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Try inviting pro-Israel supporters and see what a stink BDS and the general leftist students make. [1] [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/students-are

Try inviting pro-Israel supporters and see what a stink BDS and the general leftist students make. [1] [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/students-are-shouting-down-pro-israel-speakers--and-silencing-free-speech/2016/12/07/9211c3b8-bbd7-11e6-91ee-1adddfe36cbe_story.html?utm_term=.75440bae82c8 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/students-are-shoutin...

blackguardx 9y ago
Pro-Israel in what sense? Believing that Israel shouldn't exist is an extreme opinion that isn't widely shared in the western world. The debate is about a homeland for Palestinians.
- nol13 9y ago
  Believing that Palestinians shouldn't have a homeland with safety and rights is an extreme opinion not widely shared in Pro-Israel world, they just aren't delusional about the security implications.
  - blackguardx 9y ago
    I'm serious. What does Pro-Israel mean in this context? Most of the western world is Pro-Israel as in pro Israel's existence. An Anti-Israel speaker would be extremely controversial. Look at what happened when Ahmadinejad came to Columbia University.
    - bhouston 9y ago
      Also Obama was considered "anti-Israel" because well, I guess he said something that wasn't pro-Israel enough: https://www.google.ca/search?q=Obama+"anti-Israel"&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.ca/search?q=Obama+"anti-Israel"&sourceid=... It is sort of ridiculous what some segments will call anti-Israel.
    - nol13 9y ago
      I guess in this context, as referenced in the parent article, anyone who isn't anti-normalization/ doesn't support BDS. Guess it's a point of view thing. They say "lift the evil Gaza blockade," Israelis/Many Jews hear, "We don't give a flying fuck if you and your families get killed by terrorists."
- bhouston 9y ago
  The term "anti-Israel" is used extremely often in North America to refer to things that are not "pro-Israel". For example John Kerry's speech about the occupation and why it is in Israel's best interests to end it. Large segments of media here branded that as an "anti-Israel" speech even though it wasn't questioning existence of Israel: https://www.google.ca/search?q=John+Kerry+anti-israel&q=John+Kerry+%22anti-israel%22 https://www.google.ca/search?q=John+Kerry+anti-israel&q=John... Anti-Israel is misused in many of its uses these days, not always but a lot of the time.

blackguardx 9y ago

Pro-Israel in what sense? Believing that Israel shouldn't exist is an extreme opinion that isn't widely shared in the western world. The debate is about a homeland for Palestinians.

nol13 9y ago
Believing that Palestinians shouldn't have a homeland with safety and rights is an extreme opinion not widely shared in Pro-Israel world, they just aren't delusional about the security implications.
- blackguardx 9y ago
  I'm serious. What does Pro-Israel mean in this context? Most of the western world is Pro-Israel as in pro Israel's existence. An Anti-Israel speaker would be extremely controversial. Look at what happened when Ahmadinejad came to Columbia University.
  - bhouston 9y ago
    Also Obama was considered "anti-Israel" because well, I guess he said something that wasn't pro-Israel enough: https://www.google.ca/search?q=Obama+"anti-Israel"&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.ca/search?q=Obama+"anti-Israel"&sourceid=... It is sort of ridiculous what some segments will call anti-Israel.
  - nol13 9y ago
    I guess in this context, as referenced in the parent article, anyone who isn't anti-normalization/ doesn't support BDS. Guess it's a point of view thing. They say "lift the evil Gaza blockade," Israelis/Many Jews hear, "We don't give a flying fuck if you and your families get killed by terrorists."
bhouston 9y ago
The term "anti-Israel" is used extremely often in North America to refer to things that are not "pro-Israel". For example John Kerry's speech about the occupation and why it is in Israel's best interests to end it. Large segments of media here branded that as an "anti-Israel" speech even though it wasn't questioning existence of Israel: https://www.google.ca/search?q=John+Kerry+anti-israel&q=John+Kerry+%22anti-israel%22 https://www.google.ca/search?q=John+Kerry+anti-israel&q=John... Anti-Israel is misused in many of its uses these days, not always but a lot of the time.