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Published: 06/04/06, 11:37 PM
A Father Speaks: The ISM is a Cult
by Lee Kaplan
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The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is really a terrorist protection movement bent first on the destruction of Israel, and then on that of the United States. It began a campaign under Palestinian leadership trying to aid PLO terrorists and elicited support abroad by claiming to be a "peace group".
The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is really a terrorist protection movement bent first on the destruction of Israel, and then on that of the United States. It began a campaign under Palestinian leadership trying to aid PLO terrorists and elicited support abroad by claiming to be a "peace group". Privately, its message was always different: support anti-capitalist revolution, act as human shields for terrorist groups seeking to destroy Israel, and excuse Palestinian terrorist attacks as "legitimate resistance". The ISM, with PLO and Saudi money, became a cult, with the word "peace" a euphemism for a Palestinian state in place of Israel.
If anyone doubts the definition of the ISM as a cult, they have only to read a letter that Robert Malovany, the father of ISM activist leader and trainer Brian Malovany, recently sent me. I discussed Brian extensively in my article about how the ISM trains human shields to aid terrorists in the West Bank. Brian's father contacted me once and asked if there was any way I could keep his son out of the West Bank. He was worried Brian might be killed as a propaganda tool of the ISM, like Rachel Corrie and Tom Hurndall.
I sent a photograph of Brian to the Israeli authorities, warning them of his imminent arrival, along with information I had exposing Brian as an ISM trainer who worked along side Jamie Spector, deported by the Israeli Supreme Court. Brian Malovany trains ISM volunteers to not interfere with Palestinian children throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. He has told trainees that they have nothing to fear from armed terrorist groups, as the ISM works with such groups and the word would be put out in advance not to harm them. Israeli authorities advised me his picture was in a computer used at border entries along with his name to prevent him from getting into the West Bank.
Recently, I received another letter from Brian Malovany's father. Brian managed to get into Israel again anyway and has been running around with the ISM on the West Bank for the last six months. His father explained that besides his American passport, Brian has an Irish one he may have used to fool the Israeli border control.
Brian Malovany is currently living with Paul LaRudee, the head of Norcal ISM near San Francisco, another leader and trainer of the group. LaRudee once boasted about sleeping in the bed of a suicide bomber in the West Bank.
The letter below from Robert Malovany, Brian's father, illustrates how the ISM is not just a political movement, but a nihilistic cult that destroys families and seeks to also destroy civilized society, while telling everyone it's a "peace group".
If anyone doubts the definition of the ISM as a cult, they have only to read a letter that Robert Malovany, the father of ISM activist leader and trainer Brian Malovany, recently sent me.
I sent a photograph of Brian to the Israeli authorities, warning them of his imminent arrival, along with information I had exposing Brian as an ISM trainer who worked along side Jamie Spector, deported by the Israeli Supreme Court. Brian Malovany trains ISM volunteers to not interfere with Palestinian children throwing stones at Israeli soldiers. He has told trainees that they have nothing to fear from armed terrorist groups, as the ISM works with such groups and the word would be put out in advance not to harm them. Israeli authorities advised me his picture was in a computer used at border entries along with his name to prevent him from getting into the West Bank.
Recently, I received another letter from Brian Malovany's father. Brian managed to get into Israel again anyway and has been running around with the ISM on the West Bank for the last six months. His father explained that besides his American passport, Brian has an Irish one he may have used to fool the Israeli border control.
Brian Malovany is currently living with Paul LaRudee, the head of Norcal ISM near San Francisco, another leader and trainer of the group. LaRudee once boasted about sleeping in the bed of a suicide bomber in the West Bank.
The letter below from Robert Malovany, Brian's father, illustrates how the ISM is not just a political movement, but a nihilistic cult that destroys families and seeks to also destroy civilized society, while telling everyone it's a "peace group".
I thought I would give you an update on our situation with our son Brian. As you might have expected, our relationship has gone from bad to worse. We had hoped that we would have some warning when he was going to go back to the West Bank with the ISM. It didn't work out that way. ...To make a long story short, as soon as he got back to SF, he took off for Israel and stayed there for 4 or 5 months doing the kind of mischief the ISM is famous for.Maybe now Israel will make an earnest effort to keep him and the ISM out of the West Bank and the public-at-large here in America will understand the ISM is just another dangerous cult led by Palestinian terrorists and their leaders.
While there, our communications got steadily worse. He kept sending us political B.S. He knew we didn't want this stuff but he sent it anyway. Interestingly, we stayed in contact with his girlfriend. She tried to be understanding, but clearly she felt abandoned when he took off for the West Bank. Israel/Palestine is not her cause. Gradually she realized that he had become absorbed in a cult (ISM).
Their relationship foundered and he continues to blame us for this. This is particularly sad as she is a nice person. But he really did abandon her choosing anti-Israel activism over their relationship. The ISM cult really has a hold on him. She decided wisely to leave him and get on with her life.
While in Israel, he pulled another typical ISM maneuver. He visited a cousin of ours on her Kibbutz. He stayed with her and her family for a few days, took advantage of her hospitality, and then went back to his friends on the West Bank. Clearly he used his family relationship to extend his visa in Israel. So there he was being all charming and friendly with our cousin and using her hospitality in order to extend his stay in Israel, while working with an organization which is committed to the annihilation of her country. Nice!
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It appears less and less likely that we will ever again have a civil relationship with our son. He really needs help. Deprogramming might not even be enough. He has cut himself off from anyone who ever really cared about him, his family, his girlfriend, and he has made his obsession with ISM politics the centerpiece of his life. He has no real job or any prospects. My guess is that as soon has he can, he will go back to the West Bank. All that he needs is someone to bankroll him and people are continuing to give these useful idiots money. Be that as it may, he is putting his life in danger. He may not realize it, but to his Palestinian handlers, he is worth more dead than alive. He is valuable to the ISM in that with his Jewish background he can pretend to be Jewish so they can pretend not to be anti-Semites. But over there, a nice dead white American martyr would be great P.R.
So yes, we think he is eager to go back there. In his crazy obsessed state, his activities on behalf of the 'poor oppressed Palestinians' give meaning for all he has sacrificed. We are trying to think of some way we can stop him from going back. The problem is we don't know anyone. Clearly he has done enough mischief over there to get on a do not admit list. I get the feeling that Israel doesn't much care to keep these so-called peace activists out. Do you have anyone we could speak to in order to keep him from getting a visa? Is there a security apparatus in existence which is collecting names of undesirables to keep out of Israel? If so, wouldn't active ISM members be logical candidates to keep out?
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It may be hard to believe, but he was once a really nice guy.
Sivan 8, 5766 / 04 June 06
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