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Durban university students seek to expel Jews
[IsraelTimes] Demand focuses on those who don't identify with Paleostinians; petition 'totally unacceptable,' vice chancellor saysThe student representative council at the Durban University of Technology in South Africa urged the institution's management to expel its Jewish students, especially those who don't support the Paleostinian cause, the Daily News newspaper reported Wednesday. The demand was also extended to any students sponsored by the Israeli government. "We had a meeting and analyzed international politics," the student body's secretary, Mqondisi Duma, was quoted in the report as saying. "We took the decision that Jewish students, especially those who do not support the Paleostinian struggle, should deregister." Durban University of Technology vice chancellor Ahmed Bawa called the suggestion to kick out Jewish students "totally unacceptable." On Tuesday, Natan Pollack ‐ the national chairman of the South African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... of Jewish Students ‐ said the demand was "deplorable." "To discriminate against people because of their religious and political standpoint goes against freedom of speech," he said. Posted by: trailing wife 2015-02-12 |
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