Israeli Apartheid Week marked in US campuses

[Pleepleus]

The Israel Apartheid Week, a pro-Palestinian international campaign which includes films, lectures, demonstrations and calls for a boycott of Israel, commenced in US campuses on Sunday. The anti-Israel event was initiated in Europe eight years ago. This year's event will last six days in the US and then move to Canada.

Contrary to alarming headlines in local media, US students are not as troubled by Apartheid Week events as it would seem. A survey among American students reveals that 80% are in fact not interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The survey also indicates that 15% students are pro-Israeli compared with only 5% of students who are pro-Palestinian.

In fact, many students regard Apartheid Week with its rallies and "checkpoints" as mainly annoying. Out of roughly 4,000 campuses in the US, almost all do not have an anti-Israel atmosphere. Only a few dozen campuses hold a prominent debate on the issue.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...194880,00.html

[Mediocrates]

And about 100% of every so called Middle East Studies department. So there's that. Let's not forget the US just banned a right wing MK from coming to the US while they allowed the President of Iran.

[Pleepleus]

Michael Ben Ari is a Kahanist extremist. If he wants to visit the U.S. he'll have to get elected Prime Minister.

[Mediocrates]

100%? Always exaggerating.

The US is treaty bound to permit foreign leaders to travel to New York to visit the UN. They cannot legally keep Ahmedinejad from visiting the UN.

Which law forces him to be given the full hero demigod treatment at Columbia University when he was feted to an official blessing by administration replete with his unchallenged podium to spout his nonsense? I'd love to know which law foists that odious burden upon us.