ALGEMEINER
With Jews Away for Passover Holiday, US Campuses See Flurry of Activities Targeting Jewish State
by Rachel Frommer
April 14, 2017

Amid a slew of anti-Israel activities taking place at universities across the US during the Passover holiday this week, a leading campus activist told The Algemeiner on Thursday that proponents of the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement were using the holiday as a means to eliminate pro-Israel voices. Ron Krudo — executive director of Israel education group StandWithUs — called the tactic of advancing BDS resolutions in student government on or immediately before Jewish holidays, when many Zionist leaders are off campus, “undemocratic.” They “wouldn’t be trying to silence us if we didn’t have something compelling to say,” he added. READ MORE