Wayne State University’s student government approved a resolution asking the school to divest from companies that operate businesses in Israel in 2003 – the first in the country – but the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has had precious few victories since.
Alex VanNess, an Orthodox Jew and student who engaged in Israel advocacy while at WSU back then, gives his take on Breitbart on why the WSU “model” hasn’t caught on:
In 2003, the majority of those involved in on-campus Israel advocacy (myself included) were Orthodox Jews. While WSU’s Jewish student’s population was quite small, the school boasts thriving Arab Student and Muslim Student Associations, whose constituents included members of the student council.
The pro-Israel students were heavily outnumbered on campus and were caught by surprise when the student government held a last minute divestment vote on the night of Passover. While there was a small amount of opposition at the student council meeting, the decision to hold the vote at a time when the vast majority of Israel advocates were unable to show up in opposition was simply an act of cowardice.
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