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Ohio State Hillel member calls Desmond Tutu a ‘neo Nazi’ for criticizing Israel

Monday morning, a student member of the Ohio State University Hillel Center made racist references to Desmond Tutu, a leader and veteran of the South African struggle against apartheid, as a “neo Nazi.” The individual made the post in an argument about Israeli apartheid on the Facebook event page of the Annual Israel Festival, which the group describes as a week meant “to celebrate Israel with free food, music, games, giveaways, and more!” The comment was in response to a video of Tutu describing the Israeli oppression of Palestinians as apartheid. A screen-cap of the exchange is below:

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When I asked organizers from the Hillel Center to rebuke the ignorant comment, OSU Hillel organizers instead deleted all traces of the comment.

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Although I recognize the ideological and political differences between OSU Hillel and myself, I do not believe that an organization that claims to support diversity and equality will stand by such a statement when it is made public. I sincerely hope that publishing this story will encourage OSU Hillel to speak out against the racism expressed by one of its student members.

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Tutu is obviously a “self hating jew”

The last word the last living zealot at Masada uttered to the Centurions was, apparently, “Nazi”.

‘most Africans are pro-Israel, at least when presented with the right facts’

Not the facts, mind you. The RIGHT FACTS. Don’t present them with the wrong facts, god forbid.

“…….most africans are pro Israel, at least when presented with the right facts.”

And what are the “wrong” facts? Are those the ones perhaps that show a state that has a deeply racist and calls it’s African refugees derogatory names and wants to kill all Arabs?

“Right facts” is essentially propaganda. Not the whole truth.

I’m ashamed for this Misha Berkovich, who is clearly too dim to be ashamed for himself.

Yes, this is what support for the Israelis is reduced to: libel and slander of one of the great heroes for civil rights, equality and humanity of this or any other time, simply because he has the nerve — the absolute gall — to suggest that Palestinians have human rights and a right to human dignity, even when those who are working to strip those rights and that dignity are Jewish.

What is most appalling is the notion expressed here that because Jews fought for civil rights for blacks that somehow Tutu is obligated to acquiesce when Israel oppresses Palestinians.