Israeli wall debate Intense' Tuesday's teach-in focused on the 25-foot-high barrier being constructed by Israel By Moriah Balingit Freelance Reporter Tensions ran high in 100 Willamette on Tuesday during a teach-in entitled 'The Israeli Construction of the Wall in the West Bank." While participants said the dialogue was productive, Associate geography Professor Shaul Cohen not ed that the intense debate "a number of times strayed from the boundaries of civil discourse" The teach-in featured various per spectives on a 25-foot-high barrier be ing constructed between the West Bank and Israel. Israel states that the barrier's purpose is security, as it has been plagued by a rash of suicide bombings during the past three years that have re sulted in the deaths of900 people, psy chology major and Oregon Hillel Grin spoon Israel Advocacy Intern Lach Litwer said. Critics maintain that the barrier's construction has hidden polit ical motives and is a vehicle for "land grabbing" on the part of Israel. Participants in the teach-in were somewhat divided on the issue, but some hot debate arose over aspects of the situation. Honors College Professor David Frank, author of the book "Shared Land/Conflicting Identity: Trajectories of Israeli and Palestinian Symbol Use," said that he thinks the barrier is a bad idea. While he acknowledged that the wall has prevented some sui cide bombings, he said, "... it's also (Left to right) Shaul Cohen, Dr. David Frank and Lach Litwer participate in a panel discussion on the decision to build a wall between the West Bank and Israel. Tim Bobosky Photographer created a context for the creation of more suicide bombers." Litwer, the panel's student repre sentative, said he believes the wall is necessary for the security of Israelis and that it will be beneficial in the long run. "This fence is here in order to cre ate an atmosphere where a lasting peace can be established," he said. Cohen, author of "An Absence of Place: Expectation and Realization in the West Bank," was the third teach-in participant. "In the short term, perhaps the wall is a good idea," he said. But Cohen said that he objects to the projected course of the wall, which encroaches on the Palestinian side of the Green Line, a geopolitical border separating the West Bank from Israel proper. "In essence, the course of this wall ensures its necessity, and that's a tragedy," he said. Tammam Adi, director of the Islam ic Cultural Center of Eugene; objected to the way the conflict was discussed. "I'm disturbed by the constant ref erence to the Palestinians as a prob lem," he said. Cameron Levin, the contemporary issues coordinator for the University Cultural Fomm, said she attempted to incorporate a number of viewpoints when organizing the event. "There are a plethora of view points," she said. "The interaction was intense." Moriah Baiingit is a freelance reporter for the Emerald. MARRIAGES continued from page 1 White's position. Looney said he op poses a Constitutional amendment defining marriage because he does n't believe the government should get involved. "I don't like the fart that you need a license to get married," he said. Looney added that he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman, although he supports civil unions. "Behind closed doors, with con senting adults, why is that the gov ernment's job to tell you what you can and can't do?" he said. Multnomah County officials will hold a news conference at 9 a.m. to day at the county's headquarters, and marriage licenses will be available at 10 a.m., according to news reports. Contact the managing editor at janmontry@dailyemerald.com. Senior news reporter Jared Paben contributed to this report. 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