The most successful political campaign of the modern era

(JNS) —The United Nations has been consumed by the Palestinian issue almost since its founding. Middle East Studies departments often question the legitimacy of Israel while devoting extraordinary attention to a state that does not exist. Professors with no expertise in the Middle East sign petitions condemning the State of Israel and repeating talking points by Hamas. Students paying exorbitant tuition spend more time organizing anti-Israel demonstrations and calling for boycotts than demanding lower college costs.

Meanwhile, a global media with nearly 200 countries to cover remains fixated o...