Stop hate at Brown University Stop hate at Brown University BDS exploits Palestinians, using us like a prop to demonize Israel and the Jewish people for the benefit of a political agenda. (February 3, 2021 / JNS) Despite all evidence to the contrary, detractors of Israel continue to make the case that forcing colleges and universities to divest from Jewish-owned businesses in Israel can somehow better the lives of Palestinians. Brown University has become the latest U.S. campus targeted by the BDS movement, and, as a Palestinian, I urge the Brown community not to fall for it. Under the banner of “Brown Divest,” and spearheaded by the radical Students for Justice in Palestine, anti-Israel campus activists are pushing for the Corporation of Brown University, the institution’s governing body, to divest from what SJP calls “Israeli settler colonialism and apartheid” in a vote to take place this week.