Letters to the Editor

And Paul Larudee wasn't deported without good reason by Israel, as he is a key organizer and trainer for the ISM in Northern California. Larudee is now in Lebanon, being a human shield among the Hezbollah.

Finally, Ms. Strickland chose to fabricate an ending for her article. I did not "retreat down the hallway and head for the exit," as she wrote. The SFSU campus police were not interested in bothering me over accusations of a photo taken in a taxpayer-owned building on a university campus, and after asking what happened, allowed me to continue attending the conference until its conclusion that day, which I did.

A good journalist does not achieve "balance" by printing innuendos by her subject's opponents without at least verifying she has her facts straight. While I was portrayed by her and your journal as not contributing with my "tactics" to "civil discourse," I have to ask the SF Weekly if my "tactics" of reporting undercover what is really said at such conferences behind closed doors on America's campuses is beyond the pale or contributes to public service. Most sensible people would say the latter.

As of today, Stop the ISM has managed to get 213 ISM activists from around the world deported from Israel. Volunteers can e-mail us at stoptheism@att.net.

Lee Kaplan
Berkeley