INTERFAITH STATEMENT ON ILAN PAPPÉ VISIT TO IUPUI 

We, Jews, Christians, Muslims, and others committed to peace and justice for Israelis and Palestinians, recently co-sponsored or supported the Indianapolis talk of the preeminent Israeli historian Ilan Pappé. In response, the Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) tried to smear Prof. Pappé and accused us, at least indirectly, of advocating anti-Semitism. We write to challenge these claims, defend our reputation, and say, loudly and clearly, we will not be intimidated by these shameful tactics.

Before Prof. Pappé had uttered a word, the JCRC issued a public statement calling him a “discredited” historian and a purveyor of hatred. Both of these claims are demonstrably false.

Prof. Pappé is one of the most well-respected and prolific scholars on the history of the Middle East conflict. His peer-reviewed books have been published by some of the most prestigious presses in the world, including Cambridge University Press, University of California Press, I. B. Tauris, and Routledge. In addition, his refereed articles have appeared in numerous high-ranking journals. He is a professor at the University of Exeter, a premier research university in the United Kingdom. The JCRC regards him as dangerous, precisely because he is so highly respected.

The JCRC is right about one thing: Prof. Pappé opposes the violent form of Zionism that justifies the ethnic cleansing of Arab people—and denies them their rights. His opposition is not born out of hatred of his own people, but out of love. Prof. Pappé dreams of an Israel in which all are free and safe from violence, including Palestinian Arabs.  He advocates democracy: one person, one vote. 

Inspired by his example, we will not remain silent in the face of the oppression of Palestinians and all other people of the Middle East, no matter what regime deprives them of life, liberty, and the pursuit of their most basic human needs. We do not fear the JCRC’s blatant attempts to bully us, or anyone else.  Like Prof. Pappé, we do not advocate hatred of anyone. We love justice, and we want it for all people in the Middle East.

Sincerely,

Jewish Voice for Peace-Indiana

Christians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East

IUPUI Muslim Students Association

University of Indianapolis Students for Justice in Palestine

Indianapolis Peace and Justice Center

IUPUI Students for Justice in Palestine

Indianapolis Young Muslim Leaders Committee 

Individual Supporters:

 

 

Edward Curtis

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Timothy King

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Sireen Zayed

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Hannah Croucher

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Karla Lopez-Owens

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

john drier

Plainfield,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Edgar Hopida

Avon, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Erin Lang

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-03

mountaha yasin kassab

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Yazan Moqbel

Hebron, PalestinianTerritory, Occupied

2015-02-03

Samuel JARJOUR

FORTWAYNE,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Robert White

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

NourAbada

Lexington, KY, United States

2015-02-03

James King

NewYork, NY, United States

2015-02-03

Kareem Rimawi

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Rehana Saifuddin

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Mark Sniderman

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Nan Plasterer

Huntington,IN, United States

2015-02-03

JoAnne Lingle

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Greta Pennell

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

M.Affan Badar

Plainfield,IN, United States

2015-02-03

MiriamAlammuri

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Nora Basha

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Sarah Roche-Mahdi

Cambridge, MA, United States

2015-02-03

Linda Carraway

Tampa, FL, United States

2015-02-03

Maarij Syed

Terre Haute, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Sawsan Khudair

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Suren Moodliar

Boston,MA, United States

2015-02-03

Sarah Zayed

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

 

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Rima Merriman

Bloomington,IN, PalestinianTerritory, Occupied

2015-02-03

Connie Clemens

Noblesville, IN, United States

2015-02-03

JanetThompson

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Charles Guthrie

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Zak Mitiche

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Martha Butler Cook

Burlington,VT, United States

2015-02-03

MuhammadAbbasi

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Susie Zaye

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

MayaAlshawa

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2015-02-03

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Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Ayman Zayed

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

sara hindi

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2015-02-03

SohelAnwar

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2015-02-03

Mike Levy

Osceola, WI, United States

2015-02-03

Alia Elnaji

Lake Panasoffkee, FL, United States

2015-02-03

Amal Shehadeh

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Elizabeth Barger

Summertown,TN, United States

2015-02-03

pat hewett

denver, CO, United States

2015-02-03

Lindsay Littrell

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

MalloryTraver

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Lamese Hasan

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Eva Chambers

Summertown,TN, United States

2015-02-03

Hadia Shaikh

McCordsville, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Faryal Khatri

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

SamiThe bedouin

Ramallah, PalestinianTerritory, Occupied

2015-02-03

Carrie Foote

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Frank Valente

Rochester, NY, United States

2015-02-03

Adriana Perez

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Patrick Calvert

New Castle, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Ghada Madkour

Xenia, OH, United States

2015-02-03

Star Squires

Summertown,TN, United States

2015-02-03

 

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2015-02-03

Carl Schieren

NewYork, NY, United States

2015-02-03

Marc Bilodeau

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Charlie McDonald

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Jyotika Saksena

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Peter Seybold

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Tracy Donhardt

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Rashmi Luther

Ottawa,Canada

2015-02-03

Sajidah Omran

Lexington, KY, United States

2015-02-03

KhaledAoude

Osnabrück, Germany

2015-02-03

Arnold White

Smyrna,TN, United States

2015-02-03

ZachTaylor

Chicago, IL, United States

2015-02-03

Emma Broder

Chicago, IL, United States

2015-02-03

Gary Moody

Shelbyville,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Waleed Qaddoumi

Edmonton,Canada

2015-02-03

SamiaAlajlouni

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Joe Kaplan

Chicago, IL, United States

2015-02-03

EmanAllam

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-03

RimaAjlouni

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2015-02-03

Traci Lotfi

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2015-02-03

Julia Rittenberg

Chicago, IL, United States

2015-02-03

Chelsie May

Chicago, IL, United States

2015-02-03

kathy felgran

Watertown,MA, United States

2015-02-03

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Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Richard Congress

NewYork, NY, United States

2015-02-03

John Gullion

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

rick bein

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Mohamed Mitiche

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

ABell

Newstead,Australia

2015-02-03

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Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

NoraAbada

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Julia Mearsheimer

Chicago, IL, United States

2015-02-03

 

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2015-02-03

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2015-02-03

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Anderson, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Syed Hussain

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-03

Maen Hassuneh

Merrillville, IN, United States

2015-02-03

FarazAbbasi

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-03

Regan Zwald

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Michael Saahir

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Frederick DiCamilla

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

John Boston

Columbus, OH, United States

2015-02-04

RojdaYavuz

Leuven, Belgium

2015-02-04

Shadia Jalal

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Carl Rising-Moore

Kabankalan,Philippines

2015-02-04

Neza Sheikh

Arlington,TX, United States

2015-02-04

Jack McKivigan

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Shira Fishbach

Chicago, IL, United States

2015-02-04

Muhammad Shahid

Brooklyn, NY, United States

2015-02-04

Fana Russtom

Philadelphia,PA, United States

2015-02-04

Brenna D

Camas, WA, United States

2015-02-04

David Kirschman

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

reem farhat

Washington, DC, United States

2015-02-04

michael custer

Madison,TN, United States

2015-02-04

MohamedAbdirisak

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Ian Mcintosh

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Nora Elsokkary

Cupertino, CA, United States

2015-02-04

zainab vanhorn-ali

indianapolis, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Aisha Mohamed

Garland,TX, United States

2015-02-04

Muhannad Hijazi

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Raneem Hijazi

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Muhamed Becovic

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Fatima Hassuneh

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Asmaa Mahoui

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

 

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Date

Amira Nafiseh

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Nadeen miqdadi

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Cat Watters

Queens, NY, United States

2015-02-04

Edward Laurson

Denver, CO, United States

2015-02-04

Stephen Brockmann

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Boaz gork

modiin, Israel

2015-02-04

JennaAnderson

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Samuel Neff

Whitefish,MT, United States

2015-02-04

Adam Weber

Hood River, OR, United States

2015-02-04

Nadir Mitiche

Noblesville, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Müśtãfã abu rumman

amman, Jordan

2015-02-04

YaraAbu Sahmaa

palestine, PalestinianTerritory, Occupied

2015-02-04

Lisa Savage

Solon, ME, United States

2015-02-04

HibaAlalami

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Sajjad Hussain

Zionsville,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Muaz urabi

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-04

AnthonyArnove

Brooklyn, NY, United States

2015-02-04

nitza aminov

jerusalem, Israel

2015-02-04

Judith King

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Shaker Rashid

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-04

James Schamus

NewYork, NY, United States

2015-02-04

Nazmul Huda

Avon, IN, United States

2015-02-04

George Wolfe

Muncie, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Edmund Burke

Santa Cruz, CA, United States

2015-02-04

Lynne Lopez-Salzedo

HARTSDALE,NY, United States

2015-02-04

Maryjane Behforouz

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Ferit Güven

Richmond, IN, United States

2015-02-04

DOROTHYMACK

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Lillian Rosengarten

Cold Spring, NY, United States

2015-02-04

Jody Baker

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Meredith Ryan

Aurora, CO, United States

2015-02-04

Hannah Wood

Richmond, IN, United States

2015-02-04

 

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Date

amar masri

Fort Wayne, IN, United States

2015-02-04

michael Behforouz

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Margaret Meyer

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Lisa Rofel

Santa Cruz, CA, United States

2015-02-04

Michael Levin

Berwyn, IL, United States

2015-02-04

AmlAlkhatib

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

Patricia Morton

LosAngeles, CA, United States

2015-02-04

Mohammad Behforouz

Muncie, IN, United States

2015-02-04

craig reinarman

Santa Cruz, CA, United States

2015-02-04

Nailah Orr

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Susan Hemm

Glendale,AZ, United States

2015-02-04

MariaAdamson

Silver Spring, MD, United States

2015-02-04

Rabbi Brant Rosen

Evanston,IL, United States

2015-02-04

ManalAbed

San Diego, CA, United States

2015-02-04

Ahlam Muhtaseb

Murrieta, CA, United States

2015-02-04

Hamideh Zarrin

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Paul Jefferson St. McClure

Franklin, IN, United States

2015-02-04

ScottSweet

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Karen Lees

Warminster, ENG,United Kingdom

2015-02-04

VickiTamoush

Tustin, CA, United States

2015-02-04

Asmaa Rashid

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Karin Pally

Santa Monica, CA, United States

2015-02-04

TomAlter

Fort Wayne, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Joyce Elliott

Franklin, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Sana Ibrahim

LosAngeles, CA, United States

2015-02-04

Michelle Rohen

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

IMANABDULRAHEEM

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-04

AmerAljabari

 

الخليل,  PalestinianTerritory,Occupied

2015-02-04

Rafeela Nalim

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-04

Denise Larsen

Valencia, CA, United States

2015-02-04

Sharon Shohfi

Chapel Hill, NC, United States

2015-02-04

Amal Rasheed

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-04

 

Name

Location

Date

Nhaeel Harrison

Earlton,NY, United States

2015-02-04

Rawan Wadi

Schenectady, NY, United States

2015-02-04

Shaker Rashid

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-04

AbdallaAli

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-05

Rania Rashid

Fishers, IN, United States

2015-02-05

Ivan Huber

LosAngeles, CA, United States

2015-02-05

MilindThakar

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-05

Larry Miller

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-05

Sheila Rosenthal

West Lafayette,IN, United States

2015-02-05

Rebecca Riley

Northridge,CA, United States

2015-02-05

Rony Islam

Norwalk, CT, United States

2015-02-05

Yaseen Najeeb

Mequon, WI, United States

2015-02-05

Roberta Schonemann

West Lafayette,IN, United States

2015-02-05

rosemarie k

Fresno, CA, United States

2015-02-05

Michael Deheeger

Chicago, IL, United States

2015-02-05

Misheel Battumur

Dublin, CA, United States

2015-02-05

Yara Khalifa

Mason, OH, United States

2015-02-05

Lori Hess

Brownsburg, IN, United States

2015-02-05

Nan Plasterer

Huntington,IN, United States

2015-02-05

Razi Nalim

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-05

AlizeyAyesha

Muncie, IN, United States

2015-02-05

Nila Sagadevan

Laguna Hills, CA, United States

2015-02-05

ruth neff

Whitefish,MT, United States

2015-02-05

David Gapp

San Diego, CA, United States

2015-02-05

Annie Levy

Llanidloes, ENG,United Kingdom

2015-02-05

Teresa McCain

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-05

Eman Beshtawii

Newtown, CT, United States

2015-02-05

ElenaAlva

Avon, IN, United States

2015-02-05

Virginia Meagher

Jackson, KY, United States

2015-02-05

David Palumbo-Liu

Stanford,CA, United States

2015-02-05

Kayla Behforouz

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-05

Kate Ward

Zionsville,IN, United States

2015-02-05

 

Name

Location

Date

Mary Fadae

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-05

Wilfredo Cespedes

West Palm Beach, FL, United States

2015-02-05

Rebecca Bender

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-05

DeborahTolson

Potomac,MD, United States

2015-02-05

Leena Mossa-Basha

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-05

Elsa Marston Harik

Beit Sahour, PalestinianTerritory, Occupied

2015-02-05

Mustafa Hyder

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-05

Umayr Shaikh

Carmel, IN, United States

2015-02-05

Colette ClarkeTorres

Austin,TX, United States

2015-02-05

Polly Mann

Minneapolis, MN, United States

2015-02-05

J Fco Sanchez

Raleigh, NC, United States

2015-02-05

Frances Cain

Indianapolis,IN, United States

2015-02-06

Jose Cabral

Stockton,CA, United States

2015-02-06

Kirsten akam

Port Washington,  States

2015-02-06

 

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