CANDIDLY SPEAKING: BALANCING DANGERS AND OPPORTUNITIES, by Isi Leibler (J. Post)
July 11, 2018 Israel is a mini-military superpower, successfully deterring the Iranians and their surrogates from embarking on a war in which they could be defeated by Israel’s military prowess. The speed of change – both positive and negative – in this region over the past two months has been breathtaking. On the negative side, […]
Read More →Anti-Semitism in Hitler’s birthplace and the college campus, by Daniel Greenfield (JNS)
July 31 2018 How Europe’s Jew-hate problem was reborn on American campuses. Click here for article
Read More →My Whiteness Problem, by Chloe Valdary (Tablet via Mosaic)
July 25, 2018 How human vices hide behind the veneer of the identity-culture wars Recently Chloé Valdary found herself debating proponents of anti-Israel boycotts. She encountered the usual lies and libels—but also something new, as Jews who spoke up to defend the Jewish state were met with accusations of “engaging in whiteness” unless they could prove themselves […]
Read More →How Students for Justice in Palestine Undermines Tolerance and Peace, by Natalie Segev (Algemeiner)
July 18, 2018 In 1967, after the Six Day War, the leaders of eight Arab countries convened and adopted the Khartoum Resolution. This resolution implemented “The 3 No’s” — no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, and no negotiations with Israel. Fast forward 50 years and a similar policy has been implemented on US […]
Read More →BDS Is Morphing into an Attack on the Rights of Jewish Students – Kenneth Waltzer (Fathom-Bicom-UK via Daily Alert)
July 11, 2018 BDS Is Morphing into an Attack on the Rights of Jewish Students – Kenneth Waltzer Where BDS has a following on U.S. campuses, Jewish students are increasingly being consigned to a place of insult and derision, barred from progressive causes, and labelled oppressors. Those who come to their aid get similar treatment. BDS […]
Read More →Students for Justice in Palestine Says Progress Impossible ‘So Long as Israel Exists’, by Shiri Moshe (Algemeiner)
July 9, 2018 Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of California, Davis, acknowledged on Friday that it did not believe progress in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was possible “so long as the state of Israel exists.” “The goal of Palestinian resistance is not to establish ‘love’ with those who are responsible for the suffering […]
Read More →Toronto public school board guide pushes Muslim greetings during morning announcements and other intrusions, by Anthony Furey (Toronto Sun)
Sept. 29, 2017 While public school students all across Canada typically learn about the world’s major religions at some point during their studies, one school board’s guidebook on Islam is edging close to religious instruction and indoctrination. The Toronto District School Board designates a number of heritage months throughout the year and October is Islamic […]
Read More →How UC Berkeley Went From Anti-Israel Bastion to Israel Studies Powerhouse, by Mitchell Bard (Algemeiner)
July 4, 2018 Last month, the University of California at Berkeley hosted the annual conference of the Association of Israel Studies. The fact that the professional meeting of Israel scholars was held there is a testament to the Berkeley faculty, who have built one of the premier Israel Studies programs in the country. What they […]
Read More →How Sheldon Adelson just might be turning the tide against BDS on US campuses, by David Horovitz (TOI)
July 3, 2018 David Brog, head of the Maccabee Task Force, says a savvy action plan, lots of money and a focus on empowering (almost) all pro-Israel students are gradually ‘taking back the quad’ Click here for full article & interview
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