Thursday, February 26, 2009

Extremists Seek to Delegitimize Israel During "Apartheid Week"

It never ceases to amaze me how so-called "academics" consistently go after Israel. It is nothing short of demonic.

Next week is the week for indoctrinating students to hate Israel. On March 1-8, Israel's most virulent adversaries will concentrate their attention on campuses from San Francisco to New York, and Edmonton to Atlanta, spreading falsehoods and encouraging boycott of the Jewish state, or even its destruction. Students will be told that the Jewish state is, by nature, a racist, colonial and oppressive state. They will be told this by activists who ignore genuine racism and oppression by Israel's neighbors. It is time for "Israeli Apartheid Week."

One need look no further than the event's title to understand its malignant nature. The canard that Israel is an apartheid state is an assault on the country's very legitimacy. The South African apartheid regime was rightfully dismantled and this campaign seeks to cast Israel as guilty of similar racist policies and equally deserving to be dismantled...Read More