The Student Union of the National University of Ireland-Galway is holding a referendum on an academic boycott of Israel and its academic institutions!

Read this article HERE

from the article:

"Israel is the only liberal democracy in the turbulent Middle East. It is the only country in the region with freedom of speech, politics, press, the rule of law, freedom of religion for Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, and the only country supporting women’s rights and protection of LGBT communities.

In contrast, treatment of Christians in other Middle Eastern countries as well as in Hamas-run Gaza and territories under the administration of the Palestinian Authority ranges from persecution to murder. Christians are fleeing Muslim lands in record numbers.

“I would sacrifice my life for the State of Israel and all of its citizens,” stated IDF Commander Monaliza Abdo, a Christian Israeli-Arab from Haifa who volunteered to serve and protect her country and rose through the ranks to become an officer."

Click the link above to read more from this uplifting piece. If Students in Ireland can stand up for Israel, then the students at VASSAR COLLEGE and other US colleges and universities can, too.