Word: plo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...audience's heckling was not a planned part of the protest, but stemmed from the emotional pride of the anti-PLO students. The audience should have ideally exercised more self-control; Rachmun's speech was so filed with historical revision that it became self-in-criminating. Nonetheless, the highly charged situation inside Ames Courtroom, Rachmun's string of invidious remarks and the jeering and shouting of Rachmun's supporters fueled the disruptions. Under normal circumstances, to protest without listening to the other side is close-minded; but, to listen to inflammatory and blatantly false statements without an emotional response would...
...students who gathered outside Austin Hall to protest did so in order to inform the Harvard community that many oppose the tactics and ideology of the PLO. Attacks on civilian targets, a refusal to recognize the legitimacy of Israel ("I will not consider this a relevant question," said Rachmun), and an avowed goal of liquidating the Jewish state are the subject of our protest. He, nor any other living PLO official will deny these aims. The heavy turnout of protestors clearly demonstrated students' disapproval...
...more points need to be raised. During the protest outside the marchers held signs that said "Palestinians--Yes, PLO--No" and the only full round of applause that Rachmun received followed his remarks that the rights of all people in the region should be respected. We protested the PLO's maximalism and rejectionism, not the human rights of Palestinians. The two should not be confused. The Middle East problem it horribly complex and no simple solutions will solve it, and there is no room for an organization predicated on the destruction of Israel...
...This represents no statement of approval or disapproval of the aims and methods of the PLO, about which the respective organizations have differing views. But it does represent our firm affirmation of the right of representatives of the PLO to engage in direct dialogue with the American public, and to represent its aspirations and policies in its own terms. We also strongly defend the right of the American public to learn about an issue which has the potential to touch the lives of all Americans in an atmosphere of respect and rational discussion...
...Harvard reflects the overwhelming sentiment of all Arab peoples, as well as the official position of the Arab states, which fully uphold the rights of the Palestinian people to national self-determination, including full independence and sovereignty within the territory of Palestine, and which recognizes the status of the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people...