David Friedman on Campus Anti-Zionism

August 11, 2011 / Faith Complex

What is the obligation of universities to protect freedom of speech? In 2010, Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren spoke at UC Irvine, where he was interrupted by anti-Israel protesters. Three years earlier, Columbia University hosted Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, prominent denier of the Holocaust, homosexuality in Iran, and human rights. And this year marks the seventh annual Israeli Apartheid Week, which consists of university lectures and gatherings to protest the Israeli state. David Friedman is regional director [...]

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