UC Irvine Rejects Student Government BDS Resolution

 Hat tip Algemeiner, Students Supporting Israel (UCI), and Shirley

As expected the University of California Irvine has announced that it will not abide by a student government resolution that the school should divest from companies that do business with Israel. 

https://www.algemeiner.com/2021/02/11/bds-bill-does-not-reflect-the-universitys-views-says-uc-irvine-after-student-government-passes-anti-israel-resolution/

Here is a statement by Students Supporting Israel at UC Irvine:

*Update: The Jewish Journal (Los Angeles) has several reactions from several Jewish leaders. 

I totally agree with the above statement from SSI. In addition, every year, student governments on university campuses across the nation waste hours, if not days or weeks of time and resources debating this issue, which has nothing to do with student life on an American university campus, and is based on lies about Israel.

I can also personally attest as a former part-time teacher at UCI (1998-2016) that these resolutions and the entire anti-Israel campaign do result in anti-Semitism against Jewish students. While I commend the university for its statement, it is not enough. The university-all universities- must do more to protect their Jewish students from the bullying, disruption, and intimidation that comes with this asinine campaign.