Honors students from historically black colleges including Moorhouse and Spelman Colleges and Clark Atlanta University took out a
full-page ad in 16 university newspapers objecting to the misuse of the term "apartheid" by anti-Israel groups on campus. They point out that this term is "patently false and deeply offensive" when applied to Israel. And, even more impressive, they write that groups like the Students for Justice in Palestine, to whom the letter is addressed, are "fostering bias in the media, and jeopardizing prospects for a timely resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict..."
The letter writers are to be commended for their courage in standing up to the "apartheid week" discourse at universities and for noticing what seems to go unnoticed -- that words do matter, that they shape the way Israel is perceived, and that these perceptions can impact the possibilities for peace.
The letter was published two weeks ago. So far, I haven't heard if there has been any response.
I don't suppose Jimmy Carter has issued an apology, either.
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