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Acting as ISM "spokewoman," Arraf is accused of "control(ling) propaganda media reports....endorsing and assisting Palestinian terrorists in their anti-Israeli endeavors...organiz(ing) demonstrations around the West Bank, (and) frequently lectur(ing) and recruit(ing) in the United States at fundraisers and at anti-Semitic, anti-Israel conclaves."
The group also says ISM activists "serve as human shields for armed Palestinian terrorists, (act as) couriers for terrorists, and smuggl(e) explosives and bomb-making materials into Israel for the PLO," the same type propaganda Israel and Washington generate, dutifully echoed in major Western media reports.
Stop the ISM.com calls the "totalitarian Arab world's educational system (a) cesspool of hate brought to American culture and shores via our colleges and universities," saying ISM uses them to "recruit every anti-American pervert and malcontent it can find....in solidarity to destroy Israel and in the long run America too."
They also attack the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA), a former US senator, attorney general, Oakland mayor, Edward Said, and two current congresspersons among its founding advisors - a dedicated organization providing aid to regional families, including food, medicine, medical supplies, clothes, books, school supplies, and toys, part of its charitable work, including scholarships for Palestinian students.
Stop the ISM.com calls them a "terrorist-supporting enterprise....claim(ing) to be raising money for 'charity' or children, then sen(t) to America's and Israel's enemies to protract the War on Terror....MECA collects and launders money for pro-PLO and (other) groups all over the USA by taking in checks made out to 'ISM-USA.' "
Sadly, many people believe it and support the group's extremists, its site not naming them, apparently out of shame. They also ignore horrific conditions in Gaza, a frequent topic this writer addresses accurately in articles and on air.
On June 14, the Gisha Legal Center for Freedom of Movement provided a snapshot of a "paralyzed economy" under siege:
-- before imposed, over 4,000 items entered Gaza freely;
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