Why does hatred of Israel and hatred of America go hand in hand?

It is hard to understand why so much anti-Israel propaganda and Antisemitism has taken hold in U.S. elite Universities. Aside from Arab money that infiltrated our elite Universities, Antisemitism masquerading as anti-Israel propaganda has found fertile ground in the classrooms of elite Universities.

It is interesting to note these elites, who detest and attack Israel, also detest America their country of their birth too. Their hatred of Israel and hatred of America seem to go hand in hand. What is so disturbing many of these University students one day will become the leaders of America.

Boycotting Israel on U.S. Campuses

By Peretz Lavie

According to an Anti-Defamation League report, some 90 anti-Israel incidents have taken place on campuses across the U.S. since the beginning of the academic year – double the number in the same period last year. These incidents include protests, mock “checkpoints” and “apartheid walls,” and even “eviction notices” slid under the doors of Jewish and Israeli students. Some 15 student councils voted on proposals for divestment from Israel and an academic boycott of Israel. Although not all were accepted, the fact that the issue was raised for discussion is unprecedented.

What began as a local initiative on a few campuses has turned into an organized and well-funded campaign with the goal of isolating and boycotting Israel. At the same time, campaigns are being waged to defame and intimidate pro-Israel activists on campuses.

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The writer is the president of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. (Ynet News)