In her controversial book, From Time Immemorial, which examined the false narrative concerning the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, Joan Peters referred to something she identified as “turnspeak,” “twisted rhetoric artfully aimed at the hearts and minds of the West, originated by the…
read moreSince 2007, I have actively participated in all three global forums held in Jerusalem to combat anti- Semitism. These are undoubtedly important and necessary gatherings which enable a wide variety of concerned, professional and committed people from around the world…
read moreFor some years, Tammi Rossman-Benjamin has been almost the sole faculty voice in the University of California system speaking out against harassment of Jewish students who support Israel. Here is an excerpt from a complaint she filed with the US Department of…
read moreOf late we have witnessed a new methodology used to suppress those who speak out against anti- Semitism in academia. Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, a Hebrew lecturer at UC Santa Cruz, and Ronnie Fraser, a lecturer in mathematics in London, have respectively…
read moreWe don’t normally pay much attention to what is published in Tikkun magazine, let alone what its editor Michael Lerner disseminates via his email list. But occasionally Lerner’s tirades shine a light on the positions of the far left that illustrates exactly…
read moreNot long ago in this column I wrote about the case which had been brought against the University Trade Union in the UK by one of its members, accusing it of institutional anti-Semitism. The case was heard by an independent…
read moreHaving been an American high school exchange student in the north of England, in Wallasey, during the wonderfully colorful years of 1962-63, and having visited the UK more than any other country in my life, with many friends there, I…
read moreA co-ordinated campaign by Ronnie Fraser, his lawyers and his witnesses to try to intmidate critics of Israel with an invented accusation of antisemitism would indeed be vile and disgraceful. This is what the Tribunal thought was The Tribunal…
read moreI am naturally disappointed by the decision of the Employment Tribunal to dismiss my claim of harassment against the University and College Union (UCU). I am however very grateful that the hearing provided us with the opportunity to raise and…
read moreCertains campus universitaires américains sont devenus depuis une dizaine d’années le terrain privilégié de l’anti-israélisme et de l’antisionisme. Cette situation surprenante dans un pays où une large majorité de la population soutient Israël, est source d’inquiétude pour la communauté juive américaine.…
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