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...Josh finished the dialogue we had by saying HSI screens their speakers very thoroughly,” says Rami R. Sarafa ’07, treasurer of the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC). But that evening, Sarafa received an e-mail informing him that Maj. Gen. Dan Halutz of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), a controversial figure even in his own country, was slated to visit campus...
...Halutz’s visit was cancelled last week amidst mounting uproar from Arab students, although organizers say that plans were axed on account of logistical constraints. “Due to security concerns, Dan Halutz is not able to travel abroad,” says Emily Raderman, campus coordinator for the Jewish National Fund (JNF), which was helping to orchestrate Halutz’s visit...
...general is a central figure in an escalating scandal regarding the IAF’s alleged use of a “secret banned weapon” in an October mission over the Gaza Strip. Halutz also drew criticism for his alleged insensitivity to the human costs of IAF missions. “I don’t feel a thing, except a slight bump in the airplane when the bomb is released,” he said in one recent interview...
...Halutz event was part of the nationwide Caravan for Democracy tour, backed by the JNF, that seeks to counter what it sees as a rising tide of anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiments on campuses. A spokesperson for the organization said that the group would visit campus next semester, although perhaps with a different speaker in tow. The effort to bring the Caravan to Cambridge comes in the wake of an October article by a senior Israeli government official, published in Israeli and American newspapers, that paints an ugly picture of free speech at Harvard...
...sure, Mr. Sharon isn't the only Israeli leader potentially at risk. Israeli officials claim that cases are also being investigated against army chief of staff General Shaul Mofaz and air force commander General Dan Halutz over actions taken in the course of the current intifada. And the appointment as ambassador to Denmark of the former head of Israel's Shin Bet security police, Carmi Gillon, may be in jeopardy after Danish justice minister Frank Jensen warned that Mr. Gillon could be charged under the U.N. convention against torture as soon as he lands in Denmark. In an interview with...