Posts Tagged: anti-Israel colleges
Planning for Antisemitism in Planned Giving to Universities
A few years ago, a woman contacted the pro-Israel organization where I work, StandWithUs, worried about her late husband’s legacy. He had spent his career...
Why Can’t Universities Define Antisemitism?
Aren’t academics supposed to be able to define a word? How is it then that university professors and administrators are incapable of defining “antisemitism?” They...
Normalization Throws a Wrench Into BDS
The most important BDS development in September was the signing of normalization agreements by Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Intense "outside in"...
Scrutinizing Israel and the Ivory Tower
Academia: All the Lies -- What Went Wrong in the University Model and What Will Come in Its Place by Oz and Tamar Almog (2020,...
I’m an Israeli-American: Let’s Talk About It
Does the United States have a right to exist? Do the statements and actions of President Donald Trump unilaterally dictate US values or intentions? Is...
Anti-Israel Bias Continues at UC Davis Cultural Center
The UC Davis Cross Cultural Center (CCC) is committed to the idealistic goal of building a just and liberated world. The building provides a space...
Anti-BDS Effort Buoyed by New Executive Order
The most important BDS-related development last month was an announcement by the Trump administration of an Executive Order expanding protections to Jewish and other students...
BDS Continues to Normalize Antisemitism on Campus and Elsewhere
The most prominent aspect of BDS in May was the expanded policing on college campuses of pro-Israel support. At DePaul University, the faculty council officially...
Jewish High School Students Face Emboldened Antisemites
When Democrats failed to explicitly rebuke Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for her antisemitic remarks, they sent a disturbing message beyond the Beltway -- namely, that...
It Can Be Very Easy to Be Pro-Israel on College Campuses
JNS.org - My time at New York University did not affect my decision to make aliyah; I was rock solid on that decision before I...
SPME BDS Monitor: Anti-Israel Activity Increases on Campus
The BDS movement advanced nationally in November, with anti-Israel legislation introduced in the US Congress. The results of such resolutions on campus, however, were mixed -- suggesting...
Jewish Students Must Learn How to Protest — and Fight Back
When it comes to Israel and the Jewish community, one reason that problems exist on college campuses is that university administrators continue to tolerate anti-Israel...
An Opposing View on Campus Life for Jewish Students
The Algemeiner recently published another article in what seems to be a new favorite pastime of such publications: a list of the “worst campuses for Jewish...
Facts vs. Hysteria: The Truth About Campus Antisemitism
Earlier this year, the AMCHA Initiative produced a study about campus antisemitism that provoked hysterical headlines and articles about skyrocketing antisemitism at US universities. A closer look...
