"This is a propaganda film funded by a pro-Israel group as part of a racist witchhunt of Arab and Muslim professors," he said.

Any move to cut aid would be opposed by many of Israel's friends in Congress and by pro-Israel groups in the United States.

The name of the pro-Israel group is "American-Israel Public Affairs Committee."

Unlike the pro-Israel group, these students were a wide mix of races and religions.

This can't go on,' " said an official from a pro-Israel group.

The film was backed by the David Project, a pro-Israel group based in Boston.

Some pro-Israel groups say such views reflect a kind of nascent isolationism among Americans.

Mr. Harris said pro-Israel groups need to stress that American strategic interests remain at risk in much of the third world.

But the pro-Israel groups have been good at sensing winners and that might be a factor.

Founded in 1973, the organization dissolved in 1977, having been the target of criticism from pro-Israel groups in the United States.