Opinion  Giulio Meotti
Jews unwelcome on campus
Giulio Meotti
Published: 06.05.12, 11:08
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1. While it is true what the article reports...
Carsten Schmidt ,   Gemany   (05.06.12)
... it is also true that some of the worst anti Israel haters and inciters at campusses are left-wing Israelis and Jews. They seem to have no problem working hand in hand with islamist and right-wing antisemites as long as they can demonize the same state that gives them the scholarship for studying abroad... Carsten Schmidt, Germany
2. ISRAEL IS INDEED TO BLAME
DA URBAN POET ,   SAFED OPERA HOUSE   (05.06.12)
This phenomenon is due to israels' surrender of its hard-fought-for land in return for a piece of paper ,Sinai ,Oslo etc which has only brought us contempt .Nobody respects those who act like losers or suckers. Were Israel to follow G-d and transfer hostile palestinians to Jordan and annex Sinai and be strong ,it would once again be respected .NICE GUYS FINISH LAST.
3. Jewish "Gutmenschen" are encouraging our enemies
Alexander Scheiner ,   IL   (05.06.12)
Namely in Switzerland, certain Jewish supporters of palestinian organisations. These mostly secular jews had the impertinence to collect votes on a global basis for "human-rights-for palestinians". They oppose Israel policy and are nothing but Quislings.
4. The Jews are to blame for this.
jason white ,   afula, israel   (05.06.12)
When a professor says something bad about Israel, punch the POS in the mouth. Jews in the states should have aligned themselves with the evangelical students. They should have formed defense groups on all campuses and trained in self defense. The U.S. should ban foreign moslim students from studying there and ban money from the saudi wahabis for mosques, department chairs and scholarships.
5. Meotti strikes again
Daniel Marcus ,   UK   (05.06.12)
From my experience, Meotti is totally right on the atmosphere in the western universities
6. More Jew's needed in Europe
Yakov ,   Tel Aviv   (05.06.12)
Why is this happening? What is driving this phenomenon, and how is it to be diminished? An Islamic Europe, is bad business for everybody. A short list of the results of Islam: Sharia law, castigation of women, violence, corruption, and torture. Increasing the number of prominently placed Jews in Europe, is the only real answer. As the Muslim population expanded, sentiments have moved in their direction. The antidote, is increasing our representation. All the media efforts, coming from within Israel, have little impact. As an example, the much respected Amsterdam Mayor, Job Cohen, had a significant impact upon countering the ever increasing Muslim voice in the Netherlands.
7. The "Palestinian Issue" is just an excuse for Antisemitism!
David ,   Karmiel, Israel   (05.06.12)
Many will blame the left, Oslo and withdrawals from the land we fought for and from the land G-d gave us for weakening Israel. Others will blame Netanyahu for his kowtowing to the right. This is just right and left wing nonsense as hatred of Jews and Antisemitism is nothing new and the Arabs and others are just using Jews to revive the ago old "blame the Jews" syndrome. The fact is that no one needs an excuse to hate Jews and this is history! If the Jews were to up and leave Israel or go back to the 1948 borders, people will not hate the Jewish people any less and the Jew hating Jews of this world will hide their Jewish identities to escape ostracism!
8. Editor: You matriculate from high school
David ,   Karmiel, Israel   (05.06.12)
You graduate from university of college! Maybe your journalists and translators should read Jerusalem Post Lite! I suppose I will be banned for this but you owe it to your readers to use correct English on an English News site!
9. Back to the 30's
Judd Rusnak ,   Sydney Australia   (05.06.12)
It seems that the days of Nazi Germany are here to stay, with the help of many Universities. Universities are helping to promote the the Nazi Ideology to remove Jews and/or Israelis from any/all higher education institutions. What a world we are living in today.
10. Europe sux
Steve Bronfman ,   Vancouver, Canada   (05.06.12)
Spain and Norway are the worst countries in Europe. There are some good countries; Czech, Denmark etc but on the whole Muslims and eurodhimmis deserve each other. What more does Europe need to do for Jews to realize we're unwelcome?
11. to David #8
Shmil ,   Jerusalem   (05.06.12)
to matriculate also means to enroll, in university or college (look it up in a dictionary). Perhaps it's you who needs some English lessons...the readers will be awaiting your apology...
12. #1 sadly
israel israeli ,   tel aviv   (05.06.12)
Sadly, #1 is 100% correct.
13. Those Jews
Alan ,   Israel   (05.06.12)
I hope all these academics and students stop using and taking anything that was developed by Jews or in Israel.
14. Just wait...
Devorah   (05.06.12)
until the muslims who turn on the Jews violently turn on the West. And they will because the West is nothing more than a means to an end.
15. Muslims and Communists are slowly destroying Europe
Zig ,   Austria   (05.06.12)
while diverting the attention to the almost inexistent and irrelevant European Jews. Europeans must raise and defend themselves. Jews were never the issue. Nazism, Radical Left, Communism and Islam are the cancer which destroy our civilization. The biggest criminals in EU are Muslims, ultra-Leftists and Nazis.
16. We here in Israel must remain strong
miri ,   israel   (05.06.12)
in every sense of the word. Our Jewish brethren who have abandoned us hopefully will suffer the scorn of our enemies.
17. Just like with cancer, there should be scientific guidlines
tom ,   tel aviv   (05.06.12)
for the remission-periods of antisemitism in Europe & rest of the so called World! Apparently such a period is coming to an end.
18. These Jewish students want a university education?
Chaya ,   Bat Yam   (05.06.12)
Come to Israel! Especially for American students - there are classes conducted in English and the tuition is much less than tuition at American universities and colleges.
19. Anyone else know this was Meotti by the title?
TaylorT ,   Earth   (05.06.12)
No other person would stoop so low as to continually write articles like this, article which only resonate amongst the truly lost and only seek to further isolation. Pathetic.
20. Ela SheBechol Dor VaDor...
Isaac ,   Springfield USA   (05.06.12)
"In every generation, some are rising against us to annihilate us..." The Hagadah passage appears to be true again, as it has been in previous generations. This time, it has been spreading to higher education institutions, which seem to be afraid of Islamist thugs. The scum of the earth have managed to float to universities in the EU where prejudice has clearly been replacing free thinking. In this generation, however, the world's Jewry has the State of Israel to be proud of and to support. We should oppose and expose all anti-Israel propaganda, which is a clear form of anti-Semitism. It won't be long before the Islamist thugs will alienate themselves from most decent people. That's the nature of all thugs.
21. Europe killed 6 million Jews!
tiki ,   belgium   (05.06.12)
Make no mistake about it! If the occupied countries weren't such willfull helpers, the rest of the world looking intensely away or willfully closing their borders, this number would have been 'significant lower! Europe got rid of their peacefull Jews and as a bonus got 17 million angry, always complaining Muslims back! For now! In 20 years the number will be about 30 million and acording to the UN, in 2040, 50% of the EU will be Muslim! 1940-2040, full circle. Who said people don't have to pay for their sinns? Europe is bleeding for a reason!
22. Who is pushing the islamic hooligans?
Susya Bar Dror ,   Israel   (05.06.12)
First, the muslims leaders: they wish to eliminate jews and Israel. Its the core of the the quran. 2nd: The PA: they maintain to own total palestine, including Israel and Jordan. They will never ever give up. 3rd: Supporters of palestinians, including the jewish traitors in Switzerland, EU and USA. They simply hate themselves, typical Nestbeschmutzer.
23. the stupid europeans
Real vision ,   united States   (05.06.12)
Hopefully someday soon they will wake up and realize the 50 million welfare sucking muslim islamic immigrants are the poison of europe. They contribute nothing of value. Someday the europeans will realize the contributions the Jews have made to mankind and that their hatred is misplaced. Such ignorance is hard to be believed in 2012 but never under estimate the stupidity of humanity even at the university level
24. fight them by being openly pro Israel
zionist forever   (05.06.12)
The best way to fight these Israel hating anti semites is to be openly pro Israel. When I was at university in London Israel was as now a topic you raise at your own risk. Instead of trying to hide away from the issue I wore a lapel badge of the Israel flag and in my room in halls of residence hanging in the window was a flag and everybody staying there knew exactly who it belonged to. I was in the UK last year and I was walking downOxford Street one day and there was a woman there who had set up a table full of anti Israel material and she was spewing all sorts of lies to people who were stopping to listen. I decided to challenge her we ended up arguing over everything from settlements to nuclear weapons because these people don't want to address the real issues because when you do that although Israel doesn't come out of it smelling of roses but it doesn't look like a monster & the arabs don't look like angels. When I was finished I politely said nice talking to you and walked off, I think that more than anything else probably got her fuming. She wanted me to start calling her names
25. devastating article
jason ,   israel   (05.06.12)
if only half the picture here is true, this is journalism at its best.
26. Simple Solution
Eytan ,   Jerusalem   (05.06.12)
There is a simple solution, Jews make aliyah, come to Israel! 6 million jews didn't die in the Holocaust and over 22 thousand jews in Israel did not die so Jews could live in America and Europe
27. In the academic world...
Jules   (05.06.12)
... the competition is vicious and ferocious. In this case, the European universities try to hide their envy for Israel's achievements behind primitive antisemitism.
28. Europe is victim of own racism, laziness and stupidity
(05.06.12)
It will soon need to reconcile with the future it crests for itself. Islam is the punishment Europe gets for its many sins.
29. The solution is intense Hasbara at all levels
Ari ,   Jerusalem   (05.06.12)
30. Disgusting but not surprising
Yael ,   Israel   (05.06.12)
Let us remember that the Europeans for all their culture and veneer have been the worst of all colonizers, racists , murderers etc. their legacy to the world is at times questionable. Their currently misplaced guilt and self righteousness, manifested as anti semitism/Zionism/israelism, will bring them into the "loving" arms of fundamentalist Islam. I am glad to be in my own country with its academic institutions and values. After Europe is gone we will be be able to teach our children about these " enlightened" Europeans who are now all desert dwellers, both physically and culturally.
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