EVENT FOR ISRAELI WAR CRIMINAL CANCELLED

EVENT CANCELLED: This evening's protest at NYU  has been called off because the talk has been cancelled. Students for Justice in Palestine at NYU  and others had called for a protest at the scheduled speech by an Israeli commando on their campus on  Thursday evening. He was one of  the first Israeli military personnel to  illegally board the Mavi Marmara, a  ship in the Freedom Flotilla that was  headed to Gaza last Spring. During  the assault by the Israelis, nine unarmed human rights activists  were killed, including a Turkish  American, and over fifty people  were wounded. The protest was quickly gathering momentum in a very short time,  and that sent a strong message:   We will not sit by quietly while  war criminals are welcomed and  hailed as heroes in our universities.  The organizers said they "are being  forced to cancel" the event "due to  serious safety and security issues,"  although they did not spell that out.  Whatever the reason, we will continue to expose the injustice of the Israeli  government, whose actions are only  possible with the support of the U.S.  government. WE WILL NOT BE SILENT   WE WILL BE HEARD      Our work continues. Find out how you can support the U.S. Boat to Gaza, The Audacity of Hope, which will be part of the 2nd Freedom Flotilla this spring. GET ON BOARD THE U.S. TO GAZA CAMPAIGN VISIT  WWW.USTOGAZA.ORG TO ENDORSE AND CONTRIBUTE Thank you for your support.