Anti-Israel divestment resolutions have had success in the U. California system this semester, including the bizarre and seriously mocked decision of the university-wide student council to divest not only from some companies doing business in Israel, but also from the U.S. government.

None of these resolutions are binding, but they are an important part of the War on Israel on campuses, in which anti-Israel groups seek to hijack every possible forum and to make everything about hating Israel.

One of the most controversial resolution sessions took place at the UC-Davis Student Senate, which passed a divestment resolution.

Supporters chanted “Allahu Akbar” at pro-Israel students, and swastikas were painted on a Jewish fraternity though no perpetrator has been identified so far (pro-divestment activists claim it is a hoax). A pro-divestment student leader posted on Facebook after the vote that “Hamas & Sharia law have taken over UC Davis. Brb crying over the resilience” though she claimed it was just satire.  All in all, it made for a poisonous campus atmosphere.

The divestment resolution was challenged in the student-run Court of Associated Students as beyond the scope of the Student Senate jurisdiction. The argument Wednesday night can be seen in the video above.

In a stunning development, on Thursday morning, the student Court issued its decision that the divestment resolution violated the UC-Davis student government’s Constitution, since was primarily a policital document, and did not involve student welfare.

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Originally posted at LegalInsurrection.com