Anti-Israel Bias
“The willingness of a major U.S. corporation to protest a nation whose ideals have long served as a symbol for democratic principles in the Middle East sets a dangerous precedent,” said Riley Moore.
Representatives invited by the school’s Center for Security, Race and Rights are coaching students and others on how to speak to police when advancing anti-Israel messages.
“The U.N. must change with the times and update its anachronistic regulations to permit the presentation of photos and video footage. Today, a picture or a video, especially from a reliable source, is worth a million words,” said Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan.
“Most worrisome,” said the report, was the increase in violent incidents, which went from “nine in 2020 to 75 in 2021.”
The rally was organized by anti-Israel groups, including Within Our Lifetime, Palestinian Youth Movement and Samidoun, among others.
University of Connecticut senior Natalie Shclover said that while it’s not realistic to think that the harassment of Jewish students can be prevented, she does hope that the way such instances are handled by peers, faculty, administrators and academic institutions can improve.
Sacha Roytman Dratwa, CEO of the Combat Antisemitism Movement. said “this is no mere academic matter, but a matter of the safety and security of all Jews whose fellow students read this hate and incitement.”
Hillel has reported that Jewish students felt increasingly “unsafe” at the school due to a series of anti-Semitic acts on campus.
Amnesty’s apartheid report is rife with systematic lies, errors, omissions and double standards.
“We want to move from defense to offense. We want to be the organization that controls the narrative and controls the conversation,” said Ilan Sinelnikov, president and founder of Students Supporting Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett condemned the killing of civilians in the town of Bucha.
