The below article was written in 2011 by my friend and colleague Reut Cohen. Reut is a young Jewish lady whose family came from Iraq. She is also a recent graduate of the University of California at Irvine, where I teach. Active in Anteaters for Israel, Reut stood up to the Muslim Student Union when they held their annual bash Israel events. She suffered insults, had a camera shoved in her face, and got very little if any support from the administration. While she graduated, she does not look back on her college experience with fondness.
The below article describes what happened to Iraq's Jewish community in the 20th century and how it stands today.
http://www.neontommy.com/news/2011/06/persecution-jews-iraq
Add this to the post I put up today on the situation regarding Christians and you get a picture of what the reality is in the Middle East.
Findalis,
ReplyDeleteKind of a prophetic phrase is it not?
ReplyDeleteI don't think it matters which side did it. Either side is capable and more than willing to do it.
Maybe if we would have just "reached out to them" and sent our students there in order to appreciate their viewpoints, this wouldn't have happened. Name it something benign, like Olive Tree Initiative.
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