By: Sabreena

Sabreena
Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:29:07 +0000

In reply to Michael” target=”_blank” title=”/2018/01/after-five-hours-of-tense-debate-usg-passes-divestment-resolution-in-secret-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-104726″>Michael”>/2018/01/after-five-hours-of-tense-debate-usg-passes-divestment-resolution-in-secret-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-104726″>Michael Weinstein, BS, 1991.

Michael, your comment above indicates your lack of knowledge on the resolution that was presented. But I don’t blame you. The author of this article did a horrible job covering the entire story.

The resolution did not single out Israeli violations of Palestinian human rights. It in fact targeted companies that profit off of Saudi Arabia’s bombardment in Yemen too. And Human rights violations are STILL human rights violations regardless of which government is responsible whether thats Israel, China, North Korea, or Saudi Arabia. But these specific human rights violations were targeted because there are students at OSU that are directly impacted and concerned their tuition money is being invested in such companies. If Asian students, for example, are concerned their university is invested in corporations that profit of off human rights violations in their home countries, they have every right to present a resolution asking for divestment.