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The Red and Black « Wednesday, November 14, 1990 • 3
Dicussion held about crisis in the Gulf
Video shown objects to war
By DANA WHITE
Staff Writer
Will American blood as well as
the blood of “countless innocent
men, women and children of the
Middle East" flow to stop a 50 cent
increase in one gallon of gas?
The somber discussion at the
Athens Regional Library audito
rium Monday night presented con
cerned citizens with this question
surrounding the Persian Gulf
crisis.
Dan Everett, assistant professor
of computer science and coalition
steering committee member, said,
“It’s pretty safe to say the Pen
tagon is stockpiling body bags for
war in the Persian Gulf.
Everett first heard of the stock
piling at the Monday meeting from
an audience member. But he added
it would be a necessary action if
there is to be a war.
Everett began his presentation
with an emotional video called
“Crisis in the Gulf." In the video by
Operation Real Security, Ameri
cans speak out against military
build-up and possible war in the
Middle East.
Ron Kovik, on whose life the
movie “Bom on the 4th of July"
was based, was the first to speak in
the video. Kovik, a disabled
Vietnam veteran, said he is against
the war.
Joining Kovik in his cause are
outraged students and professors
from California, including one U.S.
Marine lance corporal who publicly
refused to go to the Persian Gulf.
Everett and audience members
discussed the mood among Ameri
cans concerning the crisis.
Jonathan Bryant, a history tea
ching assistant who attended the
meeting, said students have been
conditioned to passivity. He said
it’s disturbing to see this sort of be
havior in his students.
Everett said public apathy isn’t
a good word to use in this situation.
Americans are concerned about the
crisis, but they feel powerless.
Bryant agreed that his students
feel powerless, although they un
derstand the crisis.
Everett said that, despite these
feelings, something can be done, he
said. The first step is to write a
letter to the editor of the local
newspapers, then write letters to
Congress.
Only Congress has the constitu
tional authority to declare war, he
said. But in recent history the pres
ident has been able to go to war.
“Make a lot of noise," Everett
said. ‘The public should take back
their right to go to war."
Bryant said it’s important to re
member the seriousness of war.
“People think war is a video
game, you’ve got this neat tank
versus that neat tank or this neat
plane versus that neat plane,"
Bryant said. “But what people
forget is that there are human be
ings inside those neat things.
“If you’re 19 years old," he added
grimly, “this should scare you."
Everett said he finds the draft
unlikely and feels the plan is to
move the troops in and get out
quickly before public opposition
rises significantly.
Everett said anyone interesed in
learning more can call 353-7920.
Questioning raised about Middle East issues
By KERRIN HOWARD
Contributing Writer
Tension mounted and the debate
intensified with pointed questions
for the Consul General of Atlanta’s
Israeli Consulate. Hebrews, Arabs,
Palestinians, a Jordanian and a
Syrian vied for a chance to speak.
Consul General Alon Liel deliv
ered a 20-minute monologue and
took questions about Jewish immi
gration to Israel, Palestinian Lib
eration Organization requests for
equal rights and the Persian Gulf
crisis. The Georgia Israel Network
of University Students sponsored
the Monday night meeting.
Israel expects one million immi
grants in the next three years, Liel
said. “It’8 unbelievable.
“We’re building like mad to pro
vide housing for the new citizens,"
he said.
Palestinians want the same hos
pitality, according to Arabs at the
meeting. Ahmad Jam-Joum, a Jor
danian graduate student in ac
counting, said Israel pushes
Palestinians to frustration, with
holding certain rights given to the
immigrants.
Jam-Joum said Palestinians
want to be able to hold their own
elections and for Israel to allow dis
placed Palestinians back into the
country. Israel ignores the PLO
and its demands, he added.
“Why are Jewish immigrants
given the freedom of speech and
the right to vote upon entrance to
the country, while Palestinians in
their own homeland are denied
those rights?” he asked.
Liel said Israel grants every cit
izen these rights. However, the
Palestinians don’t want Israeli cit
izenship, and Israelis aren’t sure
they want them to become citizens.
The Arabs’ ultimate goal — to
make Israel a complete Arabic
state — shows in their support of
Alon Liel
Saddam Hussein, he said.
‘The image of the PLO worsened
after they declared support for
Hussein,’’ he said, “especially since
he invaded another Arab state.
‘They have their reasons to be
frustrated, but it’s ironic that they
support Hussein when they’re
fighting occupation themselves.”
However, Liel later agreed with
an audience member that the two
occupations — Palestine’s and Ku
wait s — aren’t comparable.
“Hussein didn’t conquer Kuwait
because of Palestinian issues, he
did it for Iraqi reasons,” he said.
One participant received ap
plause for saying Israel uses the
gulf crisis to make people forget
the Palestinian plight.
Shai Ben-Zvi, vice president of
the University chapter of GINUS,
said the Persian Gulf crisis in
volves all governments.
‘There’s a lot going on behind
the scenes, and you have to trust
what’s going on behind the scenes,"
Ben-Zvi, a senior math major, said.
“I don’t know what will happen
next.”
After the forum’s end, Jam-
Joum and Samer Jundi, a Syrian
Athens resident, fended auestions
from about 15 Jewish stuaents.
Eyal Price, a graduate student
in commercial law, said, “Soviet
Jews are immigrating because of
rising anti-semitism and should be
given all the rights of Israeli citi
zens.”
Jam-Joum contended that life
long residents in Palestine should
be granted the same rights.
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Services and Programs.
The University department
hosted the sixth annual Work
Study and Travel Abroad Fair
Tuesday in the Georgia Hall of the
Tate Student Center.
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see the world while still in school.
“We want to give students a
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available to them to travel," Leann
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These opportunities represented
here ranged from ideas to studying
Spanish in Mexico to a biking trip
in Northern England.
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