<p>Omar Barghouti, a student at Tel Aviv U and one of the founders of the BDS movement, has said, "“We are witnessing the rapid demise of Zionism, and nothing can be done to save it…I, for one, support euthanasia. . . The two-state solution for the Palestinian-Israel conflict is really dead. Good riddance! But someone has to issue an official death certificate before the rotting corpse is given a proper burial.” (this is from a Times of Israel blog.)</p>
<p>I find it particularly ironic that Barghouti is a graduate student at one of the leading universities in Israel.</p>
<p>You think the aims of BDS are simply ending the occupation, but listen to what the leaders really say.</p>
<p>Hillel is a pro-Israel organization with a “brand name”. If you don’t want to accept Hillel’s pesky rules, you are not supposed to call yourself a “Hillel” chapter. There’s no such thing as an open Hillel.</p>
<p>The wall has saved many lives, because it has prevented terrorists from bombing and murdering Jews. But I guess you think it would be preferable not to have the wall and to allow terrorists to murder Jews. Jewish blood is cheap.</p>
<p>The Israelis have tried to make peace many times. They pulled out of Gaza, leaving beautiful homes behind, and they were “rewarded” with a constant stream of rockets.</p>
<p>Is Israel perfect? No. But they do a better better job offering opportunities to Arab Israelis than do European countries with Muslim populations. Arabs go to Israeli universities. There’s Arab representation in the Knesset. It’s one of the most diverse countries in the world.</p>
<p>Vassar’s president’s letter is about damage control. I want to know more about the damage she is trying to control. </p>