U.S. college campus hit with alt-right linked flyers ahead of AIPAC conference
Entrances to a bulding at American University were plastered with posters created by Richard Spencer's "Operation Homeland."
A poster reading "No More Wars for Israel" on the entrance to a campus buiding at American University, February 2018(photo credit: screenshot)BySHOSHANA KRANISHStudents at American University on Thursday found entrances to a campus building covered in posters that read "No More Wars for Israel," put up as part of a campaign spearheaded by alt-right activist Richard Spencer. According to The Eagle, the university's student newspaper, the posters were put up on the entrance to the School of International Service. They depict a soldier smoking a cigarette, underneath which the text "No More Wars for Israel" is written, as well as #AIPACGoHome and the name of the organization Operation Homeland.The flyers were posted just days before the annual AIPAC conference, which is set to draw some 18,000 Israel advocates to Washington DC this weekend.Responding to the incident, Fanta Aw, American University's Vice President for Student Life, said "We condemn these cowardly acts by outside groups that target college campuses like ours."
Fanta Aw, @VPCampusLifeAU, responds to 'No More Wars for Israel' posters found Tuesday: "We condemn these cowardly acts by outside groups who are targeting college campuses like ours" https://t.co/53quzW8OxZ— The Eagle (@TheEagleOnline) February 27, 2018