Embedded reporter (and former student) tells it like it was.
"When we first heard that former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert was coming to the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, about 30 of us Palestinian activists (mainly students) RSVP’d.
We arrived at the event. They checked our names off and gave us pink wristbands to go in. But once you were in, no re-entry was allowed. So we stayed in the lobby and waited for other activists. We all gathered together and planned out what would be an internal disruption. We were to each stand up and say something to disrupt Olmert’s speech every 2 minutes or so. Some of us would also be holding a banner from the balcony, facing Olmert that said “Goldstone Report” to make him nervous during his speech. While we were doing this, of course a protest would also be held outside."
9via the Palestinian Pundit)
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That was a very good letter, It is impressive hoe Dr. Finkelstein's students think of him and communicate with him all of the time. It is the mark of an excellent teacher, that those who attended his classes carry on his protest - THAT is the power of multiplication.
ReplyDeleteI am also plased with the release of this documentary. To me, the most important aspect is the roots of his motivation, his care for humanity. Which grew out of a wounded home, and a depth of pain that defies description. It is in this cradle that care for the outcast and downtrodden springs, and for someone like Finkelstein to carry it forward to such obvious conclusions is both satisfying and breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the Fink up to these days? Polishing peoples' shoes in the subway?
ReplyDeleteLoser!