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...disingenuous of Muhammad Kenyatta and BLSA to label the PLO representative's talk "a private teach-in on the Palestinian issue." For, as I and Prof. Patterson argued in our letter, at Harvard or any other university the norms of fairness and free speech mandate that a "teach-in" be an inclusive event, not an exclusive...
...that includes outside observers, but conduct the event in an exclusive, anti-free speech and anti-fairness manner. Indeed, the teach-in's moderator, Muhammad Kenyatta, implicity understood this gaping contradiction--albeit a bit late in the day--for he sought to circumvent it by ignoring the request of Prof. Alan Dershowitz and members of HJLSA for an explanation of how the moderator would handle a discussion period...
...that these fragile norms must always be treated sensitively and vigilantly defended. Blacks, Jews, Palestinians, and other victims of oppression must recognize their special stake in vigilant defense of fairness and free speech. That some Black students at Harvard Law School fail to recognize this is, as I and Prof. Patterson emphasized in our letter, tragic indeed...
...disruption and violation of free speech". I know that Muhammad Kenyatta knows this account is in error, for he has commented favorably to me about a letter I published in the Crimson strongly criticizing this disruption, and I supported the BLSA's concern for presenting Palestinian issue at Harvard. Prof. Dershowitz also criticized the HJLSA's disruption...
First, in recounting the chain of events at this year's PLO visit, the BLSA letter claims that Prof. Alan Dershowitz "attempted to disrupt the event by raising a procedural question." True, Prof. Dershowitz wished to ask a question pertaining to moderator Mohammed Kenyatta's five minute explanation of "house rules." Dershowitz raised his hand and waited until Kenyatta looked over to him. When Kenyatta had finished his sentence, Dershowitz inquired, "May I ask a procedural question?" Kenyatta responded flatly, "NO," and continued his address. Dershowitz left quietly without saying another word...