(They bark and bark and bark )
In November, BDS in academia was marked by efforts to cancel speakers perceived as pro-Israel, such as Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely’s talk at the London School of Economic. While the talk proceeded with high security, Hotovely was
threatened by a large mob afterwards and had to leave the school under security escort. The incident was widely condemned by British politicians — but
defended by BDS activists.
Also blatant was the vandalizing of a fraternity house and a miniature paper Torah scroll
at George Washington University. This also produced widespread condemnation from the university community, as well as national and local officials. A public march was held to protest the incident, but an investigation has yet to solve the case.
In the aftermath, however, Palestinian students staged a march to protest the
removal of a “virtual processing space” that had been set up for them by the university’s “Office of Advocacy and Support” (which has directly supported BDS) in the “aftermath of Gaza.” The
university president then announced support for the Palestinian students and an investigation of their allegations.
At Barnard College, the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) chapter attempted to prevent a talk by a leading scholar of antisemitism and an author of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, Kenneth Stern — on the grounds that
his presence was “legitimizing apartheid.”
(full article online)
In November, BDS in academia was marked by efforts to cancel speakers perceived as pro-Israel, such as Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely's talk at the London School of Economic. While the talk proceeded with high security, Hotovely was threatened by a large mob afterwards and had to leave the...
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