Petitioners Urge Duke to Cancel Pro-Palestinian Group's Conference

Critics of a pro-Palestinian student organization are circulating an online petition that urges Duke University to deny the group meeting space for its annual conference, scheduled for mid-October. Some pro-Israel activists contend that the group, the Palestinian Solidarity Movement, supports terrorism, a claim that its members deny.

Citing the university's commitment to academic freedom, Duke officials have said they will not cancel the event. In a written statement, Duke's new

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