RADIOHEAD Opinion. Tradition. SINGER STUDENTS LEADERSHIP SLAMS MUST LEARN TO BEYOND BDS FIGHT BACK DESPAIR MOVEMENT A2. A9. A11. THE algemeiner JOURNAL $1.00 - PRINTED IN NEW YORK FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017 | 15 SIVAN 5777 VOL. XLV NO. 2309 US Ambassador Nikki After London Attack, UK Jewish Actress Haley Lambasts Maureen Lipman UN Human Rights Pays Tribute to Council ‘British Spirit' BY BEN COHEN Th e legendary British Jewish actress Maureen Lipman has spoken about her experience of being caught up in the ISIS terrorist attack in London on Saturday night, paying tribute to the “remarkable spirit” displayed by the British people in the ensuing hours and days. Lipman — whose credits include a starring role in Roman Polanski’s 2002 fi lm about the Holocaust, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley. Photo: US Mission to UN. British Jewish actress Maureen Lipman. Photo: Twitter BY BEN COHEN in the run-up to Haley’s speech. quo is not acceptable.” “Th e Pianist” — told Th e Algemeiner that she had been Since assuming the ambassador’s “I call on all like-minded performing in the play “Lettuce and Lovage” at the Menier post, Haley has frequently hinted countries to make the Human Chocolate Factory near Borough Market when the incident Nikki Haley, the US ambas- at a potential US resignation from Rights Council reach its intended occurred. Th e three terrorists embarked on a stabbing spree sador to the UN, excoriated the the council because of it’s dispro- purpose — we will never give up in the market after ramming their van into pedestrians on international organization’s portionate focus on alleged Israeli on the cause of universal human London Bridge. Human Rights Council over its human rights violations, as well rights,” she declared. “We did a second show on Saturday and the police anti-Israel bias in a toughly-worded as the presence of serial human Earlier in her speech, Haley came in at the end,” Lipman said. “I thought, ‘Oh my God, speech before the council’s 35th rights abusers among its members. tore into the council over its they’ve done it again.’ Th ey kept the audience and the session at UN Headquarters in Haley did not say explicitly on so-called “Agenda Item 7” — a players back for a little while and then they slowly let us out.” Geneva on Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday whether a US departure dedicated slot for the condemna- Unable to access her car, Lipman said she eventually Speculation that the US was imminent, but she ended her tion of Israel. would leave the council was rife Continued on Page A3 speech by warning that the “status Continued on Page A7 Trump ShabbatCalendar Parshat BEHAALOTCHA Times for New York City, Friday Candle Lighting Shabbat Begins: 8:08pm | Shabbat Ends: 9:17pm פרשת בהעלותך and the Palestinians P.O.B. 250746, Brooklyn, NY 11225-3203 Tel: (718) 771.0400 | Fax: (718) 771.0308 page A8 Email: [email protected] www.algemeiner.com © Copyright 2016 Th e Algemeiner Journal - All Rights Reserved. A2 | FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017 Opinion. Jewish Students Must Learn How to Protest — and Fight Back human rights and other issues where Jews just 5 percent (admittedly, a low bar) of those historically have been at the forefront. We Jewish students — 90 individuals — staged a MITCHELL BARD need veterans of the 1960s and 1970s to protest in Quarry Plaza demanding that the NEW YORK speak at conferences about how they fought chancellor make a statement condemning for social justice. And the idea of instructing antisemitism on campus, identify and punish students how to mobilize is not farfetched; the students who shouted the slurs ,and take after all, Jews were leaders of civil rights action against the black student organization As reported by Legal Insurrection, protests, we demonstrated by the hundreds of if it encouraged or incited the verbal attacks? the university agreed to all of the students’ thousands for Soviet Jewry, and we know how Ideally, the demonstration would not demands. to make our voices heard. be limited to Jewish students. This would be I can’t even imagine Jewish students Now let’s return to UC-Santa Cruz. an excellent opportunity to build a coalition An anti-Israel demonstration at UC-Santa During that demonstration by the with other groups to take a stand against the staging such a protest. Cruz. Photo: UC Students for Justice in Palestine / Even though campuses like Santa Cruz Afrikan Black Student Alliance, some of the persecution of minorities. It would test those Facebook. have hundreds — sometimes thousands — of protesters shouted anti-Israel and antisemitic groups’ sincerity; if they aren’t willing to protest Jewish students, it would not even occur to slurs at Jewish students who had gathered antisemitism, then why should they be taken it would show that students are serious about them to take over a building or stage a demon- in Quarry Plaza to celebrate Israel Indepen- seriously when they call for justice on their fighting for their rights on campus, and that stration of any kind. It’s just not how Jews on dence Day. Santa Cruz Hillel Director Sarah issues? The campus community — students, Jewish students are mad as hell and won’t campus historically react. Cohen Domont issued a public statement that faculty and administrators — should rally to take it anymore. If done right, it would also Jewish students talk, write letters and said, “Our students were, on three separate prove that Jewish sensibilities and lives matter. attract publicity about the treatment of Jews at arrange meetings, but never mobilize in force instances, subjected to protesters yelling Jewish students need to go outside the UC-Santa Cruz; one of the few things besides to demand action. We are good at teaching (expletives and antisemitic insults) and one of campus as well to mobilize alumni, trustees money that can motivate university adminis- students the facts about Israel, and how to use our Israeli flags was torn down.” and donors to join their protest. For instance, trators is bad PR. them. We have great debaters. The activists of This behavior is unacceptable and should there is now a group called Alums for Campus Jewish students should not go overboard today are as smart, energetic and committed have immediately been condemned by the Fairness that has chapters around the country and engage in the kind of extreme reactions as those who came before them. They have administration. It was not. Apparently, Jewish who are anxious to come to the assistance of associated with the Jewish Defense League, done a great job of fighting BDS. Yet the students complained and the usual discus- Jewish students. The graduates and supporters but they also shouldn’t restrict themselves number of students who are involved is small. sions were held with officials, to no effect. The of the university don’t need to sit in the plaza to fighting by the Marquess of Queensberry I’ve written about my “rule of 20,” which subsequent reaction should have been swift holding signs and shouting slogans, but they rules. Not every slight requires “going to the says that no matter how many Jews are on and uncompromising. can bombard the administration with calls mats”; however, if students are not prepared a campus, you are usually lucky to get 20 According to the Hillel College Guide, and threats to withhold contributions. Losing to confront officials with action, they should pro-Israel activists. UC-Santa Cruz ranks in the top 60 schools major donors would get the chancellor’s atten- not be surprised if administrators continue to The truth is that we don’t train our for Jewish student population. The approxi- tion quicker than any other form of protest. treat them differently than groups that refuse students in protest tactics. We have allowed mately 1,800 Jews there comprise more than There’s no guarantee that such a demon- to tolerate harassment or discrimination. Israel’s detractors to co-opt campaigns for 10 percent of the undergraduates. What if stration would move the chancellor to act, but Continued on Page A4 New York Times Marks Six-Day War Anniversary With ‘Morally Wrong… Inaccurate’ Piece Funded by Soros the Algemeiner Journal Israel. If Israel controlled it, Hamas wouldn’t Group. David Makovsky, a former State (USPS 927800) is published weekly be in charge there. It is true that Israel patrols Department official now with the Washington (except for the week of Passover IRA STOLL its borders with Gaza, but that doesn’t consti- Institute for Near East Policy, wrote his and Succos) BOSTON tute “control.” The error would be like counting own detailed and perceptive critique on his Subscription rate $40 per year the Hispanic population of Mexico as part of Facebook page, observing: Algemeiner Journal that of the United States just because the I have many problems with Nathan United States maintains a border patrol along Thrall’s NYTimes Week in Review piece on 508 Montgomery Street The lead article in theNew York Times the Rio Grande. June 4, 2017, claiming Israel only makes Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225-3023 Sunday Review section — the old “Week in Subtract Gaza, and there is unques- compromises if forced. His piece makes Periodicals Postage Review” — is headlined “Israel’s Everlasting tionably a Jewish majority. Even if you add clear that such pressure is often Palestinian Paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. Occupation.” together the entire West Bank and all of Israel, violence. … I think the idea as evinced in and at additional mailing offices The article claims: 6.45 million Jews are more than 1.796 million the piece is both morally wrong and it is official Israeli and Palestinian popula- Israeli Arabs and 2.9 million West Bank Pales- historically inaccurate.