Saturday, June 02, 2007

Europe self-destructing?

Caroline Glick, of the Jerusalem Post, thinks so.

Wednesday's decision by Britain's University and College Union to call for a boycott of Israeli universities and colleges was not only hypocritical. It was suicidal.

....

By calling for a boycott of Israeli universities, Britain's academic establishment is turning its back not only on Israel, but on Britain. When Britain's professoriate rejects Israel's right to exist as a Jewish, democratic nation-state and glorifies Palestinian society which supports global jihad and the destruction of Western civilization, it is rejecting the British state.

They are embracing a culture founded on a rejection of the culture and traditions that have formed Britain since the Magna Carta was issued in 1215. For the past 800 years, Britain has stood for individual liberty and freedom of inquiry - at least for the British themselves. In universities like Oxford and Cambridge, it was this humanist spirit and the justified national and cultural pride it nurtured which facilitated Britain's rise to international power. By boycotting Israel, which itself embodies these British ideals, the British are abrogating their own traditions of openness. Consequently, they are destroying themselves.

AND BRITAIN is not alone in its self-destruction. Britain's rush to oblivion is part of a wider trend overtaking all of Western Europe. Take Sweden for example.

1 comment:

deepspace said...

Fight back against this blatant attack on Israel.
The Boycott
- is counter to the universal principle of academic freedom

- is a form of prejudice & discrimination; it unfairly singles out Israel

- is counter-productive to peace & reconciliation

- stifles scientific advancement, which depends on international interaction

Join thousands in signing our petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/stopucu/petition.html