Reactions by student groups and Student Assembly presidential candidates varied from supportive to critical. Dating back to 2005, BDS aims to push Israel into changing the way it treats Palestinians through economic and diplomatic pressure. “[SJP is] deeply disappointed in [Pollack’s] failure to stand up for human rights in the name of ‘academic freedom,’” said Hayani. The BDS movement represents a “double standard,” that places sole blame for the conflict on Israel, “while ignoring the malign actions of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority,” Sirot told The Sun. “This is not in the jurisdiction of the Cornell Student Assembly,” said Dominguez.

Source: Daily Sun March 19, 2019 06:00 UTC