NYU students feature Israeli soldier who attacked Mavi Marmara during ‘Israel Peace Week’ http://mondoweiss.net/2011/03/nyu-students-feature-israeli-soldier-who-attacked-mavi-marmara-during-israel-peace-week.html

The New York University Israel Club, called Gesher, is organizing an "Israel Peace Week" to counter Israel Apartheid Week. One of the events features an Israeli soldier who took place in the attack on the Freedom Flotilla last May.An email advertising the event described it this way: "don't miss this extremely unique opportunity to hear from Amir, an IDF Navy Seal . . . Amir will speak about his experience at large and will also answer questions about his specific experiences last May." They don't use his full name to hide his identity out of fear for being prosecuted for war crimes.

A counter protest is in the works. Here is the annoucement: Mobilize against Mavi Marmara War Criminal @ NYU Thursday! In response to Students for Justice in Palestine's increasingly successful "Israeli Apartheid Week," Zionists at NYU have put together "Israeli Peace Week." And in a truly disgusting move, they have included - and advertised - a navy seal who was one of the first on board the Mavi Marmara. See below for part of the original email, which presents the war criminal as "an extremely unique opportunity." We need to send an unequivocal message that war criminals are not welcome on our campuses. Help Students for Justice in Palestine at NYU protest outside the building, and please forward this message, rsvp on facebook here, and post/invite friends.