I spoke with Rachel Fish of the David Project who confirmed that The Freeman Center is sponsoring a peace concert and a speakout which will feature the victims of terrorist violence. However, Fish told me, “they do not want any Jewish Israeli victims speaking and they do not want any speakers to blame Arabs or Muslims for the terrorism. To do so would be viewed as politically incorrect and insensitive.” In addition, the Freeman Center initially invited only the Geneva Accordianists Avram Burg and Yossi Beilin to speak.
As of this writing, only Burg will be speaking. After demanding to be heard and agreeing to fund themselves, two members of the David Project will also be presenting at Duke. Based on several sources I have also learned that the Conservative Student Union at Duke has invited Daniel Pipes to speak on October 14. They did so months ago as a way of protesting the presence of the PSM on campus. The Freeman Center is now also co-sponsoring Pipes’s speech.
