“They are being kept under horrific, inhumane conditions in tunnels beneath Gaza. We demand: Let them go,” stated Ofir Akunis, consul general of Israel in New York.
It is not only an outlook that sees the Diaspora as so much better than a renewed clannish ghetto. It is the concept of Israel itself, as much as it is their misrepresentation of what Israel is and does.
“It’s disgusting that a prestigious American university would aid and abet antisemitic agitators,” said Mark Rienzi, president of Becket and an attorney for the students.
Meanwhile, Israeli and Brazilian officials have begun initial discussions to coordinate president-elect Jair Bolsonaro’s visit to Israel soon after he is sworn into office.