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...HSI had Humanitarian, Political Message
...Crimson's coverage of the Harvard Students for Israel (HSI) and Society of Arab Students (SAS) events staged in Harvard Yard ("Jewish and Arab Student Groups Stage Rallies," Oct. 24) missed an important distinction between the two rallies. The HSI rally made two claims: one humanitarian and one political. The humanitarian claim was that we mourn the loss of all life in the Middle East--Israeli and Palestinian--and hope and pray for a just and lasting peace in the region. We also condemned mob violence by all people and called for the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hezbollah...
...groups, however, disagree on the political message of our rally. No one disputes that more Arabs have died than Israelis in this recent conflict. The disagreement, however, is who is responsible for these deaths. HSI urges Americans to stand in solidarity with Israel because we believe that while Israel has made unprecedented efforts to create peace with its Arab neighbors, Chairman Yasser Arafat and his supporters have now responded with rhetoric and violence. In this situation, Israel has had no choice but to defend itself from these violent attacks. We too mourn the fact that youths have died in this...
...this political matter we recognize the fact that there are those on this campus who disagree with out statement. To maintain cordial relationships, HSI is actively seeking dialogue with SAS and other groups on campus and has proposed to hold a non-political, joint silent vigil together in the near future. At the same time, however, we feel that we have the right and imperative to present our understanding of the situation in a dignified manner and thank those who joined us at the rally--Jews and non-Jews alike--for allowing us to present our position within the ongoing...
...argument is to blame the victim. A number of speakers at an Oct. 23 rally sponsored by Harvard Students for Israel (HSI) accused the Palestinians of purposely sending their youth into the line of fire for propaganda purposes. As if Palestinians were animals who would sacrifice their children today for newspaper photos that will be forgotten tomorrow. As if teenagers protesting in their own neighbourhoods against violent occupation somehow forced Israel to use helicopter gunships against them. And even if this transparently absurd and inhumane argument were true, would that not simply underscore the desperation imposed by generations lived under...