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May 15, 2002 [feather]
Laurie Zoloth, Director of Jewish

Laurie Zoloth, Director of Jewish Studies at San Francisco State University, writes an open letter about the virulent anti-Semitic taunts and threats pro-Palestinian students recently directed at Jewish students and community members during a Hillel-sponsored Peace in the Middle East campus rally.

As the pro-Palestinian movement gains momentum on campuses across the country, and as this movement increasingly calls for divestment from Israel, it's worth thinking about what, in the name of tolerance, we are tolerating, and what, in the name of tolerance, we stand to lose.

Some perspectives:

From The New York Times

From Boundless

From Front Page Magazine

From The Harvard Crimson

From The Daily Californian

From The Guardian

From The Washington Post

posted on May 15, 2002 9:00 AM