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Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D., author of six books, is President Emeritus of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME). As a professor for the past 15 years, he has taught over 21 courses at 14 universities in Florida and…
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Israel is inextricably linked with the past, present and future of the Jewish people. Despite its profound centrality and importance to Jewish life, Israel remains a deeply divisive topic for American Jewry and beyond . Even as Israel is redefining…
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As the spring semester ends BDS remains at the center of campus and national politics. BDS resolutions and referendums from students, support from faculty organizations like MESA, and incitement from outside speakers, have worsened the environment for Israel, Jews, and…
read more(March 23, 2022) Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) condemns the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) membership for its ratification of BDS against Israeli universities. During MESA’s annual meeting, a press release revealed that, “the resolution would direct…
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Sam Westrop has headed Islamist Watch since March 2017, when MEF absorbed the counter-extremism unit of Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT), where he was the research director. Before that, he ran Stand for Peace, a London-based counter-extremism organization monitoring…
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As the 2022 midterms approach BDS has been pushed to the center of American politics. Democrats are split between traditional center-left stances on Israel and far-left approaches that have adopted Palestinian style ‘anti-normalization,’ most recently explicit opposition to the Abraham…
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Jay P. Greene is a senior research fellow in the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation. At Heritage, Jay conducts and disseminates research on the key issues facing education today, including the cultural, civic, and economic implications of…
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Alan Dowty distills over half a century of study as an inside/outside analyst of Israel in tracing this remarkable story. Alan Dowty taught at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (1963-1975) before coming to Notre Dame in 1975. He retired at…
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A publisher faces pressure to withdraw a children’s book that erases Israel from the Middle East. The book, ‘ Amazing Women of the Middle East: 25 Stories from Ancient Times to Present Day’, is published in the UK by Pikku Publishing. Its…
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The number of artists and ensembles boycotting the 2022 Sydney Festival over the festival’s decision to take $20,000 in funding from the Israeli embassy has now blown out to eight and includes high-profile artist Khaled Sabsabi and comedian and TV…
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