Student groups seeking to isolate and delegitimize Israel, to stifle
dialogue and control the message about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
have organized activities on college and university campuses for several
years.
These efforts polarize campuses, inflame existing tensions and
intimidate students. In light of the previous academic year’s
significant anti-Israel activity and the organized anti-Israel reactions
to this summer’s conflict between Hamas and Israel, the 2014-15 school year will likely be marked by another escalation in anti-Israel actions and events.
So far in this academic year, there have been 75 anti-Israel events
scheduled to take place on U.S. campuses. During the same time period
last year, there were only 35 of those events scheduled, marking a 114%
increase in the number of those events scheduled to take place this
year.
Students at California State Polytechnic University — Pomona disrupt a Hillel event (February 2014)
