Posted on 05/31/2016 7:17:08 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Over 1,500 students filled the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday for a conference sponsored by the Israeli mission on how best to combat a movement on many U.S. campuses calling for a boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel over its treatment of the Palestinians.
Taking place in the same hall where 40 years ago 72 nations voted to equate Zionism with racism, Israel’s Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon called the conference an “historic” event. Separately, Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour dismissed the conference as “no big deal.”
The boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) seeks to ostracize Israel by lobbying corporations, artists and academic institutions to sever ties with the Jewish state. Supporters say the boycott is aimed at furthering Palestinian independence, and they have modeled their efforts on an earlier campaign against Apartheid South Africa. Critics say the campaign is aimed at delegitimizing Israel itself. …
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I go out of my way to buy Israeli made products. There aren’t that many in my neck of the woods but I’ll do what I can to support Israel. Hopefully this fall or next I’ll be flying over there for a visit. I’ve never gone.
If you'd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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Fence in the neighborhoods of alumni from upscale universities, and give the Palis homelands in those.
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