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Rutgers Hillel gears for annual
pro-Palestinian conference.
JOANNE PALMER
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The JewishStandard
Teaneck, N.J.
s the debate over free speech
versus hate speech rages, the
Rutgers University Hillel
has decided to accept the
inevitability of the planned pro-
Palestinian conference on the New
Brunswick campus in early October.
Instead of protesting, the group is
working on ways to respond construc-
tively, and local Hillel groups have
promised their support.
The Oct. 10-13 conference, to be
hosted by New Jersey Solidarity, a viru-
lently anti-Israel group, was announced
in early July. It is the third annual
National Student Conference held by
the Palestine Solidarity Movement; the
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An educational
opportunity to
present the
pro-Israel case.
other two were at University of
California-Berkeley and last fall at the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
New Jersey Solidarity's Web site talks
about "Israeli apartheid" and demands,
- among other things, a full right of
return for Palestinian refugees and that
American institutions divest from
Israel.
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When Jewish organizations first
learned about the conference, the reac-
tion was divided. Some acknowledged
that Americans' constitutionally pro-
tected right to free speech clearly allows
the gathering, while others tried to stop
it, saying that hate speech is not pro-
tected.
On July 11, New Jersey Gov. James
McGreevey met with Rutgers'
President Richard L. McCormick.
They concluded that the conference
had to be allowed. In an open letter
dated July 14, McCormick explained:
"Intrinsic to Rutgers' own mission is
the free exchange of ideas and discourse
on a variety of issues, including those
that are controversial," he wrote. "This
university must remain a model of
debate, dialogue and education."
He came to this conclusion, he
wrote, despite finding "abhorrent some
elements of N.J. Solidarity's mission."
The group's views, including its
"opposition to Israel's right to exist,"
the statement said, "are in conflict with
my own and, I believe, with the major-
ity of the university community."
Fight Hate With Truth
"We're not fighting the conference,"
said Andrew Getraer, Rutgers Hillel's
executive director. "Our major effort
should be on providing our campus
and our Jewish students with the truth
about Israel and with truthful, positive,
celebratory images and education.
"We've received an incredible
response," he added, "not just from the
Jewish community, but from Jews and
non Jews from around the country. It's
been gratifying; it shows that there is a
deep well of support for Israel,
Alan Dershowitz, the Harvard Law
School professor and pro-Israel activist,
agrees. "I think Hillel should use this as
an educational opportunity to present
the pro-Israel case, and I would be
happy to help ou,t" he said.
He suggested the conference be used
a$ "an occasion for flooding the cam-
pus with truthful material. The best
answer to falsehood is truth, and the
pro-Israel community should never be
afraid."
Benjamin Berger is Hillel's program
director at the University of Michigan.
He said last fall's solidarity conference
was stressful — but it was very mod-
vating for the students. It brought
together a larger group of students
from different perspectives, all support-
ing Israel."
Some results of the conference, he
said, "were absolutely positive. We had
a rally on campus three days before the
conference began. We had about 1,000
students — there are about 6,000
Jewish students on campus — and
many speakers from across the political
spectrum."
The effects of the conference were
felt for the rest of the year, according to
Berger. "This year was one of strong
activism and a lot of student involve-
"