Ryan ChartrandI would just like to briefly state a few words on our display on Dexter Lawn last Wednesday. Our wall exhibit was not an attempt to attack any one person or group. All of the facts on the wall were from the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions and Jewish Voice for Peace (their Web sites are icahd.org and jewishvoiceforpeace.org if you would like to learn more).
What we wanted from our display was to present fellow students an issue that is very seldom heard of: the wall between Palestine and Israel. A majority of the people we spoke to never even knew that it existed and I myself gained even more knowledge from my conversations with other students.
Our goal was to create discussion and we encourage everyone, no matter your opinion, to research and educate yourself on the issue from many different sources outside the U.S. media (such as Haaretz newspaper, BBC, Al-Jazeera, Electronic Intifada, etc.) On behalf of the club, I would like to thank all of you who came with an open mind and took the time to see our display. I hope it left you with a thirst for knowledge! Peace!
Stella Atiya
Business senior