If Palestinians taught to hate, Israelis are teachers

I would like to respond to yesterday's advertisement on page 20 printed by the group "campustruth." The purpose of the ad appears to be to turn public opinion against the Palestinian struggle for freedom by presenting a fact out of context. It is true that many Palestinian children admire those who sacrifice themselves in the hope of freeing their people from the oppressive Israeli occupation. Supporters of Israel's aggressive tactics like to say that Palestinian children are educated from birth to be terrorists. Studies of the Palestinian school system have found no evidence of this, however I still believe it is true. [Read article]

There are essentially two types of proselytizers: those who argue with reason and those who argue with deceit. The former persuade with logic and sound premises, which they air openly and honestly. The latter persuade with trickery and misrepresentation, and attempt to undermine opposing arguments rather than seek affirmation of their own. It is this second species, the vulture of intellect, that will descend upon the McKale Center on May 10. [Read article]