if the facts of the conflict cast doubt on this capability? What if Israelis have come to the conclusion -- through repeated trial and error -- that Palestinian leaders are not currently interested in peace? Beinart presumes that Jewish students are simply not interested in such details. Another prominent exponent of this view is Jeremy Ben Ami, the president of J Street. In his 2011 book, A New Voice for Israel , Ben Ami makes clear that he is likewise prepared to bow down before the altar of student sensibilities. He states, "The problem is that the policies of the State of Israel and the behavior of parts of the Jewish community in Israel are simply tremendously disturbing to large numbers of students and even to their professors. A response grounded in denial that there is anything wrong with the ongoing occupation of the West Bank simply deepens the anger rather than alleviating it." [16] But what if Israel has tried repeatedly to end this "occupation?" What if Israeli troops left almost all Arab population centers in the West Bank only to be forced back in to stop a new wave of suicide bombers? The elevation of emotion in political discourse is the abandonment of reason. And it also sells America's students short. One should not be surprised that so many students blame Israel for the lack of peace in the Middle East. Few people are telling them otherwise. College campuses are increasingly hostile places where myths about Israel are