Islamists follow the Nazi model

Regarding “‘Harvard Crimson’ backs BDS, a sign of anti-Israel sentiment on campus” (May 1): The centers of antisemitism in the West are found in our liberal universities. Whatever moral compasses they may have had has faded. Radical Islam manipulates our open societies to plot our demise. They began by buying academia.

Between 1995 and 2008, eight British universities accepted 235 million pounds from Arab royalty. In America, they invested over $6.5 billion between 1986 and 2018.

These funds significantly impact attitudes and culture. They develop courses related to the Middle East, provide travel abroad, conduct research and teach languages and regional expertise. The grants and fellowships come with a price; a ‘Palestine victimization’ mindset.

To sow discord in our communities, the Islamists follow the Nazi model. They demonize and delegitimize Jews, using anti-Zionism as a more palatable substitute for antisemitism.

CAIR, Hamas and the Muslim Students Associations (MSA) are part of the Muslim Brotherhood, whose goal is to replace the West with a caliphate. MSA sponsors the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions and the Israel Apartheid Week movements, spreading hatred on campus and beyond. Students for Justice in Palestine is Hamas’s representative in our schools.

The Algemeiner’s Annual List of US and Canada’s Worst Campuses for Jewish Students puts Columbia, Vassar, the University of Toronto and McGill at the top of the list.

These “pro-Palestine” groups exist solely to promote an antisemitic agenda. As such they present a clear and present danger to all college and university Jewish students and faculty and to the population at large.

Remember the popular taunt, “First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people.”

LEN BENNETT

Ottawa