Posts Tagged: Hillel
Jewish Students at Texas U Cancel Lecture by Author Caroline Glick for Fear of ‘Alienating’ Anti-Zionists on Campus
A program slated for Monday, featuring a lecture by renowned American-Israeli writer Caroline Glick -- author, most recently, of The Israeli Solution: A One-State Plan for...
Jewish Students at U of New Mexico, Already ‘Intimidated’ Into Keeping Low Profile, ‘Anxious’ Over Appearance of Nazi-Style Anti-Trump Graffiti, Sources Say
Jewish students at the University of New Mexico (UNM) are feeling "anxious" about the appearance on campus of Nazi-themed graffiti denouncing US President-elect Donald Trump,...
Israel Advocate Disappointed by Lack of ‘Jewish Establishment’ Participation in Peaceful Protest Against Annual Anti-Zionist Conference at George Mason U
The head of a pro-Israel NGO bemoaned the absence of Jewish support for a counter-demonstration -- spearheaded by Christian and conservative groups -- against the annual conference...
Once Again, J Street and NIF Give a Platform to Israel’s Enemies
There is no ambiguity when a group asks Senator Bernie Sanders to speak; it expects to hear the denunciation of capitalism, support for socialism and an...
Adelson’s Maccabee Task Force Expanding Efforts to Combat Campus Antisemitism
When news surfaced in the Spring of 2015 that philanthropist and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson was launching a new program to combat antisemitism on college...
Fighting Back Is the Best Way to Combat Antisemitism on College Campuses
According to the Anti-Defamation League, antisemitic incidents on American college campuses nearly doubled from 2014 to 2015. Antisemitic assaults (on- and off-campus) also spiked dramatically, from 36 to...
UC Irvine Braces for Possible Backlash Over Re-Screening of Pro-Israel Film That Stirred Violence on Campus
Officials at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) are preparing for possible backlash over the re-screening of a film that was the cause of a violent...
Heavy Backlash Forces Brown University’s Hillel to Pull Sponsorship of ‘Nakba Day’ Event
Brown University’s Hillel has pulled its sponsorship of a Wednesday event commemorating the 1948 Palestinian Arab exodus from Israel -- more commonly referred to as...
Controversial Israeli NGO at Columbia/Barnard Hillel: IDF Soldiers Steal From, Abuse Palestinian Civilians (AUDIO)
A representative from the Israeli “whistleblowing” group Breaking the Silence (BtS) leveled significant charges against the Jewish state and its military in an event last week at...
Are Jewish Organizations Obligated to Host Jewish Anti-Israel Groups?
The university campus organization, Hillel, has been roundly criticized recently for its decision to host the group “Breaking the Silence” at Brown and Columbia universities....
Hillel Defends Decision to Host Israeli ‘Whistleblower’ Group ‘Breaking the Silence’ at Campus Events
The world's largest Jewish campus organization responded on Thursday to critics of its decision to host the Israeli military "whistleblowing" group Breaking the Silence (BtS) at...
J Street Fools Hillel Into Breaking the Rules, by Hosting Breaking the Silence
It appears that J Street U, the student branch of the J Street organization, is trying to subvert Hillel’s Standards of Partnership -- which rule...
BDS Suffers Setbacks at Vassar, Northeastern and Indianapolis in Single Week
Over the past week, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel has suffered setbacks on three major American campuses: Vassar College, Northeastern University and...
How I Was Harassed by UCLA’s Jewish Community for Being an IDF Veteran
In 2007, I was severely wounded and nearly killed by a Hamas rocket while serving in the IDF. I eventually recovered (from near fatal brain damage), and...
