Located in Israel's West Bank area, BirZeit University has always been and remains the central incubator of West Bank intellectual radicalism in Israel. The majority of law-abiding, serious students are actually afraid, or intimidated, of speaking out against the PLO or its campus supporters. (MLW)

Differences between West Bank Palestinian college students and their peers of the same age group are explored. The study finds that students and nonstudents differ substantially because of educational, class, social, religious, and political factors. However, student political attitudes and activism are seen as likely to influence the general…