Anti-Israelism

A blueprint to combat the assault on Israel’s legitimacy in Europe

At its core, the assault on Israel’s legitimacy is a denial of the Jewish people’s right to self-determination in Israel, the nation-state and historical homeland of the Jewish people. The Israeli-Jewish Congress (IJC) is an Israeli-based organization devoted to promoting…

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Will the real J Street stand up… for Israel?

On Thursday, March 27, I spoke at the University of Pennsylvania at a Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia- sponsored event entitled “What It Means to be Pro-Israel.” The event featured a new film called The J Street Challenge and the…

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Faculty letter squelches campus voices

The “Open Letter in Defense of Academic Freedom in Palestine/Israel and the United States,” signed by 39 Vassar professors and published March 1st, is a disturbing document, although not in the way intended. To many alumni, it is a jarring…

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Staring Down the Devil at the University of Michigan

When I first set foot on the University of Michigan campus four years ago, I felt like I was prepared for anything. I was determined to challenge myself and my beliefs. I was determined to learn from incredible professors and…

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Hate Speech Illustrates True Face of BDS

The movement to boycott Israel cloaks itself in the language of human rights. But when push comes to shove, the violent and discriminatory nature of their efforts is hard to disguise. That’s the upshot of a series of events taking…

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Vassar And The BDS War On Campus

The anti-Zionist – and sometimes also anti-Semitic – website Mondoweiss recently published a lengthy report by the site’s founder Philip Weiss about a meeting that took place at Vassar in early March. According to Weiss, the meeting had been scheduled by the school’s Committee on Inclusion and Excellence…

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Dissecting BDS

The BDS campaign was launched on July 9, 2005, by 171 pro-Palestinian organizations. B stands for Boycott – don’t buy Israeli products or do business with Israel, or even associate with Israeli academics. D stands for divestment – sell shares…

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French university shuts down pro-Israel event amid disruption

A French university shut down a pro-Israel event after disruptions by pro-Palestinian activists. The administration of the Paris 8 University in Saint-Denis near Paris stopped the March 14 activity of approximately 10 members of the “What Israel” group “regretfully, and…

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Israeli architecture association faces ban from international forum

Britain’s leading architectural association has called for its Israeli counterpart to be excluded from the International Union of Architects in protest at Israel‘s occupation of Palestine, in a further indication of the growing momentum of the boycott movement. The Royal Institute…

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Anti-Israel BDS makes a return to King’s

King’s students will vote on a controversial anti-Israel BDS motion at their Student General Meeting next Tuesday The anti-Israel boycotts, divestment and sanctions movement has yet again reared its head at KCL.The motion, which has resurfaced after it was first proposed…

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