Brandeis University Removes Palestinian Youth Art Exhibit
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And finally, in Boston, a free speech controversy has erupted at
Brandeis University over the removal of an exhibition featuring the
paintings of Palestinian youths. The exhibit's 17 paintings depicted
the young artists' perspectives on life under Israeli military
occupation.
But just four days into a two-week run, the exhibit was removed by
Brandeis officials after several complaints from students. A
university spokesperson said the school would consider re-mounting the
paintings if they were to appear alongside paintings showing an
Israeli perspective. The exhibition was curated by an Israeli Jewish
student who said she wanted to showcase a Palestinian perspective on
campus. The student, Lior Halperin, said: "This was an opportunity to
bring to Brandeis the Palestinian voice that is not spoken or heard
through an Israeli or an American Jew, but directly delivered from
Palestinians. Obviously that was just too much for Brandeis."
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/03/145215
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