Over the past few days, students at Princeton University have been voting in a referendum on whether the school should divest from companies allegedly “complicit in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and blockade of the Gaza Strip.”
As a sophomore at Princeton–one who entirely rejects the premises of the argument for divestment–I have a message for my peers: Divest. I Dare You.
The overwhelmingly left-wing coalition of Social Justice Warriors on campus who want to divest from companies that profit from Israeli actions in the West Bank probably don’t realize that pro-Israel entrepreneurs are likely three steps ahead of them.
Go ahead and divest, see how that works out for you. See what effect you have.
When left-wingers and universities pull their investments from huge companies like, say, Caterpillar, the economic pressure applied to the company to cease transacting with Israeli contractors is minuscule.
But here’s the kicker: Sheldon Adelson is banking on your divestment.