay said in an interview with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, she knowingly worked with representatives from Hamas and Islamic Jihad -- terrorist groups that sponsor suicide bombings and exist, according to their charters, to demolish the Jewish state entirely.But, Susan, Hamas and Islamic Jihad aren't interested in non-violent resistance, and neither are you. Even rabidly pro-Palestinian reporter Amira Hass has figured that out.
Barclay acknowledged that in organizing a non-violent February march on an Israel-imposed gate that divided eastern and western Nablus, she worked with representatives from the two groups. "We are open to working with any political party as long as they are interested in non-violent resistance," Barclay said. "It's almost irrelevant who is participating."
And are you aware that you are contradicting your own press release?
Fact: ISM has no links with Hamas or any other Palestinian political party, nor any armed Palestinian group. All ISM statements and actions clearly demonstrate our commitment to non-violence.(Here is the article by Martin Peretz that the ISM press release is reacting to. You can make up your own mind.)
UPDATE: According to Protocols, ISM will be running a national student conference at Rutgers this October. Some people are trying to shut it down. I say no - this is a great opportunity to publicize who they really are and create a massive demonstration against them. There could be more people protesting the conference than actually attending it! Let's get to work.
UPDATE: Charles is keeping track of reactions to conference planning. Time to start posting these flyers around.
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