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Netanyahu: UK students boycotting Israel but not Islamic State
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Published: 03.06.15, 17:48
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1. Netanyahu gets stupider by the minute
Michael ,   Haifa   (06.03.15)
How does one boycott Isis ? Refusing academic cooperation with its universities and research institutions ? Not buying Isis agricultural products in Western Supermarkets ? Not sending celebrity singers to Isis pop concerts ? It appears that Netanyahu is losing his grip on reality on all fronts.
2. ISIS is there proof that it exists?
Murray the K ,   Brooklyn, NY   (06.03.15)
3. NUS, who cares
Claude ,   UK and Cape Town   (06.03.15)
In reality only a tiny minority of british university students participate in NUS or its elections. I think legislation is proposed to ensure individuals choose to opt in and sign up. Votes must represent the majority membership in secret ballots, not the minority system we have now. In some Universities less than 5% take part in electing SU Reps. The growth of muslim students on UK campus is feeding this movement, funny this coincides with a decline in HE standards outside of the top Universities. As the UK Govt, does not support BDS it really is time to have legislation in place that makes it illegal for public funded bodies to impose their own decisions on UK Foreign Policy. Infact the NUS vote will little real impact as NUS do not run Universities , like the Academic Programmes and University Policy. So SU canteens will no longer stock IL produce. No big impact as most UK students eat junk food anyway!
4. NUS, Shmus.
Dan ,   DC, USA   (06.03.15)
5. Well, if 70% are Arabs can you expect better?
Andy   (06.03.15)
6. NUS refuse to boycott ISIS
ky   (06.03.15)
In 1941 the west faced supporting either Stalin or Hitler. They correctly chose Stalin. I am not saying that Israel is a lesser evil or for that matter an evil at all. But there will soon be a point when ISIS are at our borders when a choice again will have to be made by all of us. The NUS have already made theirs. Thankfully they are only insignificant young fools led by even more insignificant young fools.
7. UK Unis,like SA Unis have a surfeit of Paki/Muslim heritage
Alan ,   SA   (06.03.15)
students. They usually take over student politics and influence the other ethnic and left wing types to dance to their tunes In SA they are treated as "previously disadvantaged " population like the Black South Africans.(on the whole they were never as disadvantaged as the Black South Africans) They went overseas to study when blocked by Apartheid Gov and held businesses and properties in all sorts of schemes with nominees and fronters etc They are now running the BDS story here in every way as members of the governing ANC Government
8. #3 A small problem
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (06.03.15)
How are you going to legislate individuals refusing to buy Israeli products or services. And how are you going to legislate against free will. (british students pay £9000 per annum in fees, universities are no longer funded solely by the government.
9. So, they hate you more than ISIS ? ...
split ,   US   (06.03.15)
They're not claiming or pretend to be the only democracy in the M. East and the light unto the nations ,... Terror, land theft, ethnic cleansing and occupation since day one, it's your attitude and conduct, stupid ,...
10. So this is the only alternative he found?
Sergey ,   Tel Aviv   (06.03.15)
I mean for real?? What is going on with this guy? The only thing he can say is boycott ISIS? There are no other entities and states to put Israel with? Mr. Bibi are you outta your mind?? What kind of comparison is that? Look around you mr. Bibi, our society is in a moral and cultural collapse. Our youngsters are disrespectful and ignorant, our eduction is at it's lowest mark yet once again. People are not able to pay their rent, they don't even dream about buying an apartment without selling them selves to the bank and hoping that their grandchildren will have a better life. People work from early morningvtill late evening, paying enormous taxes and funding members of society who don't even bother to pay their basic duties to this country. And no, I am not talking about army service for all, just send them to work and force them to sustain themselves without eating of more and more out of our budget. Stop feeding us with security issues when we soon will have nothing to care for. How different are you to any other leader of this god forsaken region mr.Bibi? What difference you and your government has over those lunatics ? At least they don't pretend to be something they aren't. They are out there in the open. So why are you so surprised mr. Bibi? If you want a true democracy and prosperity do something for good of all and not for the good of a few, and stop speaking about security issues, we are well aware of those without you repeating it over and over again. Wake up mr. Bibi before it's too late.
11. 8
Birdi ,   Israel   (06.03.15)
Madam, have you ever heard about the many students in the UK who receive scholarships to enable them to study at university? Have you ever heard of university grants for students? There are many students who come from the lower economic side of the ladder who are either given scholarships or grants. Not every university student in the UK can afford to pay the fees. They are, yes, receiving government help.
12. 9.
Birdi ,   Israel   (06.03.15)
Yes, lovely one, we had to & still have to fight for every tiny bit of this land, out land. We will continue fighting for ou survival & no we won't walk into the sea for people like you.
13. 3
Birdi ,   Israel   (06.03.15)
Well said, Claude. Thank you.
14. #12 ,...
split   (06.04.15)
Your land, who said so? ,...
15. #9 "Terror, land theft, ethnic cleansing and occupation
A ,   Belgium   (06.05.15)
day one." Not bad , polakniak, you just summed up islam in one sentence, and without a single spelling error. Your cut and paste skills are definitely improving, your intelligence isn't.
16. #14 The same country that allows you to freeload
A ,   Belgium   (06.05.15)
within it's borders is one example. BTW, polakniak, who did you have to bribe in order to acquire U.S. citizenship?
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