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Showing Original Post only (View all)Students Urge South African University to Expel Jews [View all]
The student government of the Durban University of Technology, in South Africa, has called on the institution to expel Jewish students, although some quotes from student leaders suggest that Jewish students who support the Palestinian cause could remain, The Daily News reported. Mqondisi Duma, secretary of the student government, said, "We had a meeting and analyzed international politics. We took the decision that Jewish students, especially those who do not support the Palestinian struggle, should deregister. A statement from Ahmed C. Bawa, vice chancellor of the university, denounced the student government's request. He called the request "outrageous, preposterous and a deep violation of our National Constitution and every human rights principle."
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/02/12/students-urge-south-african-university-expel-jews
Because BDS is anti-Israel, not antisemitic.
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Unbelievable, the BDS movement gets more hateful and Antisemitic every day it seems.
Mosby
Feb 2015
#1
what a hateful stupid thing to do, however how is this tied to the BDS movement?
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#3
Do you think that Duma supports all the goals of BDS with every fiber of his being?
hack89
Feb 2015
#4
I guess perhaps you should investigate the BDS movement a bit more thoughly eh?
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#7
Link us to one "BDS screed" from their website that calls for Jews to be expelled from any collage
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#11
But once again how is that lone quote antisemitic? you can go on about BDS all you like
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#16
so it's guilt by association then, he says some of the same things you claim BDS does so they're
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#18
Do you agree with his statement about Israel being an apartheid terrorist state?
hack89
Feb 2015
#19
For a non-violent movement, that we are repeatedly told is having no affect, there is certainly
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#23
No one has been kicked out of the Durbin School for being Jewish the incident was not relate to BDS
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#29
BDS in the main hate Jews more than they object to the injustice of the occupation
King_David
Feb 2015
#34
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions. That's what BDS means, dave. Say it with me.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#36
BOYCOTT DIVESTMENT SANCTIONS BDS AGAINST ISRAEL - AN ANTI SEMITIC, ANTI PEACE POISON PILL
King_David
Feb 2015
#37
I have immense respect and admiration for Simon Wiesenthal capturing and prosecuting Nazi criminals
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#45
Wel, you go on now and keep on screaming that for as long as you like...ya hear.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#52
Well, dave walked right into that one with both eyes shut and keyboard wizzing away with
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#60
Strange you're comfortable commenting in this thread to the same degree as Israeli is...
King_David
Feb 2015
#70
Strange you're comfortable judging who is and who isn't allowed to comment
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#71
BDS leaders are surprisingly everywhere when one chooses to paint them as ant-Semites.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2015
#59
There is this apparent need to tie every act of antisemitism to BDS regardless of the reality
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#28
still with the guilt by association? the quote says does not say this guy is a leader of BDS
azurnoir
Feb 2015
#62