Liberal student activists have gone 0-for-6 in trying to push universities to divest from Israeli companies, otherwise known as the BDS movement.
Topic: anti-Israel
University of Oregon Student Government Votes to Divest from Israel
The University of Oregon is facing an internal division over a student body’s vote to divest from any company that has any relationship with Israel, including hummus maker Sabra.
Ten Hour Student Senate Meeting on Anti-Israel Vote Ended after Students Walk Out
After ten hours of discussion and disagreement, UC-Santa Barbara student senators walked out a meeting on whether to pass a boycott-Israel resolution or not to.
Over 50 Student Groups at NYU Push Administration to Boycott Israeli Goods
Over fifty student groups at New York University are pushing a petition to encourage the university administration to divest from Israel-produced goods and products such as Sabra-brand hummus.
George Washington University Students Again Push to Divest from Israel
Another divest-from-Israel student resolution is making its way in the George Washington University student association, after a failed attempt to do so last year over lack of attention to detail.
‘Free Palestine’ Chant Led by Cornell Professor at Colin Kaepernick-Inspired ‘Take a Knee’ Protest
At a ‘Take a Knee’ rally at Cornell University, which was to protest racial injustice in America (and was inspired by football athlete Colin Kaepernick), a professor led a chant of “Free Palestine.”
Pro-Palestinian Student Group is Fine with Violence
A pro-Palestinian group said that they’re fine with advocating for violence, when necessary.
Pro-Palestinian Kent State Student Group Applauded Chicago March Booting Gay Jewish Activists
Kent State’s pro-Palestinian student group, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), applauded gay march organizers for kicking out gay Jewish activists last weekend.
Wow: MLA Rejected Anti-Israel BDS Boycott
A resolution to boycott Israel was rejected by the Modern Language Association, which has resisted such efforts in the recent past.
Ivy League Hunger Strikes Do Little to Change Reality
Hunger strikes have done little to change U.S.-Israel policy, especially when those participating are trying to act in solidarity with prisoners in Israeli prisons and are trying to apply political pressure.
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Why Angela Davis Should Remember the Jonestown Massacre
Not that anyone should forget but the revolutionary radical turned credentialed academic has a special reason to remember the mass suicide/homicide that occurred 40 years ago in the country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.
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Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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