hummus

I think that students voted against the hummus referendum because PCP made two mistakes:

First, it let the referendum turn into a political question instead of a moral one. “Yes” votes became votes for Palestine, and “No” votes became votes for Israel.

Second, PCP members behaved like activists. They used words like “boycott,” which one peer told me was extremely offensive, and printed posters with images of hummus containers covered with big red X’s.

 

Ask most Princeton students on campus about Sabra hummus and they will probably roll their eyes. Minor media firestorms and student apathy aside, though, there are students on campus who cared very deeply about the outcome of the Sabra hummus debate. And, with the final vote of 1,014 against the referendum and 699 in favor, in many ways, both sides seem to think they won.

The Sabra hummus referendum that garnered international media attention over the past two weeks has been defeated, according to USG election results announced Friday. A total of 1,014 students voted against the referendum, while 699 students voted in favor. If the referendum had been approved, the USG would have asked Dining Services to provide an alternative brand to Sabra hummus in retail locations on campus.

Jeffrey Mensch '11 of Tigers for Israel and Yoel Bitran '11 of the Princeton Committee for Palestine to discuss their columns related to the recent Sabra Hummus referendum at Princeton University, being "pro-Israel" and how to effectively critique Israeli policies.