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Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

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6. So 69 people sign a petition to “divest from corporations that supply, perpetuate, and profit from a

Reply to shira (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 05:19 AM

Mar 2016

system that has subjugated the Palestinian people” and you draw the conclusion that those who signed are "Holocaust deniers, White supremacists, neo-Nazis, and Leftwing Fascists who support terror"?

Frankly, I think you're exaggerating.

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Over 200 faculty members sign petition supporting Columbia's ties to Israel [View all] question everything Mar 2016 OP

So, 200 faculty members support the Israeli settlements, and 69 faculty members are against. Little Tich Mar 2016 #1

Nah, it means they oppose the racist BDS movement... shira Mar 2016 #4

So 69 people sign a petition to “divest from corporations that supply, perpetuate, and profit from a Little Tich Mar 2016 #6

Antisemites never admit they're antisemites. Ever notice that? shira Mar 2016 #8

I have noticed that! 6chars Mar 2016 #11

Couldn't it be even remotely possible that some of those who signed that petition did it simply Little Tich Mar 2016 #12

Some naive people? Yes. But anyone who knows anything about BDS knows... shira Mar 2016 #16

BDS has been shown to be a bigoted antisemitic organization King_David Mar 2016 #5

The list currently stands at 11 companies, none of which isn't doing business with Israel: Little Tich Mar 2016 #7

Is it really so difficult to acknowledge that people against BDS.... shira Mar 2016 #9

I have to acknowledge that people who are against BDS resist reality pretty well. Little Tich Mar 2016 #10

All BDS leaders call for an end to the Jewish state. They boycott Jews like Mattisyahu.... shira Mar 2016 #13

So if there are no companies doing BDS against Israel what's the point in legislation targeting only Little Tich Mar 2016 #14

No companies YET boycotting Israel as a whole. You're denying that's a goal of BDS. shira Mar 2016 #15

I see the Illinois legislation as an attempt to stifle criticism of the settlements only. Little Tich Mar 2016 #17

You don't know the difference between criticism & antisemitism shira Mar 2016 #18

Aw, come on! - I only consider Atzmon to be an anti-Semite due to him endorsing the anti-Semitic Little Tich Mar 2016 #20

He is a Holocaust Denier himself. But that's not enough for you to conclude.... shira Mar 2016 #21

Good for these professors! 6chars Mar 2016 #2

The silent majority finally steps up @ Columbia. n/t shira Mar 2016 #19

Good King_David Mar 2016 #3