In a chilling development, the Trump administration has unleashed a full-scale witch hunt targeting nearly 900 faculty members within the University of California system. Their “crime” is signing open letters on the Israeli assault on Gaza and calling for the protection of Jewish and Palestinian students alike.

    • xzot746@sh.itjust.works
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      Why do you think that is, I’m not screwing around but curious. Is it actually because of the military strength it helps the US project in the area or is there some other reason. I truly cannot understand why this is being endorsed by so many people and governments.

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        I’ve wondered, too. Is it driven by an obsessive hatred of Arabs and Muslims? The Christian Right’s fetish for armageddon? Oil? Kickbacks?