Tuesday, March 10, 2009

University of Maryland

"Palestinian students and supporters were confronted with malevolent opposition Tuesday in the form of posters bearing vivid anti-Palestine propaganda that students said made them feel threatened, though it did not stop Palestinian Solidarity Week from continuing last night.
University officials and University Police are conducting ongoing investigations into the incident, though they do not know who is responsible for making the posters. The event prompted a campuswide e-mail from university President Dan Mote yesterday in which he encouraged an "open dialogue" that promotes tolerance." Students in UK didn't understand, nor do I understand, why some students in the US refrain from using the word apartheid when it comes to those events. (thanks Leila)