Gandhi was not afraid to speak the truth.  I agree that there is often an atmosphere around the debate on Israel/Palestine where people are afraid to express dissent on both sides.  That is an atmosphere that people involved in IAW have tried very hard to avoid and in previous years I have heard very respectful answers to questions and discussion.  But there is no comparision between students using a term to describe a state and members of the legislature using their powerful perch to denounce a student-led activity.  Shure by the way said that IAW was close to being illegal.  If that's not a threat, I don't know what is.