Tufts University Students Criticize the New Course as it Demonizes Israel

This fall, the Tufts University in Massachusetts, United States, added a new course on the docket. However, it has caused disagreements even before the first class.
Titled “Colonizing Palestine,” the course is cross listed with Women’s, Gender and Sexuality studies, and is offered through the liberal arts school’s Colonialism Studies program.
A course description says that it will “explore the history and culture of modern Palestine and the centrality of colonialism in the making of this contested and symbolically potent territory.” Also, the students “will address crucial questions relating to this embattled nation, the Israeli state which illegally occupies Palestine, and the broader global forces that impinge on Palestinians and Israelis.”
