Harvard Divests From Israel Update

Update: I jumped to conclusions regarding this story and assumed it was politically motivated but I'm glad to say that in fact this is not the case. It's understandable though that one would make that assumption in today's political climate regarding the Middle East.

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Is Harvard Divesting from Israel? Not So Fast! (Monday Update: Settled)
Please people. It's one story about Harvard selling its shares in Israeli stocks: Harvard University fund sells all Israel holdings

In another blow to Israeli shares, the Harvard Management Company notified the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday that it had sold all its holdings in Israeli companies during the second quarter of 2010. No reason for the sale was mentioned. The Harvard Management Company manages Harvard University's endowment...[Etc...]

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Why does harvard find it acceptable to invest in China, a repressive regime? The Israeli economy has emerged relatively unscathed during this global recession and is out performing most other industrial countries. It is among the world’s leading countries in science and technology. Although no reason was given for the sale of the stocks, it is quite obvious that it has nothing to do with economics and everything to do with politics. The most worrisome thing is whether other institutions will now feel emboldened to follow suit and dump their Israeli holdings now that Harvard has set a precedent. Reciprocal action needs to be taken against Harvard by Jewish donors and anyone else who is pro-Israel.

HARVARD WHORES FOR JIHAD: HARVARD UNIVERSITY FUND SELLS ALL ISRAEL HOLDINGS

Pam Geller, Atlas Shrugs

Look at how far we have sunk. America’s once leading institution for higher learning pimps for jihad. We knew that these institutions like Harvard, Georgetown etc would unashamedly dance on demand when those Saudi 20 million dollar gifts began rolling in. Middle Eastern Studies departments are hotbeds of radicalism. Jewish students are persecute, harassed and physically threatened on these campuses.

If these institutions of higher learning get federal taxpayers dollars is this not against the law? It’s one thing when jihadist frenemies violate the the Arab boycott of Israel. We expect that from these players, they lie and are incapable of being honest merchants. When Saudi Arabia joined the World Trade Organization, they promised to end their participation in the Arab boycott of Israel, but they have not done so.

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