Posted on 05/04/2015 8:08:08 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
Student-organized event faces enemies from within and without the Jewish community.
On Thursday, April 23rd, courage, contempt and cowardice collided during a pro-Israel campus event called “iFest” that took place at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). In the middle of the festivities, the president of the student group Anteaters for Israel (AFI), which organized the three-day event, was berated and brought to tears by the president of the Jewish Federation of Orange County (JFOC), who was among the iFest attendees. According to AFI leadership, the incident affirmed that the organization’s decision to purposefully disassociate from the JFOC due to its years of questionable leadership and interference in AFI’s pro-Israel activism on campus was the right course of action.
UCI’s 8th annual iFest featured the theme “Explore Israel” and was held April 22nd-April 24th. One night of iFest programming consisted of a candlelight vigil and a tribute for members of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli civilians killed by terrorists over the years. Students from the campus chapters of Hillel, Chabad and Jewish fraternal/sororal organizations spoke at the vigil.
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Why should we be shocked that something like this happened at UC Irvine. This is the same school that voted to prohibit the flying of the American flag in its student center a few months ago.
Your post contains incorrect information. The school did not make that vote. One student committee did, their vote applied only to one building, and their decision was quickly overruled.
Thanks for the correction. I should of checked the info before posting. Thank you for correcting my error.
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