CUNY’s Anti-Israel Screed

As a CUNY professor, I was outraged over this resolution (“Professors in CUNY exodus,” July 26).

I wrote to Professional Staff Congress’ new union president, James Davis, when I heard about the resolution. I told him that whatever your political beliefs are, I do not see how this resolution will effect the betterment of student education or faculty pedagogy.

If the union needed to take this issue up as an

initiative, let’s be fair — why not condemn China for its genocide of the Uyghurs? Or Iran’s genocide against the Kurds and execution of gays? This would only be a start. The list would be exhaustive.

Martin Garfinkle

Staten Island

The CUNY union resolution

condemning Israel reinforces the students’ racist references to “apartheid” Israel.

In Israel, all citizens can serve as doctors, nurses, judges, policemen, soldiers and members of the Knesset. Referring to Israel as an apartheid state is pure hatred. Mel Young

Boca Raton, Fla.