Glenn Grothman: “I would like to address the House and talk about four issues that, per usual, I think have not been adequately covered…”

“I would like to address the House and talk about four issues that, per usual, I think have not been adequately covered by our mainstream press corps. The first issue I would like to deal with is their treatment in their public statements by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which is the second biggest university in the State of Wisconsin, towards what is going on in Israel. They, I think in part because of some Palestinian sympathizers who set up tents on their campus, felt compelled to make an issue on what American foreign policy or at least UWM's foreign policy is. To my great concern and great embarrassment, they have decided to, in their statement, condemn Israel. Also, in addition, to condemning Israel, they called on Israel to begin a cease-fire in the Middle East. If you read their statement, Mr. Speaker, it is apparent that there is some equivalence between Israel and what could be called Palestine, or even treating Palestine in a superior position there. This is completely unacceptable, and it is, sadly, something that is seen too much on university campuses. The thing that makes this uniquely horrible is it is coming from the administration. It is bad enough if run-of-the-mill faculty members of universities around the country can't figure out the obvious difference between right and wrong here. It is particularly disturbing that the administration itself has a problem distinguishing that.…”