Canadian Student Association Joins the Genocidal War Against Israel
April 10, 2013
By Mark Tapson
The ongoing, global boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel got a boost recently when one of the largest student associations in Canada passed a resolution endorsing the delegitimization campaign against the Middle Easts only liberal democracy.
York University is Canadas third largest. The York Federation of Students (YFS), which represents over 52,000 undergraduates, has now joined two others in Canada the University of Toronto and Concordia University graduate student associations in endorsements of the BDS movement on campus, which calls for universities to divest from companies that do business with Israel and to cut ties with Israeli academics. The campaign also demands a return to Israels pre-1967 borders, the removal of the West Bank barrier, improved rights for Arab citizens of Israel, and the right of return for Palestinian refugees.
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On a more positive note, UC Riversides student government actually reversed itself and revoked a resolution approved just one month ago that urged the UC system to divest from companies that have contracts with Israels military. The student leaders decided to drop the controversial divestment policy because they realized it made Jewish students feel marginalized, and the student government wanted to remain neutral regarding the issue.
If only that common-sense reversal were more common. Unfortunately that would also require reversing the groupthink mindset endemic throughout western universities, where the pursuit of social justice takes precedence over higher learning.
Canadian Student Association Joins the Genocidal War Against Israel | FrontPage Magazine
April 10, 2013
By Mark Tapson
The ongoing, global boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel got a boost recently when one of the largest student associations in Canada passed a resolution endorsing the delegitimization campaign against the Middle Easts only liberal democracy.
York University is Canadas third largest. The York Federation of Students (YFS), which represents over 52,000 undergraduates, has now joined two others in Canada the University of Toronto and Concordia University graduate student associations in endorsements of the BDS movement on campus, which calls for universities to divest from companies that do business with Israel and to cut ties with Israeli academics. The campaign also demands a return to Israels pre-1967 borders, the removal of the West Bank barrier, improved rights for Arab citizens of Israel, and the right of return for Palestinian refugees.
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On a more positive note, UC Riversides student government actually reversed itself and revoked a resolution approved just one month ago that urged the UC system to divest from companies that have contracts with Israels military. The student leaders decided to drop the controversial divestment policy because they realized it made Jewish students feel marginalized, and the student government wanted to remain neutral regarding the issue.
If only that common-sense reversal were more common. Unfortunately that would also require reversing the groupthink mindset endemic throughout western universities, where the pursuit of social justice takes precedence over higher learning.
Canadian Student Association Joins the Genocidal War Against Israel | FrontPage Magazine
