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ADL: Ahmadinejad's speech at Columbia University 'a charade'
By Sandra Cariglio and Yael Wissner-Levy

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at Columbia University on Monday "a charade of half-answers and obfuscation," and anything but the much-touted scholarly free exchange of ideas promised by the university.

Abraham Foxman, ADL National Director, issued a statement saying that "Columbia University did not serve its students, city, or reputation, in providing a platform to the charade of half-answers and obfuscation delivered by President Ahmadinejad."

He added that the speech given by the hardline leader of the Islamic republic "added nothing to what we already know about the Iranian regime."
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Referring to the introduction speech given by Columbia University President Lee Bollinger, Foxman said "the fact that Bollinger himself felt it necessary to slam the Iranian leader in his opening remarks underscored the fact that Columbia should never have invited this 'petty and cruel dictator' in the first place."

Earlier Monday, student protesters for and against Ahmadinejad's talk faced off at the Columbia University campus shortly before Ahmadinejad's arrival.

Over the past week, the Columbia campus has been in a state of marked restlessness in preparation for Ahmadinejad's highly controversial speaking appearance.

By Monday noon, tensions were running high. Iranian and socialist counter protest groups were reportedly ripping down posters against the event, and replacing them with posters reading "Ahmanidejad = bad, Bush = worse," and "Iran was one of the first countries to publicly denounce 9/11." Another poster read: "Jewish people have their own synagogue."

Meanwhile, a "Columbia Coalition Forum" protest against Ahmadinejad began Monday morning on the Manhattan campus. The rally was jointly run by the Stand With Us campus advocacy group and student organizations affiliated with The David Project, the Aish Hasbara Fellowship and the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA).


Various members of the Coalition were to speak, including representatives of Global Justice, CU democrats, Hillel, Gender Youth, LionPac, Amnesty International and the Progressive Jewish Alliance.

The groups joined forces not only to protest Ahmadinejad's speech, but also Columbia University for giving the Iranian president a platform.

Counter-protesters also covered over posters depicting allegations of Iranian government brutality against homosexuals and women, juxtaposed against Ahmadinejad quotes such as, "everyone who recognizes Israel will burn in the fury of Islam."

Groups such as Columbia Coalition Against the War voiced concern at demonization of Ahmadinejad, which it said increases the probability of war. In a statement, it called for a boycott of the rally, which they believed would be perceived on campus and around the U.S. as pro-war. The event also has drawn criticism from the socialist group Revolution.

Last year, Columbia canceled a planned visit by Ahmadinejad, citing security challenges and logistical issues. This year, Columbia President Lee Bollinger turned aside demands that the event be cancelled again. He has promised to personally introduce Ahmadinejad's talk, beginning with a list of what he said would be tough questions focusing on such issues as Holocaust denial, a call for Israel to be "wiped off the map," and charges that Iran supports terrorism.

Although many students have applauded Bollinger's initiative for an open debate, especially with a figure with whom they they so strongly disagree, voices of dissent have emerged in broad sectors of the student body.

Columbia sophomore Jordan Hirsh said he views the invitation of Ahmadinejad as a vast farce and "an unsophisticated way of bringing debate on campus, for a sheer controversy devoid of substance."

Others fear that Columbia's having invited Ahmadinejad might act to further legitimize him in Iran and provide a platform for values they see as fanatical.

Bollinger responded to this criticism by stating that, "It should never be thought that merely to listen to ideas we deplore in any way implies our endorsement of those ideas."

"It is a critical premise of freedom of speech that we do not honor the dishonorable when we open the public forum to their voices. To hold otherwise would make vigorous debate impossible."

Rachel Dor, a Campus Coordinator for The David Project and one of the lead organizers of the protests, believes otherwise.

"Free speech is one thing- Holocaust denial, calls to wipe Israel off the map, and disregard for human rights- that's hate speech."

The David Project President Charles Jacobs deplored Bollinger's invitation to the Iranian president.

"Bollinger says that by listening to 'ideas we deplore does not imply our endorsement of those ideas, or the weakness of our resolve to resist those ideas' but," Jacobs said, "Ahmadinejad is not a policy wonk or a philosopher: He is a man of action, murdering Americans and planning to slaughter the Jews of the Middle East.. He is not an 'idea' to be debated. He is a man to be stopped.

"Giving him this prestigious platform is not, as Bollinger says, 'America at its best.' It is American academia at its worst."

Many students also criticized Bollinger's last minute announcement of the event. According to Josh Rosner, president of Columbia Hillel, and Jonathan Siegel, "For effective discourse and debate to occur, adequate preparation time is necessary - thoughtful questions must be thoroughly researched, counter-speakers must be arranged, protests and rallies must be organized. Four days is simply insufficient."

Ahmadinejad, who is in New York to attend the United Nations General
Assembly and speak to Columbia University students and faculty, was denied a request to visit the World Trade Center site of the Sept. 11 attacks.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday that it would have been a travesty for Ahmadinejad to visit the "Ground Zero" at the site of the former World Trade Center in New York.

"I think it would have been a travesty," Rice told cable TV channel CNBC in an interview. "This is somebody who is the president of a country that is probably the greatest sponsor - state sponsor - of terrorism, someone who is a Holocaust denier, someone who has talked about wiping other countries off the map. I think it would have been a travesty."

Other elected officials joined the protests against the Iranian president's appearance at the New York university.

"He should be arrested when he comes to Columbia University, not invited to speak for God's sake," said state Assemblyman Dov Hikind on Sunday.

City Councilman David Weprin accused Ahmadinejad of having American blood on his hands, saying he aided the insurgency in Iraq by sending weapons and manpower for the sole purpose of killing Americans.

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  1.   The true face of the American "Anti-War" movement 10:50  |  Slibovitz 24/09/07
  2.   So-called Israel totally isolated in their laughable protest 11:00  |  Hannah 24/09/07
  3.   It is mind boggling that Ahmadinejad would face such danger 11:54  |  Natallie Durson 24/09/07
  4.   Hannah you forgot the ACLU.... 12:34  |  Lynn 24/09/07
  5.   Facebook is a louasy site 12:41  |  Ophir 24/09/07
  6.   Hannah 12:41  |  Ruth 24/09/07
  7.   America is Not A Police State 13:04  |  Brenda 24/09/07
  8.   Hannah the Hag 13:05  |  Petra 24/09/07
  9.   #2 Arab Hannah 13:12  |  Sarah 24/09/07
  10.   Petra 13:29  |  Sarah 24/09/07
  11.   So who cares? Me? 13:45  |  Daniel Chorde 24/09/07
  12.   Daniel Chorde 14:43  |  NATIVE AMERICAN 24/09/07
  13.   #11 Daniel Chorde 14:50  |  Axel 24/09/07
  14.   Daniel Chorde about "land grab" 14:52  |  John Stewart 24/09/07
  15.   iranian president,landgrab 14:55  |  Dan 24/09/07
  16.   Iranian President (aka Megalomaniac) at Columbia 14:56  |  John Stewart 24/09/07
  17.   Hilel Group! Silly Group 15:06  |  Roxana from IRAN 24/09/07
  18.   Daniel Chorde - Grab This! Maybe it Will Make You Feel Better. 15:09  |  Phinias Whoppy 24/09/07
  19.   daniel chorde #11 15:09  |  gogo 24/09/07
  20.   Anti "ZIONISTS" 15:11  |  Drew 24/09/07
  21.   This is truely a laughable `protest`. 15:12  |  MA 24/09/07
  22.   Free Speech 15:26  |  Joe Indian 24/09/07
  23.   #17 Roxana from Teheran 15:32  |  Soraya 24/09/07
  24.   interesting 15:43  |  rafa 24/09/07
  25.   No Slibovitz, 99% of Ahmadi nijad are Zionist 15:44  |  Moise 24/09/07
  26.   hannah #2 15:46  |  rafa 24/09/07
  27.   CALL COLUMBIA NOW!!!!!!! 15:46  |  IT`S NOT TOO LATE 24/09/07
  28.   Petra 15:50  |  Jon 24/09/07
  29.   Question from an African 15:57  |  Daniel Chorde 24/09/07
  30.   land grab 16:00  |  viking 24/09/07
  31.   Urinating in the Ocean 16:01  |  SES 24/09/07
  32.   The Devil Speaks 16:05  |  Rabbi Izzy Lahm 24/09/07
  33.   SHAME ON US 16:06  |  Robbie 24/09/07
  34.   Why Zion? dear hannah... 16:07  |  stork 24/09/07
  35.   Ahmadinejad 16:10  |  Tyrese Williams 24/09/07
  36.   Iranian President stirs protest 16:24  |  jay 24/09/07
  37.   daniel chorde 16:24  |  JL 24/09/07
  38.   To Brenda #7 16:29  |  Persian Kitty 24/09/07
  39.   Natalie & Hannah 16:31  |  Eli 24/09/07
  40.   To Roxana no 17 17:03  |  dovale 24/09/07
  41.   LAND GRAB???? 17:09  |  Doug 24/09/07
  42.   #34 Say Stork---where are the "Hebrews"? 17:12  |  ballistic 24/09/07
  43.   Iranian Pres.Visit to Columbia U. 17:14  |  Joan Lord Crisona 24/09/07
  44.   Iran 17:38  |  Natalie Durson 24/09/07
  45.   Iran and its leader 17:42  |  Larry Rich 24/09/07
  46.   daniel chorde # 29 are you american or african? 17:45  |  terrornator 24/09/07
  47.   RESPOND TO HATE #2 17:47  |  TOBIA 24/09/07
  48.   Iranian president stirs protests, conter moves at columbia 17:51  |  Auwal 24/09/07
  49.   NATALIE ... WE LOVE YOU 18:02  |  GZLives 24/09/07
  50.   Well done Hannah 18:08  |  Auwal 24/09/07
  51.   To Terrornator re: Daniel Chorde 18:09  |  Persian Kitty 24/09/07
  52.   Dan 18:17  |  Auwal 24/09/07
  53.   Fear 18:30  |  chelemer 24/09/07
  54.   Natalie #44 YOUR A FOOL! 18:30  |  Doug 24/09/07
  55.   # So called Hannah 18:31  |  17 24/09/07
  56.   Bollinger a Liberal Fraud 18:33  |  Chick 24/09/07
  57.   UN should be moved to Geneva or Vienna 18:38  |  Simba 24/09/07
  58.   Lessons from history... 18:38  |  melodyangel 24/09/07
  59.   It`s easy to see that opinion against the Jews.. 18:46  |  Micha 24/09/07
  60.   AHMADINEJAD`S FACE IS A FULL MOON FOR JEWISH EXTREMIST LUNATICS 18:46  |  JACKAL 24/09/07
  61.   Haaretz should publish the IP address.. 18:48  |  Micha 24/09/07
  62.   Please move the UN 18:51  |  Micha 24/09/07
  63.   columbia and bollinger 18:51  |  Shmuelshachor 24/09/07
  64.   columbia and bollinger 18:52  |  Shmuelshachor 24/09/07
  65.   Bravo MA!---It truly IS a laughable protest 18:52  |  Pat 24/09/07
  66.   persian kitty,thats what i though,i just wanted to hear him say 18:54  |  terrornator 24/09/07
  67.   Roxanna from Iran 19:02  |  Connie 24/09/07
  68.   Not much of an "American" protest 19:25  |  Clickfool 24/09/07
  69.   Let him speak... 19:47  |  john bull 24/09/07
  70.   No. 1, Slibovitz 19:51  |  W 24/09/07
  71.   For Phinias Whoppy # 18 19:52  |  Clickfool 24/09/07
  72.   re #4 `Hannah you forgot the ACLU....` 19:55  |  Colin Wright 24/09/07
  73.   re #44 Natalie Durson `Iran` 19:58  |  Colin Wright 24/09/07
  74.   to Clickfool 20:02  |  Lawrence 24/09/07
  75.   re Clickfool #68 `Not much of an "American" protest` 20:03  |  Colin Wright 24/09/07
  76.   Re #70 `#1 Slibowitz` 20:08  |  Colin Wright 24/09/07
  77.   to Natali 20:17  |  adi 24/09/07
  78.   Ahmadinejad at Columbia 20:21  |  Eve 24/09/07
  79.   Free Speech is not an Issue 20:23  |  Tom 24/09/07
  80.   Collin Wright #73 20:28  |  Tom 24/09/07
  81.   To Alex and "Native American" 20:34  |  Garcia 24/09/07
  82.   why is Columbia University mixed up in this? 20:35  |  leucippe 24/09/07
  83.   Clickfool`s poor grasp of Constitutional Law 20:37  |  Tom 24/09/07
  84.   Bahais are persecuted in Iran-and Amampour 20:41  |  enrique 24/09/07
  85.   TO NO 8 20:58  |  DANNY. 24/09/07
  86.   Not much of an "American" protest 21:05  |  notblackorwhite 24/09/07
  87.   TO 14 21:07  |  DANNY. 24/09/07
  88.   Daniel Chorde 21:10  |  Edifice 24/09/07
  89.   Mr Bollinger 21:15  |  Edifice 24/09/07
  90.   Colin Wright 21:18  |  notblackorwhite 24/09/07
  91.   Land-grab, bad for some, ok for others 21:22  |  hala 24/09/07
  92.   Preliminary reports 21:24  |  Colin Wright 24/09/07
  93.   CF the perpetual ignorant idiot # 68 21:29  |  ChanahS 24/09/07
  94.   Iran`s "Little Adolph" 21:31  |  Bob Kunst 24/09/07
  95.   re #80 `Collin Wright #73` 21:31  |  Colin Wright 24/09/07
  96.   CF # 68 - OOPS - I omited the last line... 21:32  |  ChanahS 24/09/07
  97.   clickfool 21:33  |  Connie 24/09/07
  98.   He actually got a lot of applause 21:34  |  Viewer 24/09/07
  99.   # 73 Colin Wright 21:34  |  ChanahS 24/09/07
  100.   I liked what he had to say 21:38  |  Iritz 24/09/07
  101.   To Sarah 21:43  |  George 24/09/07
  102.   Colin Wright 21:50  |  notblackorwhite 24/09/07
  103.   Clickfool-Not much of an "American" protest 21:52  |  notblackorwhite 24/09/07
  104.   face off 21:53  |  Shmuelshachor 24/09/07
  105.   Hannah is right 21:54  |  jud 24/09/07
  106.   #8, Petra 21:55  |  Hannah 24/09/07
  107.   Land-grab, bad for some, ok for others-Hala 22:08  |  notblackor white 24/09/07
  108.   #91 - Boy Hala, you`re either young or don`t know history 22:14  |  JES 24/09/07
  109.   I enjoyed the part in the Ahmedinejad show... 22:17  |  JES 24/09/07
  110.   #92 - I don`t know 22:18  |  JES 24/09/07
  111.   #68 - Shhh, Clickfool 22:21  |  JES 24/09/07
  112.   Notice that only Israel-haters defend Iran`s president 22:23  |  Steve Gold 24/09/07
  113.   #75 - Well then, Colin 22:28  |  JES 24/09/07
  114.   #57 - Simba 22:32  |  JES 24/09/07
  115.   Daniel Chorde 22:38  |  Ziona 24/09/07
  116.   Hannah the bumbling anti-Zionist 22:39  |  Andy Gill 24/09/07
  117.   The Merry Wife (wives ...)? 22:56  |  Joan Stuchner 24/09/07
  118.   Criminal at the University 23:01  |  Ernest 24/09/07
  119.   #100 to George the antisemite 23:11  |  Sarah 24/09/07
  120.   Colin Wright #76 -- No one screams anti-Semitism at everything 23:19  |  Slibovitz 24/09/07
  121.   #12 Native American 23:24  |  * BEN JABO 24/09/07
  122.   It was an American Protest! 23:25  |  Slibovitz 24/09/07
  123.   American School System 23:30  |  Jabotinsky 24/09/07
  124.   #17 Roxana from IRAN 23:34  |  * BEN JABO 24/09/07
  125.   #42 Ballistic - where are your answers 23:39  |  * BEN JABO 24/09/07
  126.   #68 ClickJerk 23:42  |  * BEN JABO 24/09/07
  127.   Clickfool #68 23:43  |  Neal 24/09/07
  128.   #92 Colin Wright 23:45  |  * BEN JABO 24/09/07
  129.   To BNP supporter Clickfool 00:16  |  Slibovitz 25/09/07
  130.   Ahmadinejad 00:17  |  BRL 25/09/07
  131.   Hannah # 2 00:35  |  Nad 25/09/07
  132.   Hilarious:) 00:37  |  April 25/09/07
  133.   Slibovitz #1 01:10  |  jjvanka 25/09/07
  134.   # 7..Brenda 01:19  |  Nemesis 25/09/07
  135.   Disgusting Hannah should be wiped off the map as well 01:30  |  Larry 25/09/07
  136.   hopefully, mossad will kill him before he reaches back Iran 01:46  |  Joey 25/09/07
  137.   Part 2.HAHNA.Here the Zionism 02:24  |  e.m 25/09/07
  138.   az safheh-ye ruzgar mahv shavad 02:54  |  Spoff 25/09/07
  139.   No3 Natalie Durson 02:56  |  ChasaBoy 25/09/07
  140.   Clickfool and his absurdities 03:00  |  Rabbi Izzy Lahm 25/09/07
  141.   #106 ALL LAND-GRABS ARE BAD, INCLUDING ISRAEL`S 03:05  |  hala 25/09/07
  142.   Slibovitz #1 03:07  |  Philippe 25/09/07
  143.   Daniel Chordes # 11 03:12  |  Philippe 25/09/07
  144.   #107 JES, you do not understand 03:17  |  hala 25/09/07
  145.   Ben Jabo # 118 03:18  |  Philippe 25/09/07
  146.   Iritz # 99 03:21  |  Philippe 25/09/07
  147.   Foxman - Discredited Blowhard 03:31  |  Peter Wallace 25/09/07
  148.   HANNAH. You are suffering a lot because of your stupidly 03:40  |  e.m 25/09/07
  149.   Part 2.HANNAH.The Zionism?s who served to humanity 03:43  |  e.m 25/09/07
  150.   ben jabo #125 03:52  |  Veritas 25/09/07
  151.   Re:Hala the historian 04:05  |  e.m 25/09/07
  152.   BOLLINGER`S Attack On Ahmadinejad Brought HIM Into Question. 04:22  |  Proud Pal Defender 25/09/07
  153.   Israel`s/Jews` QUASHING OF MODERATE VOICES In The U.S. 04:31  |  Proud Pal Defender 25/09/07
  154.   You Can Criticise Israel For Multiude of Reason and On Its Own 04:32  |  Eli 25/09/07
  155.   Clickfoo # 71 - I Am Fully In Agreement 04:35  |  Phinias Whoppy 25/09/07
  156.   Good for Columbia and USA. Bad for AIPAC? 04:42  |  dana 25/09/07
  157.   e.m. i always wanted this nobel list, toda.Hannah, humbly learn! 04:48  |  Mary for jews 25/09/07
  158.   Ahmadinejad? how about turkmenistan`s president? 04:57  |  Eric 25/09/07
  159.   Proud Pal Idiot?? 05:03  |  Larry 25/09/07
  160.   Quick, Have An Economics 101 Freshman From A Local ... 05:13  |  Lavi 25/09/07
  161.   #136 Phillipe 05:18  |  * BEN JABO 25/09/07
  162.   Dana- Calif. 05:21  |  * BEN JABO 25/09/07
  163.   Lavi - I Happen To Know Farsi, That Was Very Funny 05:47  |  Eli 25/09/07
  164.   #156 BEN JABO - good question 05:48  |  dana 25/09/07
  165.   Mr. Bollinger is as right as he is brave 05:51  |  Jason (aspen) 25/09/07
  166.   #145 e.m., too bad that history is disturbing to you 05:54  |  hala 25/09/07
  167.   Ben Jabo # 155 05:55  |  Philippe 25/09/07
  168.   #142 Congratulations to all Nobel laureates 06:07  |  hala 25/09/07
  169.   #42 Those Hebrews 06:14  |  stork 25/09/07
  170.   9,Sarah 06:20  |  Interested Bystander 25/09/07
  171.   39,Eli 06:23  |  Interested Bystander 25/09/07
  172.   114, andy gill 06:33  |  Interested Bystander 25/09/07
  173.   Interested Bystander - Are You Claiming That The 06:54  |  Phinias Whoppy 25/09/07
  174.   Clickfool 68 07:06  |  Dakkar 25/09/07
  175.   Re:Hala 07:17  |  e,m 25/09/07
  176.   #2 Hannah 07:33  |  M. WHITE 25/09/07
  177.   #3 Natalie 07:35  |  M White 25/09/07
  178.   #39 Eli 07:37  |  MW 25/09/07
  179.   Ahmad`s swan song 07:39  |  Maven 25/09/07
  180.   #144 - Well thank you Hala for pointing that out to me 07:54  |  JES 25/09/07
  181.   Nattallie Durson #3 07:55  |  Esther 25/09/07
  182.   #144 - Continued... 07:57  |  JES 25/09/07
  183.   A fiasco from any point of view 07:58  |  Dan 25/09/07
  184.   AhmadNajad is for Iran 08:25  |  MiddleStan 25/09/07
  185.   bollinger 08:26  |  ralph 25/09/07
  186.   Interested bystander#170 09:27  |  Sarah 25/09/07
  187.   truth,call things as they are 09:27  |  kad 25/09/07
  188.   #135, Larry 09:29  |  Hannah 25/09/07
  189.   #137, e.m. 09:31  |  Hannah 25/09/07
  190.   #147, Peter Wallace 09:35  |  Hannah 25/09/07
  191.   #152, Proud Palestinian Defender 09:43  |  Hannah 25/09/07
  192.   to 12-13 so since the us did it, you think you are entitled also? 10:20  |  Michele 25/09/07
  193.   More research 10:46  |  justiceseeker 25/09/07
  194.   Hannah, Zionists cartoons of Mohammed and Homosexuals 10:53  |  JS 25/09/07
  195.   For Connie # 97 10:59  |  Clickfool 25/09/07
  196.   Who cares what Foxman says??? 11:03  |  S 25/09/07
  197.   A Rabbi speaks # 140 11:04  |  Clickfool 25/09/07
  198.   `Daniel Chorde` 11:32  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 25/09/07
  199.   Clickfool 11:40  |  Jasmine Murphy 25/09/07
  200.   Bollinger came out looking like a boor;he was supposed to 11:42  |  lakshmi 25/09/07
  201.   ISRAEL IS FURTHER ISOLATED 11:53  |  ME Observer 25/09/07
  202.   What Bush didn`t do, Dana 12:00  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 25/09/07
  203.   Hala GPP (?) 12:04  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 25/09/07
  204.   Proud Pal Defender 13:01  |  Lynn 25/09/07
  205.   Proud Pal Defender 13:04  |  Lynn 25/09/07
  206.   #177 Algerian War of Independence 1954-1962 15:33  |  hala 25/09/07
  207.   #188 Autopsies? 15:39  |  hala 25/09/07
  208.   my father, a great man; Clickfool 17:40  |  Free the World 25/09/07
  209.   oops Tanks, Shipyards 18:50  |  Free the World 25/09/07
  210.   #201 ME Observer 21:22  |  * BEN JABO 25/09/07
  211.   #207 hala - so now you`re an expert on autopsies 21:27  |  * BEN JABO 25/09/07
  212.   #211 Expert? Thank you *BEN JABO 23:09  |  hala 25/09/07
  213.   #212 - Hala 02:29  |  * BEN JABO 27/09/07
  214.   #213 KEIN AYIN HA`RA 06:38  |  hala 27/09/07
  215.   #203 Another KEIN AYIN HA`ARA to Marge the malevolent 06:42  |  hala 27/09/07
  216.   0 12:21  |  esmail 24/10/07
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