The former Mayor of Shiloh discusses the ongoing battle between universities and police, and what may be motivating students to sound off.
The fight between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has certainly left a number of different opinions on the matter, with many pointing fingers over who’s to blame. But a number of college students and faculty in the United States have their minds made up – Israel is to blame.
Over the course of the week, hundreds have been arrested at universities, including Columbia, for voicing their opinions against Israel and even setting up camps. As a result to the growing resistance, many have had to shift to online learning, in an effort to keep students safe.
And it’s continuously getting out of hand. Even more people have begun to protest following Columbia earlier this week, and some are even getting into physical altercations and spray painting anti-Israel graffiti. Schools and police alike have issued warnings about these, noting that they are “absolutely unacceptable and will not be tolerated.” However, that doesn’t appear to be slowing them down.
So what is the big motivation behind these protests? Here to discuss the results of the antisemitism grades is David Rubin, former mayor of Shiloh, Israel, and Founder of the Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund. Welcome, David.
Q&A:
- What do you think about the growth of these anti-Israel protests within the United States?
- What do you think is angering students the most when it comes to Israel? Their attack on Gaza? Something else?
- Don’t they realize that they’re endangering other students, who just want to go about earning an education?
- Do you believe these protests will get worse or better as time goes on?
- Could President Biden’s opinion of Netanyahu be playing a part in how some of these students feel about Israel?
- Where do you see the war between Israel and Hamas going in the months ahead? How will Iran play a part?
- Tell us more about the Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund and how it’s helping people right now.
- Where can we learn more about the Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund, as well as what else you’re working on?
- You can visit the following websites:
www.IsraelChildren.org (treating the victims of terror)
www.DavidRubinIsrael.com (to find out more about David’s many books)
www.ConfrontingRadicals.com (the movie)
- You can visit the following websites:
About David Rubin…
David Rubin, former Mayor of Shiloh Israel, is the author of seven books, including his latest, Confronting Radicals: What America Can Learn from Israel, which has recently been made into a movie. Rubin is the founder and president of Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund, established after he and his then three-year-old son were wounded in a terror attack.
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