While Carter’s fellow “elder” Archbishop Desmond Tutu was allowed to visit Darfur, he won’t be welcome at the campus of one Minnesota university. The University of St. Thomas has canceled Tutu’s scheduled appearance for the spring of next year. School officials say they’re barring Tutu because of previous statements he’s made “against Israeli policy.” Tutu has compared Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories to South Africa under apartheid. St. Thomas Professor Marv Davidov said: “As a Jew who experienced real anti-Semitism as a child, I’m deeply disturbed that a man like Tutu could be labeled anti-Semitic and silenced like this. I deeply resent the Israeli lobby trying to silence any criticism of its policy. It does a great disservice to Israel and to all Jews.”
Tutu Barred from Speaking at Minnesota University
HeadlineOct 05, 2007