UMass Shamherst

I am deeply disappointed by an event which recently transpired at my beloved alma mater, UMass-Amherst. The UMass-Amherst Graduate Employee Organization, a union representing graduate students working on campus, voted overwhelmingly (95 percent) to stand with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement. However, it should be noted, that the vote had a turnout of less than 10 percent. The BDS movement seeks to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict by caricaturing Israel as an oppressive

I am deeply disappointed by an event which recently transpired at my beloved alma mater, UMass-Amherst. The UMass-Amherst Graduate Employee Organization, a union representing graduate students working on campus, voted overwhelmingly (95 percent) to stand with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement. However, it should be noted, that the vote had a turnout of less than 10 percent. The BDS movement seeks to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict by caricaturing Israel as an oppressive…