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18, 2004

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peaceful

on

Kelly Rohrs

by

took

After months of controversy, the

annual

Palestine

conference

of

Movement

Solidarity

with minimal

proceeded

the

tion this weekend. Fewer than

two

the

protested

bate ent

to

and

views of the

people and

said

calm.

was

bomb

for

versity

90

morning, actual

police

pants tors

Cen-

Sunday

found

no

and

organizers repeat-

about

hospitality,

about 600 peo-

parts

dents attended “The

of the confer100

Duke

stu-

conference

spokesperson Students support the Palestine Solidarity Movement in

Burg gives

a

rally

that

began

on

was

paign

cal

speech

Hebrew

jokes,

isons

of

the

balls and

and

phrases

Israeli

situation

politi-

of the Knesset,

falafel

Israel’s Par-

Party, spoke

a

packed

Freeman Center for

Burg began the

Joint

Palestinian

Jewish

as

an

opposing

Solidarity

voice

held

Movement confer-

for the

but also for the du-

weekend,

drawing

told in.

allusions

“Never

this

to

criticism he has received,

the assembled shut

up

crowd and

not

weekend

is

to

to

be

never

be

silent,” he said. The

crux

of

framed ble for

began

as

where

independent

were

pro-

Israeli-Palestin-

held,

Protests, however,

were

sparse,

a

the

munity raeli ter

won-

graduate

the Freeman Cen-

at

events

instead

of

were

from

out

spent

talking

drew

rarely

eight people,

strators

civilly

PSM

protesting

the

Demonstrations

conference.

against

com-

members attended pro-Is-

of

more

most

of whom

town.

Demon-

much of their time with

participants

particu-

dialogue

SEE PSM

that

ON PAGE

10

omy.

He

a

hour-long

the

and

Easley

WRAL-TV

posed by

former

as

crit-

hurling

their

touting

state

responsi-

North Carolina’s himself

of across-the-board more

and

senator

conservative,”

increaser

a tax

presented

said will “create the

of

in

Patrick Ballantine

“fiscal

Easley

in

tax

jobs

as

cuts

econ-

advo-

an

that he

and stimulate

economy.” two

spending. working

“He’s

I

side

approaches,”

for

with

and

taxing

businesses

and

families.”

Ballantine also

funds and

“The

different

totally

Ballantine said.

accused

raiding

dog

his

must

of

state

money from

taking during

Easley

several

un-

trust

local gov-

term.

have

eaten

your

home-

Republican SEE BURG ON PAGE

Jewish Life,

about the

the

near

the Free-

at

and credentials. a

weakening

ernments

Burg’s speech

for

another while

Ballantine,

necessarily

no-

never

questions

at one

“It’s

Biblical

silent in front of evilness. The whole of

not

persecution.

Noah and the

Burg

philosophy

Center for

ian conflict

75 security

stationed

attacks.

anchor David Crabtree,

platforms

own

cate

—by explaining

After

tion

the

to

news

self-professed

his

ration of any

give

the

Friday.

Initiative’s teach-in

ence

only

Life

in

his lecture—an element of

Israel

this weekend

room

education

political

side-by-side

answered

icisms

liament, ahd leader of the Israeli Labor to

of

exchange

Republican challenger

compar-

to

to

the

Depart-

cam-

the issues

on

debate, Democratic Gov. Mike

pita bread, Avraham Burg, for-

speaker

mer

interspersed

and

responsibility

Seated with

noting

Police

can-

Raleigh Friday

in

zeroing

season,

heated

WOJCIECHOWSKA

THE CHRONICLE

a

off in

squared

their second and final debate of the

fiscal

In

and

student in mathematics,

larly

were

multitude of

grams

for

spokesperson

University

conference sites and

a

metal detec-

building. Maj. Phyllis

ment, said about 60

man

force

Seyward Darby

The North Carolina gubernatorial

lecture IZA

afternoon.

a

full

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didates

BY

Sunday

CHRONICLE

in

Ballantine, Easley battle in debate by

pro-Israeli

the Main West Quadrangle

QINZHENG/THE

occupation.” out

the weekend. Partici-

every

officers

than

some events.

derful,” said Rann Bar-on, PSM

TIAN

Duke

de-

about differ-

passed through

at

really to

More than 100 students and

said

attended

ence

Uniclose

Bryan

Duke’s

praised

Organizers pie

to

danger.

Conference

edly

the

minutes

but

A

threat

forced

the ter

the

whole weekend

DUKE

was

sessions

“It

chance

a

learn

to

Security

Cooper, cials

at

media.

throughout dozen

conference,

PSM

workshop

students

gave

disrup-

in the

place

closed

THE CHRONICLE

note

7

SEE DEBATE ON

PAGE 8

Raleigh,

Patrick Ballantine

where

they

debated

(left)

Friday

and Democratic Gov. Mike

Easley

leave the WRAL-TV station set in

afternoon for the second and last time before Election

Day

Nov. 2.


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