Posts Tagged: colleges anti-Israel
Middle East Studies Professors Back Antisemitic BDS Campaign
The renowned Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis once observed that Middle East Studies programs have been distorted by “a degree of thought control and limitations...
An Open Letter to Kent State University on Requests to Remove a Photo of Golda Meir
President Warren, You are no doubt aware that Kent State's Students for Justice in Palestine, in league with the Spanish and Latino Student Association, the Ohio Student...
Middle East Studies Group Once Again Demonstrates Anti-Israel Agenda
It's only to be expected. For more than two decades, my colleagues and I at the Middle East Forum (MEF) have criticized the decline of Middle East studies programs. Now,...
On College Campuses and Elsewhere, Israel-Haters Excel in Disruption
JNS.org - It has become standard practice among those who hate Israel to accuse the Jewish state’s supporters of suppressing speech. These so-called progressives piously charge...
Why Is Israel Paying US Jewish Groups to Shy From Fighting BDS?
Imagine if the US government were to earmark millions of dollars for fostering democracy in the developing world, but neglected to require that the NGOs receiving the...
The Jewish Exception to Free Speech on Campus
JNS.org - In 2012, the Electronic Intifada, an online anti-Zionist media outlet that aggressively promotes the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, ran a lengthy article suggesting...
In First Half of 2016, Antisemitism Skyrockets on College Campuses
Antisemitic activity on college campuses with the largest Jewish undergraduate enrollment drastically increased during the first half of 2016 compared to the same time last...
Thanks to Zionism…
Over the past several years, we have witnessed a growing and dangerous trend -- especially on many college campuses -- delegitimizing Israel and questioning its right to exist. This is...
Antisemitism Is Flourishing on California Campuses
For nearly a decade, incidents of antisemitism have been on the rise in the University of California system and numerous other colleges in the Golden...
Jewish Woman Forced to Hide From Anti-Israel Activists at UC-Irvine
An event hosted by a pro-Israel student group ended abruptly Wednesday night as police were called to protect attendees from an angry mob that had gathered. One...
Scholars Against Anti-Zionism
JNS.org - Over the years, I’ve spoken at or attended a number of academic conferences on the subject of rising anti-Semitism. Parleys like these are essential...
How Not to Be Silenced by ‘Breaking the Silence’ on Campus
JNS.org - For some, the members of the Israeli NGO calling itself Breaking the Silence (BtS) are “whistleblowers” and human rights activists; for others, they are...
Are Anti-Israel Academics to Blame for Antisemitism on Campus?
On the whiteboard outside the American Studies office of Purdue University appeared a swastika accompanied by an antisemitic slur. The incident reportedly took place sometime between March 4...
On Israel, No Tolerance at College Campuses
I have never been a great fan of labels. Well, shoes notwithstanding… The propensity to label people according to what their perceived political persuasions or affinities...
