Chomsky spoke yesterday to Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, whom he was supposed to meet in Ramallah. Fayyad's office released a statement saying the two men "discussed the political situation and developments in Palestine." Fayyad said he "strongly condemns the decision of the occupation forces to prevent Chomsky from entering Palestinian land."...
And in a joint declaration Chomsky/Mustafa Barghouti:
Mustafa Barghouthi and Noam Chomsky Deliver Condemnation of ’Facist’ Israeli Policies
MP Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative, co-hosted a press conference in Ramallah today with Professor Noam Chomsky, speaking from Amman, Jordan. Professor Chomsky, who along with his daughter was prevented from entering the West Bank yesterday by Israeli authorities, could not recall “comparable actions outside of totalitarian states”. Dr. Barghouthi denounced Chomsky’s treatment, saying it “represented fascist tendencies” of the Israeli government.
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