Guest Commentary: OU group wants end to political coercion
Jan. 23, 2011Across university campuses Students for Justice in Palestine groups, including the newly-formed group at Ohio University, have been organizing to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom from occupation and brutality. These groups have not provided support to Hamas or any Palestinian political group, whether or not they are categorized as terrorist organizations by the United States government. We do, however, live in a country that provides $3 billion in military aid to Israel, the power occupying Palestinian territory and responsible for the majority of the hardships that Palestinians face today, such as the restriction from medical supplies and care.
