Eight people were arrested after blocking entry to a library at New York University, which, a spokesman said, 'rejects any claims that this is a peaceful protest.'
A Jewish student group at New York University urged the school’s administration to take action against the NYU branch of Students for Justice in Palestine for trying to tie Israel to the recent police shootings of two black men in Minnesota.
A successful appeal against New York University’s (NYU) Graduate Student Union’s (GSOC) motion in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has great implications in the fight against the global anti-Israel movement, students who led the appeal campaign said.
“A boycott of Israeli academics and institutions is contrary to our core principles of academic freedom, antithetical to the free exchange of ideas and at odds with the University’s position," said President Hamilton.
Israeli-Arab parliamentarian Hanin Zoabi will address students at New York University on April 24 to promote the falsehood that Israel is an apartheid state.
On American college campuses, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement appears to be making headway — but the picture may not be as gloomy as it seems.
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