It's That Time of Year Again

Like a case of herpes or malaria or, well, Judenhass, campus-based Israeli Apartheid Week is something awful that keeps coming back. It seems like just yesterday that IAW was upon us, and he we are, a whole short year later, the Arab world crashing down around us, and the Big Lie hate-fest has returned. Fortunately, brave academics like York University's President Mamdouh Shoukri are vowing to keep it calm and carry on. In this video statement, Shoukri can be heard to say that while he encourages

all in our community to speak freely and to participate in the meaningful, thoughtful, and respectful testing of ideas; I must also remind you that at York, we will not tolerate any actions or forms of speech that are, in any way, racist or advocate violence or hatred. Any such comments or actions will be prosecuted to the full extent of the University's powers. As always, our priority remains the safety and security of all our community members and guests.

Quel relief, eh? I guess that means pro-Israel students needn't worry that an angry mob of Zion-loathers (who, as we know, are neither "racist" nor hateful, since they claim to despise the Jews' "apartheid" State, not Jewry in general) will force them to take cover in an empty office, pending the arrival of police to escort them out: Mamdouh Shoukri is guaranteeing their safety.