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Editor: May I add my vote to those opposed to giving a platform to all the anti-Zionists since they have no shortage of opportunities to share their hatred and disinformation. I also have difficulty understanding why the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver would invite the likes of Deborah Campbell. If there is anyone interested in facts and the truth as opposed to Campbell's fiction, I strongly recommend reading the book From Time Immemorial: The Origins of the Arab-Jewish Conflict Over Palestine by Joan Peters. This book is the result of seven years of historical research, including archives, and demonstrates that Jews did not displace Arabs in "Palestine" – just the reverse. Peters began her research as an investigation of the plight of the "Arab refugees" as she felt that the deprivation of their human rights and the political manipulation of their unfortunate situation were unconscionable. Truth and facts caused her to change her position completely. She is not a Jew and was anything but pro-Israel when she started her investigation. The book was published by Harper and Row in 1984.

I would like to commend you for providing information about the Vancouver Israel Action Committee and their Web site. There is also another excellent Web site, www.infoisrael.net, which is the Israel Hasbara committee where one may obtain factual information, both past and present.

Alain David Hashimoto
Mission

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