A civil rights organization is telling Duke University they are “legally obligated” to grant a pro-Israel student organization official recognition on campus.
During the Nov. 10 Duke Student Government senate meeting, the proposed Students Supporting Israel chapter was granted official recognition. However, when legislation approving the pro-Israel organization went to student government President Christina Wang, she vetoed it.
In a statement to Duke Student Government senators obtained by the Duke Chronicle on Nov. 15, Wang said that she decided not to allow Students Supporting Israel to become an official recognized student organization because of a social media post responding to criticism from another student.
Wang claimed that Students Supporting Israel “singled out an individual student on their organization’s social media account in a way that was unacceptable for any student group and appeared antithetical to the group’s stated mission to be welcoming and inclusive to all Duke students, and educational in mission and purpose,” according to the article.
DUKE UNIVERSITY SGA PRESIDENT REJECTS PRO-ISRAEL GROUP OVER ‘UNACCEPTABLE’ INSTAGRAM POST
FILE – This Jan. 28, 2019 file photo shows the entrance to the main Duke University campus in Durham, N.C. Duke University announced Wednesday, March 10, 2021, that it is considering ending in-person classes as an uptick in COVID-19 cases over the course of five days worsens and students continue to violate health guidelines. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
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In a letter to Duke University, the Louis D. Brandeis Center is obligated to grant Students Supporting Israel official recognition as a student organization on campus.
The civil rights organization said they “appreciate” Duke University’s effort to address the situation in a recent statement, but says it’s not enough.
“While we appreciate your efforts to address the matter in your recent statement, it is not sufficient under…
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