Model UN

So I am with my students at the Model UN here in Burlingame. They are reporting to me that many delegates have been expressing strong views against Israel and its crimes. One of our members proposed yesterday to observe a moment of silence for the children of Gaza who were butchered by Israeli terrorist soldiers. The chair of her committee refused and said that this honor only extends to dead "dignitaries." Every year, we have been noticing, the organizers (as if they are the US congress) get very nervous when criticisms of Israel are voiced.