Anti-Israel Bias
The Community Security Trust, a charity that helps Jews with security and fight anti-Semitism, blasted the university as “an utter disgrace” over its handling of the complaint, which consisted of providing the school a copy of the slide blaming Zionism for Islamophobia.
Jewish “cowardice,” “slyness,” “deceit” and “greed” are repeated ideas used to define Jews as enemies of Islam and a corrupt nation, with stories of Jews falsifying money and calling aspirations regarding their ancient homeland “greedy ambitions.”
They said that a university-related academic program should not be allowed to use its departmental logo and name “to disseminate politically motivated and hate-filled messages.”
“I have deleted tweets from a decade ago that are offensive. I am deeply sorry,” posted politics editor Tom Wright-Piersanti on his Twitter page, which is currently private.
“Some people have one move only: boycott. Cancel. Make-go-away. But here’s the thing, the house voted 318 to 17 to condemn the #BDS movement,” tweeted cable talk-show host and comedian Bill Maher.
His comments evoked immediate opposition from Jewish and pro-Israel groups; the Republican Jewish Coalition defended the president.
The president also questioned how Jewish voters could support the Democratic Party knowing the anti-Israel bias among certain members.
Debuting in 1982 and airing for 34 years until host John McLaughlin’s death in August 2016, the show was known to pioneer the political panels so common now on television.
Members of Congress and the State Department have been calling for Kevin Moley’s resignation.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman stated that Israel “has every right to protect its borders against those activists in the same manner as it would bar entrants with more conventional weapons.”
“Israel has decided—we won’t enable the members of Congress to enter the country,” said Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely. “We won’t allow those who deny our right to exist in this world to enter Israel. In principle, this is a very justified decision.”
“All that I have ever said on [the Israeli-Palestinian conflict] is that U.S. foreign policy should be even-handed. That’s all—even-handed,” he said in response to a question at a New Hampshire town hall from an activist affiliated with the anti-Israel group IfNotNow.
