What Are The Major Issues You Believe You Will Face This Fall on Your Return To Campus and How Are You Preparing Yourself To Respond to anti-Israelism and anti-Semitism?

This Fall many of us will face lots of anti-Israelism and anti-Semitism as we head back to campus. The events of the summer in Lebanon and Gaza may possibily give fuel to lots of negativity towards Israel, perhaps Jews and those that desire to see Israel live within safe and secure borders at peace with her neighbors able to recognize her neighbors’ peaceful aspirations. How are you preparing yourself to deal with this in the classroom, in the quad, in the faculty dining hall and in the community?

SPME believes it would be tremendously helpful to all of our subscribers if we started sharing views on these important issues now in preparation for the Fall semester? What are your plans this Fall to deal with this clearly imminent issues? While SPME wishes it could publish all of your responses, we will only publish those who are current contributing members in 2006. To become a contributing member, please go to spme.org/donation.html or send your contribution to SPME, c/o Susquehanna Institute, 624 Sandra Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17109.

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Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) is not-for-profit [501 (C) (3)], grass-roots community of scholars who have united to promote honest, fact-based, and civil discourse, especially in regard to Middle East issues. We believe that ethnic, national, and religious hatreds, including anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism, have no place in our institutions, disciplines, and communities. We employ academic means to address these issues.