Student Senate at Catholic University of America Trying to Ban Pro-Israel Student Groups
“a profound betrayal of our Catholic intellectual tradition”
This is outrageous. The administration should step in and override, if not dissolve, the student government association.
Campus Reform reports:
Catholic University students push to ban pro-Israel groups following anniversary of Oct. 7
The Student Government Association Senate at Catholic University of America recently considered a resolution that would ban any student organization supporting Israel from campus, marking an escalation in tensions surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the Washington, D.C. institution.
On Oct. 28, the SGA Senate voted to send “Resolution 004: A Resolution to Advocate For A Ban on Clubs in Support of a Nation(s) Commissioning a Genocide” back to committee, tabling it for two weeks.
The resolution specifically targeted the school’s Students Supporting Israel group, claiming that supporting “a Nation or organization that is actively pursuing inexcusable evil, such as genocide or terrorism, acts in a way that is contrary to the faith of the Catholic Church.”
Felipe Avila, president of Catholic University’s Students Supporting Israel (SSI) chapter, condemned the measure as “a profound betrayal of our Catholic intellectual tradition.”
Avila told The Christian Post that the resolution represents “an admission of intellectual defeat, a sign that its arguments are too weak for open debate and must be shielded by an outright ban.”
The proposed ban followed disruptions at an Oct. 20 event where SSI hosted two Israeli Defense Forces soldiers who shared their experiences following the Hamas-led terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
Approximately 50 protesters disrupted the event, which was attended by around 200 students, staff, and faculty members. One of the resolution’s co-sponsors, Joshua Ortiz, led the disruption and was escorted out after declaring the IDF speakers “war criminals.”
The situation at Catholic University reflects broader challenges facing Israel-related programming on American campuses.
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All SGA organizations should be disbanded.
If there is a student idea for an organization worthy of University Money (Funds taken direct from all of us because even private universities….what do tax codes say about them?) the Dean of Students should consider it carefully and if he is wrong there is a board of trustees.
claudine gay still there
nothing changes
its allll affront
blmplo stronger than ever
pretend its not
america loses…..again
Whatever did happen to Vatican II?
They’ve read Cum nimis absurdum. The CC has been virulently antisemitic for centuries. They had offices for the PLO at the Vatican in the 70s and didn’t recognize Israel’s right to exist until the 90s.
These idiots have the same mindset as those who want to ban the Catholic Church completely due to the sexual depredations of some of their priests. The common thread is a complete intellectual breakdown which totally blocks their abilities to have a logical debate.