Stanford CJME Strikes Back

After an op-ed criticizing the Coalition for Justice in the Middle East, Stanford freshman and CJME treasurer Tim Gregory fires back a response in the Daily:

I have watched on in silence and horror for the last few weeks as my fellow activists and friends have been viciously and rudely attacked time and time again on campus and specifically in this publication. In almost all cases, I have seen them respond with respectful, academic discourse while the subsequent rebuttals are delivered with ever increasing vitriol. This kind of childish point-counter-point is responsible for the unpleasant atmosphere that has tainted campus communities which try to engage with these issues. It must end.
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It is offensive to suggest that CJME’s members are anti-Semitic and absurd to ask that they defend themselves against this charge. Yesterday, Mishan Araujo (“Calling SCAI’s bluff”) asked that we come up with a different term to describe the nature of our Israel-focused events. A recurring theme of these events is discontentment with certain Israeli government policies. Would that suffice? When activists of all political and racial stripes criticize President Bush’s justification for the war in Iraq, or the American intelligence services’ use of torture, I would hope that enlightened students at prestigious universities could avoid vilifying them as anti-American.
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If you identify strongly with Israel as a country and Israelis as a people, then I would suggest you concentrate your efforts on ending the occupation and establishing a two-state solution rather than verbally abusing those with whom you may disagree on one or two cosmetic issues.

Follow the link to see commenters’ responses, which include Gregory himself.

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