Hundreds of University of Michigan students propose boycott of israel

[O.R.I.O.N]

Hundreds at university hearing on Israel boycott | The Detroit News

Good for them!

 

[MHunterB]

LIAR.

"Hundreds of people are attending a University of Michigan student government meeting...." is what the article stated. That isn't at all what you claimed.

 

[O.R.I.O.N]

Hundreds of people are attending a University of Michigan student government meeting on a proposed anti-Israel boycott.

The proposal before the Central Student Government on Tuesday night had been tabled without action last week, leading boycott supporters to stage a sit-in at the government’s offices in the Michigan Union.

The resolution backed by a group calling itself #UMDivest urges the university to sell holdings in companies that are accused of enabling Israeli human rights violations.



From The Detroit News: Hundreds at university hearing on Israel boycott | The Detroit News

 

[PredFan]

That doesn't mean that 99% of them aren't there to reject the idea.

 

[R.D.]

Better still. Dozens of universities reject academic boycott of Israel (update)

 

[PredFan]

Just how would American boycott Isreal? What products do we consume or employ that are made in Israel? Does Israel produce anything?

Useless gesture IMO.

 

[O.R.I.O.N]

US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel |

 

[MHunterB]

I'm underwhelmed. There are about 28,000 udergraduates at UM these days.


PS: Despite the week-long ILLEGAL OCCUPATION of a student government office (aka 'sit in') by the dozen or so protesters, the proposal failed.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

so is that protest group the Arab contingent from Dearborn....?

 

[DGS49]

Maybe those students are interested in learning something. Wouldn't that be surprising?

The fact that they are there doesn't indicate any position on anything.

I used to go to antiwar rallies (Vietnam) before I went into the Army. Good weed, good music, good chance to get laid.

But I couldn't care less about the war.

 

[Unkotare]

Little Nazi-boy Onion probably didn't even read his own link. He just saw something he thought was anti-Israel and started touching himself.

 

[O.R.I.O.N]

Day late and a dollar short as usual tard.

 

[MHunterB]

Day late and a dollar short as usual tard.

Yes, you are.......

 

[O.R.I.O.N]

Neg me more!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEE that whopping 2k point neg really hurt my neg rep LMAO

 

[WinterBorn]

Hillel (they represent Jewish kids on campus) also encouraged students to attend. I see nothing in the article to suggest the boycott proposal is being accepted or promoted.