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Eleven Muslim students were arrest-
ed when they tried to shout down
Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to
the United States, at the University of
California, Irvine, in February.
In the United Kingdom, constant
harassment has made Israel's sup-
porters fearful of organizing events.
At the University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, a Jewish student
removed a Palestinian flag from a
pro-Israel exhibit, and was physi-
cally attacked by Muslim Student
Union members.
Israel's supporters must recognize
the arsonist and meet fire with fire,
not flowers.
Well-meaning students must
absorb the fact that they face a seri-
ous problem. They need a coordinat-
ed, long-term strategy that preempts
the predictable anti-Israel actions.
Coalitions must be built with pro-
coexistence groups on all campuses.
Best practices should be kept in
place for incoming students.
The goal should not be changing
the minds of anti-Israel ideologues,
but educating the wider campus.
Students must also challenge anti-
Israel libels. Many students fear a
strong response will bring unwanted
attention to the accusations, as
some Jewish professionals claim. But
ignoring them has allowed them to
grow like a cancer.
Anti-Israel groups must be
exposed for what they are: extrem-
ists who oppose coexistence and
instill hate and divisiveness, not
understanding. They are not pro-
peace, pro-Palestinian or pro-human
rights, but enemies of all three.
If often-beleaguered, pro-Israel stu-
dents adopt proactive strategies more
fully, there will be a positive change on
campuses. Until then, the anti-Israel
fires will continue — and Israel will
continue to be unjustly marginalized
by extremist groups that themselves
should have been exposed and mar-
ginalized long ago.
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