Most recently PW staged a counter-demonstration at the antiwar rally in Washington DC last weekend, where they - including one 5-mos. pregnant woman - were shoved and has their signs ripped up by those staunch defenders of dissent, A.N.S.W.E.R. "security personnel."
This article on the recent ISM schism is worth sitting through some Salon ads for the title alone. For those having trouble keeping track of the players without a scorecard: the more-revolutionary-than-thou white kids led by an ex-Scientologist zealot held the conference in Rutgers a few weeks ago, the moderate-by-comparison splinter group which includes all the actual Arabs in the organization are holding the conference in Ohio. Clear?
I've been following the International Solidarity Movement for some time - if you want to learn more about them start here and work your way back.
UPDATE: Local Jewish groups are also planning for the conference:
A coalition including Chabad, OSU’s Hillel, the Columbus Jewish Federation, AIPAC, the Anti-Defamation League and the Jewish National Fund was planning the Israel Activism on Campus campaign Tuesday featuring noted attorney Alan Dershowitz, author of the new book “The Case for Israel.” The campaign is a pre-emptive response to the third annual Palestine Solidarity Movement student conference, which was forced to move to OSU from Rutgers University last month because of a squabble between pro-Palestinian groups and apparent pressure from Rutgers officials and local Jewish organizations.
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