Foundation to ‘Combat Anti-Semitism’ will be coming after high school, college students

Starting a new level of school is tough. The Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism is about to make things a lot more complicated.

by Kathryn Shihadah, reposted from If Americans Knew

A good education includes learning to socialize appropriately, to treat minority and marginalized classmates, like everyone, with respect and sensitivity. A new organization has its eye on high school and college students – and hopes to train them to stay silent on the issue of Israel – or even become apologists for Israel’s apartheid regime.

The organization is called the Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism (FCAS), and from the name, one would think its objective is obvious – combating anti-Semitism. In reality, the group is focused to a great extent on something completely different: anti-Zionism.

Young men and women in high school or college who want to be culturally competent might not be aware of the difference.

While true anti-Semitism – hatred of Jews because they are Jews – is a real problem that needs real attention, like all types of bigotry, the Foundation is really interested in protecting the State of Israel from valid and necessary criticism, often called “anti-Zionism.”… (read full story here)

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