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David Frum: Standing morality on its head

Vancouver is about as far as you can get from the Middle East without bumping into penguins.
Yet this month, students at the University of British Columbia are getting a little taste of Hamas thuggery right on their own campus.
All UBC students pay a small fee to support student activities. One of the groups receiving the money has proposed donating $700 to a new Gaza flotilla: an attempt to deliver aid directly to Hamas (widely recognized as a terrorist group), bypassing Israeli inspections.

The UBC student group that oversees student funds did the responsible thing, and put a temporary stop to the Hamas donation, pending a vote by the full student council. Read More »