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Faculty Efforts to Combat Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israeli Bias at the University of California, Santa Cruz
150 150 Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, and Ilan Benjamin

Over the past five years, a distorted and hostile attitude toward Israel has prevailed at the University of California-Santa Cruz, creating an intimidating environment for members of the campus community, particularly Jewish students. Much of the anti-Israeli bias has been generated by the university’s predominantly leftist faculty members, who have injected their personal ideology into…

FACULTY EFFORTS TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM AND ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ
150 150 Leila Beckwith, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, and Ilan Benjamin

Over the past five years, a distorted and hostile attitude toward Israel has prevailed at the University of California-Santa Cruz, creating an intimidating environment for members of the campus community, particularly Jewish students. Much of the anti-Israeli bias has been generated by the university’s predominantly leftist faculty members, who have injected their personal ideology into…

In Britain, U.S, sides rearming in struggle over Israel boycott
150 150 Daniella Peled

LONDON, May 30 (JTA) – A British teachers union has decided to retract its ban on two Israeli universities, but the boycott battle in British academia looks to be far from over. Both those calling for links to be severed with Israeli institutions, and those hailing the Jewish state as a beacon of academic freedom,…

Profs combat academic anti-Israel bias
150 150 Hilary Leila Krieger

While the bulk of pro-Israel campus activism in North America has focused on educating and empowering students, a group of professors wants to combat anti-Israel bias among academics. To that end, they are organizing a fall conference that seeks “to challenge the theoretical foundation that leads people to misconceptions about Israel,” according to conference chair…