The most successful political campaign of the modern era

No nationalist movement in modern history has captured the world’s attention as successfully as the Palestinian movement. Consider the evidence. The United Nations has been consumed by the Palestinian issue almost since its founding. Middle East Studies departments often question the legitimacy of one nation—Israel—while devoting extraordinary attention to a state that does not yet exist. Professors with no expertise in the Middle East sign petitions condemning the State of Israel and repeating talking points by Hamas, a terrorist organization. Students paying exorbitant tuition spend more time organizing anti-Israel demonstrations and calling for boycotts than demanding lower college costs.