TLEASE PULL-AHEAD ee Cover Story FOR JAN. 1ST-MAR 31ST 2003 EXPIRATIONS!! 0% FINANCING FOR GO MONTHS!! NO PAYMENTS FOR DO DAYS!! RALLY from page 25 More Pro-Israel Action major developments," Dorfman said. 'As the evidence of what took place While the discussions were taking surfaces, I think people will see it was place at the conference, a pro-Israel just as bad as we feared it would be. rally Oct. 13 in the heart of the U-M There is really nothing more anti- campus attracted more than 300 peo- Semitic than the destruction of Israel ple, including 66 New Yorkers who and not opposing the murder of inno- had driven all night to stand with cent Jewish civilians." Rabbi Weiss. Not surprisingly, the university was Organized by the Michigan Student looking forward to moving on. Zionists, with the support of the Aish "I was pleased with the way that U- Ha' orate Hasbara Fellows program, M students on both sides of the issue the rally featured attorney Schlussel,' who railed against U-M for hosting the comported themselves," said Julie Peterson, U-M vice president for com- conference, and former Florida prose- munications. "For the most part, cutor John Loftus, who outlined the everything was peaceful and respectful. alleged terrorist ties of conference We will be looking to create and sup- speaker Prof. Sami al-Arian and dis- port appropriate opportunities for fur- cussed the limits of ther discussion." free speech. "I am very glad the weekend went by Also speaking were without any violence," said Ben Berger, student organizers U-M 'Hillel coordinator for campus Neuman and pro-Israel groups. "We are proud of our Dorfman, who also students for all their work over the past led chants of "Divest weeks, and for their responsible and from hate." They impassioned response to the confer- called for the isolation John Loftus ence. We will continue to advocate for of extremists and Israel, because though the conference is working toward peace gone the issues remain important." and security for Israel. For Avi Jacobson, an AMI co-chair, Following the rally, the conference went much as he nearly 400 gathered in expected. the Michigan Union "It proved to be a very anti-Israel for a counter-confer- conference," he said. 'All the discus- ence. Jerome S. Jerome sion was about what to do to the Kaufman of Kaufman Israeli's, rather than what to do for the Bloomfield Hills, Palestinians. They know divestment national secretary of won't be successful. The whole thing is the Zionist more about publicity than honesty." Organization of At the same time, some aspects of America, warned, "As a what took place encouraged Jacobson. result of hate confer- "At times, we were able to have good ences like [the one at discussions with some of the confer- U-M] , we are well on Stuart ence participants. But when they all the way, God forbid, to Brickner got together, the radicals took over." [the Holocaust] hap- Likewise, Allan Gale, associate direc- pening all over again." tor of the Jewish Community Council Kaufman blamed the current vio- of Metropolitan Detroit, drew on the lence on the Oslo Accords and called positive lessons learned. 'As was divestment "just another ploy" — a expected, the messages of the speakers more subtle weapon than war." and the statement produced at the West Bloomfield Township 'Trustee conference's end were anti-Israel and Stuart Brickner challenged claims that anti-peace. opposition to the Palestinian solidarity "But the silver lining in the cloud of conference was an attempt to hamper hate which hung over Ann Arbor last free speech, and explained why he weekend was that the anti-Israel mes- believes anti-Zionism is anti-Jewish sages of the conference were not only bigotry. Loftus expanded his analysis blunted by Hillel and other pro-Israel by showing videos of disturbing forces, but support for Israel was gar- speeches given by Sami al-Arian. nered from Michigan's major university Said Kaufman: "Israel and the Jews of presidents and from the editorial boards the rest of the world have a great of the daily newspapers," Gale said. weapon. It is called the truth. Use it." 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