Back in the day when Spain was allegedly a world-class powerhouse, the natives got jealous of the smartest people amongst them and decided to kick them out, telling the chosen sons and daughters of Abraham to scram. ‘Course it was not done politely.
Fast forward to today, and again Spain is telling the Jews vayan al diablo. And this time it happens before they even get there.
Spain is hosting the Solar Decathlon Europe next summer, where teams from 20 universities around the globe participate.
The team from Israel’s Ariel University Center of Samaria in the West Bank had qualified, but the Spanish government recently told the team it was removed from the competition because the university is in “occupied territories.”
Stepping into the hornet’s nest is Florida Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who has quite a number of Jewish constituents (and you thought Cubans only cared about Fidel!).
“It is outrageous that a group of scientists is being barred from participating in an international scientific competition because they are from the West Bank,” she said.
“The decision by the Spanish government to expel the team represents a dangerous assault on the principles of scientific exchange and academic freedom, and contributes to the demonization of the state of Israel.”
The letter to the team from the Spanish government reads, “The fact that your center is actually located in the occupied territories, and being obliged to respect the European Union position in relation to this matter, we are forced to inform you that the continuation of your center in this competition will not be possible.”
Because Spain is the host country, it can decide who participates or not.
So Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen is lobbying the DOE to withdraw its co-sponsorship of the event. Already thousands have signed a petition asking the Obama administration to tell the Spaniards WTF and get the U.S. paws off that gathering.
It promises to get nice and nasty.
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